Stone by Richard Rhodes

Stone by Richard Rhodes

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 materialand explains the closely guarded Sacred Rules of the Freemasons guild for the first time ever.

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.

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ISBN 13	9781797230085
ISBN 10	1797230085
Title	Stone
Author	Richard Rhodes
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Chronicle Books
Year published	2025-06-10
Number of pages	272
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