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title: Medieval Stone Masons' Tools
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17912/medieval-stone-masons-tools/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2023-09-19
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# Medieval Stone Masons' Tools

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Medieval Stone Masons' Tools](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17912.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17912.jpg)

## Image Caption

A board showing the tools commonly used by stone masons in the Middle Ages in [Europe](https://www.worldhistory.org/europe/). On display at Guédelon castle in Treigny, Burgundy, France.

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2023, September 19). Medieval Stone Masons' Tools. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17912/medieval-stone-masons-tools/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Medieval Stone Masons' Tools." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 19, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17912/medieval-stone-masons-tools/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Medieval Stone Masons' Tools." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Sep 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17912/medieval-stone-masons-tools/>.

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