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John Fitchen The Construction of Gothic Cathedrals (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Construction of Gothic Cathedrals : a Study of Medieval Vault Erection
- Publication Name
- The Construction of Gothic Cathedrals
- Title
- The Construction of Gothic Cathedrals
- Subtitle
- A Study of Medieval Vault Erection
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- EAN
- 9780226252032
- ISBN
- 9780226252032
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Genre
- Architecture, History
- Topic
- Buildings / Religious, History / Medieval, Europe / Medieval, History / General
- Release Date
- 28/04/1997
- Release Year
- 1997
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.1in
- Item Length
- 0.9in
- Item Width
- 0.6in
- Item Weight
- 18.2 Oz
- Publication Year
- 1997
- Features
- Reprint
- Number of Pages
- 364 Pages
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John Fitchen systematically treats the process of erecting the great edifices of the Gothic era. He explains the building equipment and falsework needed, the actual operations undertaken, and the sequence of these operations as specifically as they can be deduced today. Since there are no contemporary accounts of the techniques used by medieval builders, Fitchen's study brilliantly pieces together clues from manuscript illuminations, from pictorial representations, and from the fabrics of the building themselves. "Anyone who has caught the fascination of Gothic Churches (and once caught, has almost necessarily got it in the blood) will find this book enthralling. . . . Clearly written and beautifully illustrated." --A. D. R. Caroe, Annual Review, Central Council for the Care of Churches "Fitchen's study is a tribute to the extraordinary creative and engineering skills of successive generations of mediaeval builders. . . . This study enables us to appreciate more fully the technical expertise and improvements which enabled the creative spirit of the day to find such splendid embodiment." --James Lingwood, Oxford Art Journal "Fitchen, in what can only be defined as an architectural detective story, fully explores the problems confronting the medieval vault erectors and uncovers their solution. . . . This is a book that no serious student of architecture will want to miss." -- Progressive Architecture
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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226252035
ISBN-13
9780226252032
eBay Product ID (ePID)
728715
Product Key Features
Book Title
Construction of Gothic Cathedrals : a Study of Medieval Vault Erection
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Reprint
Topic
Buildings / Religious, History / Medieval, Europe / Medieval, History / General
Publication Year
1997
Genre
Architecture, History
Number of Pages
364 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
0.9in
Item Height
0.1in
Item Width
0.6in
Item Weight
18.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Na440
Edition Description
Reprint
Table of Content
List of Figures 1. SOURCES OF INFORMATION The structural aspects of medieval building, and the contemporary sources of possible information about its execution. 2. CONSTRUCTIONAL MEANS The multiple nature and scope of the falsework requirements--scaffolding, shoring, formwork, and centering--with some provisionally assumed solutions. 3. MEDIEVAL TYPES OF VAULTING An analysis of the chief structural developments in medieval times; problems, innovations, and solutions. 4. GOTHIC FRAMEWORK The significance of the rib. An assessment of what others have written on the nature and extent of the formwork used in Gothic vaulting, together with a possible solution of the formwork problem. 5. GOTHIC CENTERING An analysis of the centering problem in Gothic vaulting, along with the types of falsework employed as support for the centering. 6. ERECTION OF RIB VAULTING WITHOUT FORMWORK Systems of construction that dispense with falsework. The Gothic system of vault erection without formwork. Summary review of the erectional sequence and procedures in French Gothic rib-vaulted churches. NOTES AND COMMENTS APPENDIXES A. An Annotated Bibliography of Falsework Literature B. The Occurrence of Putlog Holes and the Location and Extent of the Scaffolding They Reveal C. Passageways in Lincoln Cathedral D. A Tower Vault of the Eleventh Century E. Medieval Vault Thickness F. Surfaces of Double Curvature in Gothic Vaults G. The Slow Setting Time of Medieval Mortars and Its Consequences H. Oblique or Skew Vaults of Masonry I. Pole Scaffolding J. Arch and Vault Ties in Medieval Construction K. Medieval Falsework Practices in England L. Abbot Suger on the New Work at St-Denis: A Reinterpretation M. Strutting Systems Used in Centering Frames N. An Instance of Vault Centering that Survives from the Gothic Era O. Intersecting Centering Frames, and the Use of Models to Solve the Difficulties Encountered P. Medieval Lifting Devices and Procedures GLOSSARY BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEXES 1. Author 2. Subject 3. Places and Buildings
Copyright Date
1981
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
80-026291
Dewey Decimal
726/.5143/094
Dewey Edition
19
Illustrated
Yes
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