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Experiments in Gothic Structure

Experiments in Gothic Structure PDF Author: Robert Mark
Publisher: Mit Press
ISBN: 9780262630955
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 135

Book Description
This fascinating study of the structural elements of Gothic cathedrals is written by an engineer who has spent the last 15 years applying analytical techniques of structural mechanics to Gothic buildings. Like a detective, he uses these techniques to solve continuing historical arguments about whether flying buttresses hold the roof up or are merely decorative, whether ornate pinnacles atop piers are structurally necessary or purely aesthetic, whether the ribs of the vaults hold up the ceiling as is generally believed, whether the cathedral at Chartres deserves its place in history as the height of innovative medieval design.
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