Robert Bork

The Geometry of Creation (eBook, ePUB)

Architectural Drawing and the Dynamics of Gothic Design

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers a new perspective on Gothic architectural creativity. It shows, in a series of geometrical case studies, how Gothic design evolved over time, in two senses: in the hours of the draftsman's labour, and across the centuries of the late Middle Ages. In each case, a series of computer graphics show how a medieval designer could have developed his architectural concept step by step, using only basic geometrical operations. Taken together, these analyses demonstrate remarkable methodological continuity across the Gothic era, and the development of sophisticated permutations on venerable design themes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 488
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351888974
• Artikelnr.: 49354394

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.