Stone Building Facade - Florence Italy
Importance of experience, pride and quality work using correct products and methods, dedicated craftsmanship for historical building preservation.
The Art of Masonry
Masonry, practically speaking, is the art of shaping and uniting stones for the various purposes of building. It therefore includes the cutting or hewing of stones into the particular forms required and the union of them by level and perpendicular joints connected by the aid of cement or by iron cramps and lead The operations of Masonry require much practical dexterity with some skill in geometry and mechanics.
Although stone masonry originated from the bare necessity of providing shelter, the fluctuations of this art have marked the rise and fall of the empires.
In Egypt, Greece and Italy among the greater works of masonry are included some of almost incredible magnitude formed of materials of the most imperishable nature. These countries seem to have been favored with an abundance of the finest granites, porphyries and marbles which rendered their structures magnificent independently of their size or style.