The AVISTA studies in the history of science, technology and art series aims to promote cross-disciplinary objectives. This particular volume focuses on the medieval uses of geometry, with sacred architecture and designs providing a rich source of examples for study. Editor(s): Wu, Nancy; Wu, Ms. Nancy Y. Series Editor(s): Feltman, Dr. Jennifer M. Series: AVISTA Studies in the History of Medieval Technology, Science & Art. Num Pages: 290 pages, Includes 159 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; ACK; AMC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 682. . 2002. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Ad Quadratum: The Practical Application of Geometry in Medieval Architecture
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2002
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0754619605
ISBN 13: 9780754619604
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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The purpose of the project is to provide the most up-to-date survey on issues dealing with practical geometry and how it might have been applied in the design of medieval architecture. Chronologically, the topics cover a wide span - from early Medieval through Late Gothic. Geographically, the monuments under discussion range from Early Medieval Florence through Carolingian Germany, Crusader Cyprus, Romanesque France and Gothic England. The applications of both geometry and metrology are considered in this volume, often with illustrations generated by computer-assisted design (CAD) software. The project therefore offers recent scholarship in the field, as well as cutting-edge technology which helps propel the pursuit of such studies. To this end, the project is the first of its kind both in terms of its focus and its comprehensiveness. Such a project is sorely needed to introduce this highly specialized discipline to other historians of art, history, and science of the Middle Ages, as well as historians in most humanistic areas.

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