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Author Fuentes Gonzalez, Paula

Title The Art of Vaulting : Design and Construction in the Mediterranean Gothic
Published Basel/Berlin/Boston : Birkhauser Verlag GmbH, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (236 pages)
Series Kulturelle und Technische Werte Historischer Bauten Ser. ; v. 2
Kulturelle und Technische Werte Historischer Bauten Ser
Contents Intro; Preface; Wider, Lighter, Faster Building Vaults in the Medieval Mediterranean; Mediterranean Paths The Construction of Vaults in Southern Italy, Sicily and Sardinia (15th-16th Centuries); How to Design and Build Complex Rib Vaults from A to Z Principles, Practices, and Geometric Processors in International Late Gothic; Design Details of Gothic Vaults in Joseph Gelabert's Treatise on Stonecutting; The Vaults of Mallorca Cathedral Rising to a Technical Challenge
The Vaults of the Obra Nova in the Cathedral of Mallorca (c. 1573-1587) Written Sources about Chronology, Patronage and ConstructionConstruction Analysis of Gothic Vaults in the Cathedral of Mallorca; The Cathedral of Palma de Mallorca, a Wonder of Equilibrium RubiĆ³ i Bellver's Equilibrium Analysis of 1912; Plates
Summary Some of the highest and widest vault constructions produced in the Middle Ages are located in the Mediterranean area. Outstanding buildings with remarkable vaults and buttressing, such as the Cathedral of Majorca, are evidence of a lively technology transfer and contemporary developments. International experts trace the complex processes of Medieval design and construction. They research structural patterns in the processes involved, analyze building methods, and relate their findings to historic documents. The approach of combining field research with the study of literary sources provides a fresh look at the impressive monuments and shines new light on technological advances and construction technology of the time
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Vaults (Architecture), Gothic -- Mediterranean Region
Vaults (Architecture), Medieval -- Mediterranean Region
Architecture, Late Gothic -- Mediterranean Region
Architecture, Medieval -- Mediterranean Region
Architecture, Late Gothic
Architecture, Medieval
Vaults (Architecture), Gothic
Vaults (Architecture), Medieval
Mediterranean Region
Form Electronic book
Author Wunderwald, Anke
ISBN 9783035618358
3035618356
9783035618259
3035618259