The engineering of medieval cathedrals / / edited by Lynn T. Courtenay
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| Titolo: |
The engineering of medieval cathedrals / / edited by Lynn T. Courtenay
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| Pubblicazione: | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (399 pages) : illustrations, graphs |
| Disciplina: | 690/.664/0940902 |
| Soggetto topico: | Cathedrals - Europe - Design and construction - History |
| Middle Ages | |
| Altri autori: |
CourtenayLynn T <1943-> (Lynn Towery)
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| Note generali: | First published 1997 by Ashgate Publishing. |
| Nota di contenuto: | pt. 1. Historiography and scope -- pt. 2. Medieval builders and their methods -- pt. 3. Vaults and their supports : structural archaeology and engineering analysis -- pt. 4. Roof, towers, and spires. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The engineering of medieval cathedrals |
| ISBN: | 1-315-23998-1 |
| 1-351-89069-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910154595803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Studies in the history of civil engineering ; ; Volume 1.