Lynn Courtenay

The Engineering of Medieval Cathedrals (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

The great cathedrals and churches of the medieval West continue to awe. How were they built, and why do they remain standing? What did their builders know about what they were doing? These questions have given rise to considerable controversy, which is fully reflected in the papers selected here. The first section of the book is concerned with the medieval builders and their design methods; the second focuses on engineering issues in the context of the infamous collapse of the choir at Beauvais in 1284. The following papers extend the analysis into the 15th century, looking for example at Brunelleschi's dome for Florence Cathedral, and deal with the often neglected structures of roofs, towers and spires.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351890694
• Artikelnr.: 47382939

Autorenporträt

Lynn Courtenay

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction; Robert Willis
Viollet-le-Duc and the structural approach to Gothic architecture
R. Mark; On the rubber vaults of the Middle Ages and other matters
J. Heyman; The geometrical knowledge of medieval master masons
Lon R. Shelby; Villard de Honnecourt
Reims
and the origin of gothic architectural drawing
R. Branner; The tracing floor of York Minster
J.H. Harvey; Late gothic structural design in 'instructions' of Lorenz Lechler
Lon R. Shelby and R. Mark; The ground plan of Norwich Cathedral and the square root of two
Eric Fernie; The stonework planning of the first Durham master
J.Bony; Archaeology and engineering: the foundations of Amiens Cathedral
S. Bonde
C. Maines
and R. Mark; The collapse of 1284 at Beauvais Cathedral
S. Murray; Beauvais Cathedral
J. Heyman; The structural behaviour of medieval ribbed vaulting
K.D. Alexander
R. Mark and J.F. Abel; Fan vaulting
Walter C.Leedy Jr.; Ars mecanica: gothic structure in Italy
Elizabeth B. Smith; Brunelleschi's dome of S. Maria del Fiore and some related structures
R. Mainstone; A comment on the function of the upper flying buttress in French gothic architecture
J. F. Fitchen; The high roofs of the east end of Lincoln Cathedral
N.D.J. Foot
C.D. Litton and W.G. Simpson; Viollet-le-Duc and the flèche of Notre-Dame de Paris: gothic carpentry of the 13th and 19th centuries
L. Courtenay; Building the tower and spire of Salisbury Cathedral
Tim Tatton-Brown; Index.