Art of Letter Carving in Stone

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.

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.

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.

Great and informative book!

Well written and informative

If you want to know about both the practical and artistic aspects of carving letters in stone this is the book you want to begin with.

I've been carving a large marble dedication plaque using what I've learned in this wonderful book. Letter forms area discussed in great detail, and the techniques and order of strokes of Roman capitals are discussed. Well worth the money because it is information that is just difficult to find explained well anywhere else. Here are some images of the project that I've been able to do after reading this book: [...]

Good book oriented toward art lettering. Very English oriented in its types of stone used. Very limited on granite projects. Techniques,layout ,design are well covered. Granite is one of the most common stones available in the USA at reasonable cost. Perhaps a book more oriented towards stone carving would have more granite coverage.

Amazing book

I bought this book on the recommendation of others. After trying my hand at creating some carved pieces (faces and leaves) with Caen stone I wanted to have a go at letter carving. Many books relating to stone carving tend to be either vague or generalised. Not only does this large A4 sized book provide history and variation but it is straight forward in its approach to how to letter carve in different styles (Roman, italics et al). There are a mass of inspirational images of completed work from the hand of Perkins and others. I suppose the real problem is where to begin! To sum up: this book is a real gem, a masterclass in what is achievable when letter working in stone. A fantastic aid for both novice and expert.

Ein tolles Buch. Wer sich mit kreativer Schriftgestaltung beschäftigt, für den sollte dieses Buch ein muss sein.

Pour les initiés et même les autres, ce livre regorge de superbes travaux sur les lettres gravées. Il est difficile de penser qu'il y a autre chose que l'art funéraire, lisez-le vous en serez convaincus!

I've learned so much and advanced my skills producing pieces for my company, Craig Stone Works.