Books about stone:


SPECIAL NOTE: Many book are available at Amazon

  • Natural Stone A Guide to Selection: Studio Marmo by Frederick Bradley (available from Amazon.com)
  • Fine Marble in Architecture by Frederick Bradley (available from Amazon.com)
  • Architectural Stone : Fabrication, Installation, and Selection by Mark A. Chacon
  • Stone Sampler by Marco Campagna (Editor),
  • Stone: Designing Kitchens, Baths & Interiors With Natural Stone by Heather E. Adams (Author), Earl G. Adams
  • Natural Surfaces: Visual Research for Artists, Architects, and Designers by Judy A. Juracek
  • Ann Sacks Tile & Stone by Ann Sacks, Linda Leigh Paul (Contributor)
  • Stone Style by Michael Reis, Jennifer Adams
  • Stonework: Techniques and Projects by Charles McRaven, Elizabeth McHale (Editor)
  • Building With Stone by Charles McRaven, Chandis Ingenthron (Illustrator)
  • Building Stone Walls by John Vivian
  • The Art And Craft of Stonescaping: Setting & Stacking Stone by David Reed (Author)
  • The Stonebuilder's Primer: A Step-By-Step Guide for Owner-Builders by Charles K. Long
  • Step-By-Step Outdoor Stonework: Over Twenty Easy-To-Build Projects for Your Patio and Garden by Mike Lawrence (Editor)
  • Stonework and Masonry Projects: New Projects in Stone, Brick & Concrete (Black & Decker Home Improvement Library) by Creative Publishing International, Black & Decker (Contributor)
  • Building Stone Walls by Charles McRaven
  • Carved in Granite by Alvin M. Poplack
  • The Forgotten Art of Building a Stone Wall: An Illustrated Guide to Dry Wall Construction by Curtis P. Fields
  • Conservation of Building and Decorative Stone by F G Dimes (Author), J. Ashurst (Author)
  • Stone: Stone Building Materials, Construction and Associated Component Systems: Their Decay and Treatment (English Heritage Research Transactions , Vol 2) by John Fidler (Editor), Jeanne Marie Teutonico (Editor) (Paperback - March 2002)


    • Available from A.S.T.M. Directly: WWW.ASTM.ORG
  • Annual Book of Astm Standards, 2003: Building Seals and Sealants; Fire Standards; Dimension Stone (Vol 04.07) Annual Book of Astm Standards, 2003: Building Seals and Sealants; Fire Standards; Dimension Stone (Vol 04.07)
  • Modern Stone Cladding: Design and Installation of Exterior Dimension Stone Systems by Michael D. Lewis (Manual 21, PCN 28-021095-10, ISBN 08031-2061-3
  • Dimension Stone Cladding: Design, Construction, Evaluation, and Repair (Astm Special Technical Publication//Stp, 1394.) by Kurt Hoigard (Editor), et al (Paperback - December 2000)


    • OTHER BOOKS OF INTEREST
  • Installation Of Ceramic And Stone Tiles, And Dimension Stone Countertops by National Kitchen & Bath Association (Paperback )
  • The 2000-2005 Outlook for Dimension Stone in the Middle East by Inc. Icon Group International (Editor) (Paperback - July 2001)
  • The 2000-2005 Outlook for Dimension Stone in Oceana by Inc. Icon Group International (Editor) (Paperback - July 2001)
  • The 2000-2005 Outlook for Dimension Stone in North America and the Caribbean by Inc. Icon Group International (Editor) (Paperback - July 2001)
  • The 2000-2005 Outlook for Dimension Stone in Asia by Inc. Icon Group International (Editor) (Paperback - July 2001)
  • The 2000-2005 Outlook for Dimension Stone in Africa by Inc. Icon Group International (Editor) (Paperback - July 2001)
  • The 2000-2005 Outlook for Dimension Stone in Europe by Inc. Icon Group International (Editor) (Paperback - July 2001)
  • The 2000-2005 Outlook for Dimension Stone in Latin America by Inc. Icon Group International (Editor) (Paperback - July 2001)
  • Directory of principal dimension stone producers in the United States in (SuDoc I 28.118/3:) by U.S. Dept of Interior
  • Dimension stone in (SuDoc I 28.118/3-2:) by U.S. Dept of Interior
  • The 2000-2005 World Outlook for Dimension Stone (Strategic Planning Series) by The Research Group, et al
  • British Columbia dimension stone by G. V. White
  • The Stone Carvers by Jane Urquhart (Hardcover - May 2002)
  • Building in Egypt: Pharaonic Stone Masonry by Dieter Arnold (Paperback - January 1997)
  • Masonry Wall Construction by A. W. Hendry, F. M. Khalaf (Paperback - November 2000)
  • The Maintenance of Brick and Stone Masonry Structures by A. M. Sowden (Hardcover - September 1990)
  • Conservation of Building Stones by Anuradha V. Kumar
  • English Stone Building by Alec Clifton-Taylor, et al
  • Other Editions: Hardcover - July 1983 Paperback
  • Colorado Yule marble : building stone of the Lincoln Memorial (SuDoc I 19.3:2162) by E. S. McGee
  • Stone in building : its use and potential today by John Ashurst
  • Images in Stone: A Guide to the Building Stones of Parliament House by Wolf Mayer
  • Durability Tests for Building Stone by K.D. Ross, R.N. Butlin
  • Contemporary Use of Stone in Buildings: A Bibliography by Mary Ellen Huls


    • HISTORIC BOOKS TO FIND AND READ
  • Thomkins-Kiel Catalog
  • Marble Worker's Manual, printed 1886
  • Census of the Marble of East Tennessee, printed 1876 (contains hand-tinted color plates)
  • Marbles and Stones (John J. Deery Co. Color plate catalog)
  • The Rock Book
  • Couleurs & Nuances (French stone color plates)
  • Limestones and Marbles, Their History and Uses; by S.M Burnham; S.E. Cassino & Co. 1883
  • The Stone Industries: by Oliver Bowles; McGraw-Hill Book Co.; 1934.
  • Marble Deposits of East Tennessee; Bulletin 28; Division of Geology, State of Tennessee; 1924.
  • Marble, A History of a Culture
  • Decorating With Marble, Stone & Granite; by Christine Parsons; Portland House


    • PAPERS OF INTEREST WRITTEN ON STONE
  • National Bureau of Standards publications relating to marble are listed below: Physical and Chemical Tests on the Commercial Marbles of the United States; Technologic Paper T123 (1919)
  • Wear Resistance of Natural Stone Flooring; Research Paper 612; (1933)
  • Stone Exposure Test Wall; Building Materials and Structures report BMS 125; (1951)
  • Decay and Preservation of Stone; edited by E.M.Winkler, 1978; 111 pages