Robert Bork

The Geometry of Creation

Architectural Drawing and the Dynamics of Gothic Design

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Produktbeschreibung

Offers a fresh perspective on Gothic architectural creativity. This book shows, in a series of 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 488
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. September 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 284mm x 224mm x 37mm
• Gewicht: 1738g
• ISBN-13: 9780754660620
• ISBN-10: 0754660621
• Artikelnr.: 42344966

Autorenporträt

Robert Bork is Associate Professor of Art History, University of Iowa, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction: 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
Conclusion: Gothic drawings as traces of the creative process
Bibliography
Index.