Richard Rhodes

Gebundenes Buch

Stone

Ancient Craft to Modern Mastery

Beschreibung

In this perceptive and illustrative look at the expressive and practical use of stone throughout history, Richard Rhodes unlocks the underlying principles of this ancient materialâ and explains the closely guarded â Sacred Rulesâ of the Freemasons guild for the first time ever.

Autor

A Seattle, Washington-based sculptor, stonemason, entrepreneur, and scholar of stonework worldwide, Richard Rhodes apprenticed as a stonemason in Siena, Italy, after graduate studies at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. As the first non-Italian admitted into Siena’s medieval masonic guild (the operative branch of the Freemasons, heirs to the cathedral builders of Europe) in 726 years, he is known throughout the sculpture and stone community as the “last apprentice” since the guild collapsed in the mid-1990s. It was during his guild training that Rhodes first encountered the ancient rulesets called Sacred Geometries and the Sacred Rules of Bondwork, foundational knowledge from the 5,000-year tradition of stone expression. Though now branching into other media such as cast bronze, Rhodes credits his guild training as the major influence in his sculpture practice.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Chronicle Books
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 257mm x 206mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 1052g
• ISBN-13: 9781797230085
• ISBN-10: 1797230085
• Artikelnr.: 71925801