Stone Sampler (Second Edition)

With an additional 200 new samples bringing the total to 752 this new edition of Stone Sampler provides swatches of natural stone including marble travertine onyx granite quartzite and limestone available for use in construction and decoration. It is a concise portable reference for architects interior designers and builders summarizing the basic technical properties?quarrying locations availability compressive and tensile strength resistance to wear and weather and other specifications?for design and architecture professionals. General information including geological and commercial classifications properties and characteristics and the various sourcing and processing techniques of stone is also supplied. Perfect for designers and specifiers the accompanying CD-ROM contains all the sample swatches in an easy-to-use TIFF format for Macintosh or PC. 576 color illustrations

Paperback: 132 pages

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; 2nd edition (April 17 2008)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0393732657

ISBN-13: 978-0393732658

Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 0.5 x 7.9 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds