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title: "Art of Letter Carving in Stone"
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# Art of Letter Carving in Stone

**Price:** S$100
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- **What is this?** Art of Letter Carving in Stone
- **How much does it cost?** S$100 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Description

The Art of Letter Carving in Stone portrays the beauty of this age-old craft alongside practical instruction. Written by an eminent practitioner and teacher, it guides the novice through the basics of letter carving, drawn lettering and making simple designs, and for the more experienced it explains a new proportioning system for classical Roman capitals and demonstrates a useful approach to designing letterform variations. Topics covered include the development of twentieth-century letter carving; detailed instruction for V-incising the key strokes of letters; drawing a range of alphabets for use in letter carving; making inscriptions, gilding and painting letters and finally, designing headstones and plaques, house names and poetry texts.

Review: Highly Underrated - As a novice hobbyist in letter carving I found this book incredibly valuable for it’s clear explanations of techniques, history, examples, and philosophy. The pictures, diagrams and sketches are clear and easy to see.
Review: A MUST for all letter carvers enthusiasts! - What an amazing and complete hands on book this is. Tom Perkins is not only a renoun calligrapher but also a magnificent letter carver, and this instructional book graba you by the hand and teaches you pretty much everything you need to know about this almost extint trade.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #307,737 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #91 in Carving Crafts #153 in Calligraphy Guides |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 99 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Highly Underrated
*by E***N on October 14, 2023*

As a novice hobbyist in letter carving I found this book incredibly valuable for it’s clear explanations of techniques, history, examples, and philosophy. The pictures, diagrams and sketches are clear and easy to see.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A MUST for all letter carvers enthusiasts!
*by J***O on November 24, 2013*

What an amazing and complete hands on book this is. Tom Perkins is not only a renoun calligrapher but also a magnificent letter carver, and this instructional book graba you by the hand and teaches you pretty much everything you need to know about this almost extint trade.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Comprehensive
*by T***E on December 6, 2012*

This is a beautiful book, and absolutely full of information as well as lovely photos. The book is worth it for the pictures alone. Of course it also has pretty much everything you'll need to know in order to start carving.

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