Stone Information

Special Note: Many books are available on 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: 

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