Gothic Architecture
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The discussion of intersecting arches describes a construction system derived from domes upon pendentives, applied in the construction of religious buildings ranging from great abbey churches to modest chapels. The account of mediæval architecture warns that confusion between the dates of foundation and consecration is a fertile cause of error in studying buildings. The account identifies lightning as the most frequent cause of total or partial destruction of mediæval churches, setting fire to the nave's timber superstructure.
The analysis of vaults and flying buttresses stresses that thrust and strength necessarily varied with span and with the resisting powers of the materials.
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- Author
- Édouard Corroyer
- Pages
- 296
- Language
- English
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- European History
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