Geometry of creation : architectural drawing and the dynamics of Gothic design
"The flowering of Gothic architecture depended to a striking extent on the use of drawing as a tool of design. By drawing precise 'blueprints' with simple tools such as the compass and straightedge, Gothic draftsmen were able to develop a linearized architecture of unprecedented compl...
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| Document Type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Farnham [u.a.]
: Ashgate
, 2011
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| Online Access: | Inhaltsverzeichnis Rezension Rezension Zentralblatt MATH |
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[Rezension von: Robert Bork, The geometry of creation. Architectural drawing and the dynamics of Gothic design] |
| Author Notes: | Robert Bork |
| Summary: | "The flowering of Gothic architecture depended to a striking extent on the use of drawing as a tool of design. By drawing precise 'blueprints' with simple tools such as the compass and straightedge, Gothic draftsmen were able to develop a linearized architecture of unprecedented complexity and sophistication. Examination of their surviving drawings can provide valuable and remarkably intimate information about the Gothic design process. Gothic drawings include compass pricks, uninked construction lines, and other telltale traces of the draftsman's geometrically-based working method. This book offers a new perspective on Gothic architectural creativity. It shows, in a series of rigorous geometrical case studies, how Gothic design evolved over time, in two senses: in the hours of the draftsman's labor, and across the centuries of the late Middle Ages"--Provided by publisher |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XXI, 462 S. Ill. 28 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780754660620 0754660621 |
