Middle Kingdom tombs from Asasif: work in the 2015/2016 season by Patryk Chudzik

“…Of greatest interest among the finds are Middle Kingdom stonemason’s tools and cartonnages from the Third Intermediate Period.…”
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Painting or relief: The ideal icon in iconophile writing in Byzantium by Pentcheva Bissera V.

“…If I am not mistaken, the architect took from the painter architrave's, capitals, bases, columns and pediments, and all other fine features of buildings. The stonemason, the sculptor, and all the workshops and crafts of artificers are guided by the rule and art of the painter. …”
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The stonemasonry centre in Dębnik under the management of the discalced Carmelites in Czerna by Józef Skrabski

“…One of the most famous centers of stonemasons’ settlement in Poland is located in a small village Dębnik near Krakow, which from 1628 years belonged to the Monastery of the Discalced Carmelites in Czerna. …”
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Building Jerusalem at Botany Bay: James Barnet (1827-1904) and John Grant (1857-1928) by Mark Stiles

“…The other became the leader of the Stonemasons’ Society and a pioneer of the Australian labour movement, equally determined to give his new country a legacy of a different kind, the foundations of a more progressive and socially just society. …”
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Multiple stonecutters’ marks on marble in the Late Antique Mediterranean: distribution, function, and meaning by Giulia Marsili

“…Masons’ marks can be seen as informative symbols designed to convey one or more pieces of information from stonemasons or officials to other actors involved in the carving and building process. …”
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Ein Athener in Miletupolis. Der Grabstein des Hypermenes aus der klassischen Zeit – ein wichtiges Zeugnis zu den Beziehungen von Miletupolis und Athen by Nalan Eda AKYÜREK ŞAHİN

“…There must have been stonemasons who produced Attic style tombstones for the city of Miletupolis at that time. …”
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The Church of St. Stephan on Šćepan polje near Soko-grad by Popović Marko, Vukadinović Svetlana

“…The western stylistic features of the churches of the Kosača, and the Gothic language of the stonemasons, reveal the centres where these master craftsmen had learned their trade. …”
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