250 Pages
50 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
250 Pages
50 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book investigates the historical and functional significance of stonemasons’ marks – symbols inscribed on individual stone blocks – as a communicative practice within the architectural and construction industries.
Masons’ marks exist for practical reasons and have been in use for over 4000 years. Marks stood outside literacy and acted as a form of communication within the stone-working... Read more
List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 The Search for Meaning
2 The Context for Masons' Marks
3 The Categories of Marks
4 Marks to Identify Work and Output
5 Medieval Marks
6 Masons' Marks in the Early-Modern Period
7 Marks in the Industrial Age, and Later
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Jennifer S. Alexander is Professor of Architectural History at the University of Warwick, UK. She studied Art History at the University of East Anglia and Archaeology at Nottingham University. She has taught in a number of universities and worked as a consultant archaeologist on medieval and early-modern sites and buildings, in particular undertaking studies of masons’ marks.
