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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Main Author: Bork, Robert Odell (Author)
Document Type: Book
Language:English
Published: Farnham [u.a.] : Ashgate , 2011
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Author Notes:Robert Bork
Table of Contents:
  • Geometry and the Gothic design process
  • The origins of Gothic architectural drawing
  • The flowering of Rayonnant drawing in the Rhineland
  • Italian drawings up to 1350
  • Germanic tower drawings and the elaboration of tradition
  • Wider horizons
  • The Italian challenge to the Gothic design system
  • Gothic drawings as traces of the creative process.