The construction of Gothic cathedrals
Subtitle: a study of medieval vault erection
By: by John Fitchen.
Edition: Phoenix ed.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1981
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 344
Subjects: Architecture, Gothic; Christian art and symbolism -- Medieval, 500-1500; Architecture, Medieval; Vaults (Architecture); Cathedrals
Description: Describes the process of erecting the great cathedrals in the Gothic era. This text explains the building equipment and falsework needed, the actual operations undertaken, and the sequence of these operations as far as they can be deduced from manuscript illuminations and pictorial representations.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 317-336.
Includes indexes.