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mason's mark

symbol often found on dressed stone in buildings
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mason's mark

Summary

mason's mark has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • mason's mark is a type of maker's mark[2].
  • mason's mark's Commons category is recorded as Stonecutter marks[3].
  • mason's mark's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[4].
  • mason's mark's described by source is recorded as J. S. Alexander: Mason's marks and stone bonding, in: The archaeology of cathedrals, ed. T. Tatton-Brown and J. Munby. Oxford, pp. 219-236[5].
  • mason's mark's described by source is recorded as Irish Churches and Monastic Buildings, volume III, medieval gothic, the last phases. by Harold G. Leask, 9¾ × 7½. Pp. 190 + 29 pls. + 81 text figs. Dundalgan Press, Dundalk, 1960. 42s[6].

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Definition and Type

mason's mark is a type of maker's mark[2].

Why It Matters

mason's mark has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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  1. [2] ↑ . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0435870-kamenicke-znacky
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0435870-kamenicke-znacky, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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