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Ad quadratum : the practical application of geometry in medieval architecture / edited by Nancy Y. Wu

Contributor(s): Series: AVISTA studies in the history of medieval technology, science and art ; 1Publication details: Aldershot : Ashgate, c2002Description: xviii, 272 p. : ill. ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0754619605
Subject(s):
Contents:
Geometry on a Carolingian Wall / Warren Sanderson -- A Proposal for Constructing the Plan and Elevation of a Romanesque Church Using Three Measures / Marie-Therese Zenner -- Measure and Proportion in Romanesque Architecture / James Addiss -- A Schematic Plan for Norwich Cathedral / Nigel Hiscock -- The Plan of Saint-Quentin: Pentagon and Square in the Genesis of High Gothic Design / Ellen M. Shortell -- The Hand of the Mind: The Ground Plan of Reims as a Case Study / Nancy Y. Wu -- Reconciling the Feet at Beauvais and Amiens Cathedrals / Stephen Murray -- On the Drawing Board: Plans of the Clermont Cathedral Terrace / Michael T. Davis -- Geometry Studies: The Blind Tracery in the Western Chapels of Narbonne Cathedral / Vivian Paul -- The Church of St. George of the Latins in Famagusta: A Case Study on Medieval Metrology and Design Techniques / Alpay Ozdural -- Geometry and Scenography in the Late Gothic Choir of Metz Cathedral / Robert Bork.
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection NA 350 .A32 2002 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Copy Type:01 - Books Available 653634

Includes bibliographical references and index

Geometry on a Carolingian Wall / Warren Sanderson -- A Proposal for Constructing the Plan and Elevation of a Romanesque Church Using Three Measures / Marie-Therese Zenner -- Measure and Proportion in Romanesque Architecture / James Addiss -- A Schematic Plan for Norwich Cathedral / Nigel Hiscock -- The Plan of Saint-Quentin: Pentagon and Square in the Genesis of High Gothic Design / Ellen M. Shortell -- The Hand of the Mind: The Ground Plan of Reims as a Case Study / Nancy Y. Wu -- Reconciling the Feet at Beauvais and Amiens Cathedrals / Stephen Murray -- On the Drawing Board: Plans of the Clermont Cathedral Terrace / Michael T. Davis -- Geometry Studies: The Blind Tracery in the Western Chapels of Narbonne Cathedral / Vivian Paul -- The Church of St. George of the Latins in Famagusta: A Case Study on Medieval Metrology and Design Techniques / Alpay Ozdural -- Geometry and Scenography in the Late Gothic Choir of Metz Cathedral / Robert Bork.

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