Medieval Structure : The Gothic Vault book by James H. Acland
Language: English
Published by University of Toronto Press, 1972
- Hardcover
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Seller: West Cove UK, Wellington, United KingdomWest Cove UK
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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Pages in good condition. Hardcover. English. See images for condition. About the book >.>.> Four splendid centuries of architec tural innovation carried building in northern Europe from the indigen-ous timber barn and framed hall to the dramatic evocation of space and light in the great cathedrals. Medieval Structure traces the de-velopment of the Gothic style. The author's approach is unique: he focuses not on Gothic decora-tion but on the logic and develop-ment of Gothic architectural struc-ture. Discarding the aesthetics of much art history, he analyses the problems faced by the builders and explains the interplay of tensions, force, and stress. He concentrates on the roof ('the essential element. No roof no building'), on which the best energies of architects and craftsmen have been lavished, and which has always been a major structural problem because it must be carried across a usable space in defiance of gravity. The book begins with a description of the most primitive building form, the simple hut, which in northern lands where wood was plentiful was made of framed timber, and around the Mediterra.…
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- Title
- Medieval Structure : The Gothic Vault book by James H. Acland
- Author
- James H. Acland
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Publication year
- 1972
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0802002269
- ISBN 13
- 9780802002266
- Seller catalogs
- Architecture
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