The Construction of Gothic Cathedrals
Subtitle: A Study of Medieval Vault Erection
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: April 28, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9780226252032
Subjects: Building construction & materials; Gothic art; Religious Buildings; History - General; Architecture / Religious Buildings; Architecture; Architecture, Gothic; Architecture, Medieval; Christian art and symbolism; Medieval, 500-1500; Vaults (Architecture)
First sentence: THE PRIMARY STRUCTURAL PROBLEM IN BUILDING IS THAT OF spanning space.