Roof frames from the 11th to the 19th century
Subtitle: typology and development in Northern France and in Belgium : analysis of CRMH documentation
By: by Andrée Corvol-Dessert ... [et al.] ; under the scientific direction of Patrick Hoffsummer
Series: Architectura medii aevi -- v. 3; Architectura medii aevi -- v. 3.
Publisher: Brepols
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Turnhout, Belgium
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9782503529875
Subjects: Roofs; Framing (Building); Carpentry
Work titles: Charpentes du XIe au XIXe siècle. English
Notes: Originally published in French under title: Les charpentes du XIe au XIXe siècle. Paris : Monum, éditions du patrimoine, 2002.

Bibliographical references updated from original ed.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-368) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Jean-Daniel Pariset; title: Introduction. The basis of this research / Patrick Hoffsummer ; Henri Deneux, a pioneer (1874-1969) / Jannie Mayer ; Geographical and historical framework / Alain Prevet; title: The forest, wood and its application. The harvesting of timber : a chronic shortage / Andre Corvol-Dessert ; From wood to roof carpentry / Patrick Hoffsummer; title: The contribution of dendrochronology. The basics of dendrochronology / Yvonne Trenard ; Dendrochronological dating of timber roof carpentry : reliability and precision / Georges-Noel Lambert ; Critical aspects of dendrochronology / Patrick Hoffsummer; title: Case studies. The timber roof of the Cathedral of Saint-Pierre in Beauvais / Jean-Louis Taupin, Patrick Hoffsummer ; The tie rods and timber roof of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Amiens / Patrick Hoffsummer, Georges-Noel Lambert ; The Church of the Madeleine in Troyes / David Houbrechts ; The timber framing of the Old Synodal Palace of Saint-Etienne Cathedral in Auxerre / Christine Locatelli, Catherine Lavier; title: Evolution of roof carpentry. The roof shape / Patrick Hoffsummer ; A typology of roof frames / Patrick Hoffsummer ; The salient features of the evolution of roof carpentry / Patrick Hoffsummer ; The collection of timber models in the "Centre de recherches sur les monuments Historiques" (CRMH) / Jannie Mayer; title: Conclusion / Patrick Hoffsummer.