The Construction of Gothic Cathedrals
A Study of Medieval Vault Erection
Fitchen, John
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John Fitchen systematically treats the process of erecting the great edifices of the Gothic era. He explains the building equipment and falsework needed, the actual operations undertaken, and the sequence of these operations as specifically as they can be
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Figures
1. SOURCES OF INFORMATION
The structural aspects of medieval building, and the contemporary sources of possible information about its execution.
2. CONSTRUCTIONAL MEANS
The multiple nature and scope of the falsework requirementsscaffolding, shoring, formwork, and centeringwith some provisionally assumed solutions.
3. MEDIEVAL TYPES OF VAULTING
An analysis of the chief structural developments in medieval times; problems, innovations, and solutions.
4. GOTHIC FRAMEWORK
The significance of the rib. An assessment of what others have written on the nature and extent of the formwork used in Gothic vaulting, together with a possible solution of the formwork problem.
5. GOTHIC CENTERING
An analysis of the centering problem in Gothic vaulting, along with the types of falsework employed as support for the centering.
6. ERECTION OF RIB VAULTING WITHOUT FORMWORK
Systems of construction that dispense with falsework. The Gothic system of vault erection without formwork. Summary review of the erectional sequence and procedures in French Gothic rib-vaulted churches.
NOTES AND COMMENTS
APPENDIXES
A. An Annotated Bibliography of Falsework Literature
B. The Occurrence of Putlog Holes and the Location and Extent of the Scaffolding They Reveal
C. Passageways in Lincoln Cathedral
D. A Tower Vault of the Eleventh Century
E. Medieval Vault Thickness
F. Surfaces of Double Curvature in Gothic Vaults
G. The Slow Setting Time of Medieval Mortars and Its Consequences
H. Oblique or Skew Vaults of Masonry
I. Pole Scaffolding
J. Arch and Vault Ties in Medieval Construction
K. Medieval Falsework Practices in England
L. Abbot Suger on the New Work at St-Denis: A Reinterpretation
M. Strutting Systems Used in Centering Frames
N. An Instance of Vault Centering that Survives from the Gothic Era
O. Intersecting Centering Frames, and the Use of Models to Solve the Difficulties Encountered
P. Medieval Lifting Devices and Procedures
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEXES
1. Author
2. Subject
3. Places and Buildings
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0226252035
ISBN(13-digit): 9780226252032
Copyright: 1997
Dewey Decimal: 726/.5143
Library of Congress: 80026291
Book Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr
Language: ENG
Binding: Sewn
Paper Weight (lb): 1.1
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