![]() ![]() "This innovative study contributes significantly both to the scholarly understanding of English vaults, and to the understanding of Gothic design more generally. Professor Sambit Datta, Professor of Computational Design, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Curtin University ![]() In particular, the book breaks new ground on how digital surveying techniques and three dimensional computer modelling can uncover new approaches to the study of architectural history." "This work eloquently brings out the interplay between technical innovation and artistic ingenuity in the architecture of medieval English vaults. From the simple surfaces of eleventh-century groin vaults to the gravity-defying pendant vaults of the sixteenth century, they explore a wide range of questions including: How were medieval vaults conceived and constructed? How were ideas transferred between sites? What factors led to innovations? How can digital methods be used to enhance our understanding of medieval architectural design?įeaturing over 200 high quality illustrations that bring the material and the methods used to life, Digital Analysis of Vaults in English Medieval Architecture is ideal reading for students, researchers and anyone with an interest in medieval architecture, construction history, architectural history and design, medieval geometry or digital heritage. Focusing on the intricately patterned rib vaulting of thirteenth and fourteenth century England, the authors re-examine a series of key sites within the history of Romanesque and Gothic Architecture, using extensive digital surveys to examine the geometries of the vaults and provide new insights into the design and construction practices of medieval masons. This book presents a ground-breaking new approach for analysing medieval vaulting using advanced digital technologies. The complex vaults spanning their vast interiors have fascinated both visitors and worshippers alike for over 900 years, prompting many to ask: ‘How did they do that?’ Yet very few original texts or drawings survive to explain the processes behind their design or construction. Medieval churches are one of the most remarkable creative and technical achievements in architectural history. ![]()
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