Medieval Origins of the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp, Belgium
By Sarah Läseke Today, as in the Middle Ages, the Cathedral of Antwerp is situated in the centre of the city among narrow…
Representational function of daylight in the Katholikon of Hosios Loukas
Representational function of daylight in the Katholikon of Hosios Loukas By Andrzej Piotrowski Paper given at the 21st International Congress of Byzantine Studies (2006)…
LITERACY IN CONTEXT: THE ROLE OF LITERACY IN DUNBRODY ABBEY, CO. WEXFORD, IN THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD
LITERACY IN CONTEXT: THE ROLE OF LITERACY IN DUNBRODY ABBEY, CO. WEXFORD, IN THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD Price, Jean (Headland Archaeology Ltd., Cork, Ireland)…
Construction of the Order’s Castle in Cesis, Latvia
Construction of the Order’s Castle in Cesis, Latvia Lapins, Arturs Dirveiks, Ilmars Proceedings of the Third International Congress on Construction History, May 2009 Abstract…
Oxford Carpenters, 1370-1530
Oxford Carpenters, 1370-1530 By Eric A. Gee Oxoniensia, Vol. 17-18 (1952-3) Introduction: For some time past much interest has been centred on the…
Lincoln Cathedral : the evolving perception and practice of care in an historic masonry structure
Lincoln Cathedral : the evolving perception and practice of care in an historic masonry structure By Michael O’Connor PhD Dissertation, De Montfort University,…
Deterioration of the floor of interior courtyard of sultan Hassan Mosque in Cairo, Egypt
Deterioration of the floor of interior courtyard of sultan Hassan Mosque in Cairo, Egypt By Tarek Nazel Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry, Vol. 9:1…
Churches as Pre-Historic Ritual Monuments: A Review and Phenomenological Perspective from Somerset
Churches as Pre-Historic Ritual Monuments: A Review and Phenomenological Perspective from Somerset Corcos, Nick Assemblage, Issue 6 (2001) Abstract It is probably fair…
Hybridity and collage : the Christianization of the Great Mosque of Cordoba
Hybridity and collage : the Christianization of the Great Mosque of Cordoba By Pablita Santos BA Thesis, Williams College, 2007 Contents Introduction Chapter…
Medieval perception of space and place in the architecture of Gothic churches
Medieval perception of space and place in the architecture of Gothic churches By John A.H. Lewis South African Journal of Art History, vol.…
Is this the Lost Anglo-Saxon Church of Westbury-on-Trym?
Is this the Lost Anglo-Saxon Church of Westbury-on-Trym? By Jon Cannon British Archaeology, Issue 114 (2010) Introduction: At first sight, the room beneath the…
Dean’s Eye Window – the reconstruction of a medieval rose window at Lincoln Cathedral
Dean’s Eye Window – the reconstruction of a medieval rose window at Lincoln Cathedral By Geoff Clifton and Gary Willis The Structural Engineer…
Studies on the structure of Gothic Cathedrals
Studies on the structure of Gothic Cathedrals By Pere Roca Historical Constructions, edited by P.B. Lourenço and P. Roca (Guimarães, 2001) Abstract: The study…
The Collapse of the Beauvais Cathedral in 1284: The Conjecture of the Creep Buckling Piers
The interior vaulting exceeded 48 m in height, making it the tallest cathedral in Europe. The collapse was quite inexplicable and many theories have been debated trying to understand the reasons of the failure.
“Renovatio imperii” on the Muensterhuegel of Basle? A reappraisal of mechanical mortar mixers
“Renovatio imperii” on the Muensterhuegel of Basle? A reappraisal of mechanical mortar mixers By Sophie Stelzle-Hueglin Medieval Europe Paris 2007, 4th International Congress…
Middle Byzantine Thessaloniki: Art, Architecture and History of the Ninth through Twelfth Centuries
Middle Byzantine Thessaloniki: Art, Architecture and History of the Ninth through Twelfth Centuries By Amelia Robertson Brown BA Thesis, Princeton, 1999 Introduction: Few…
Medieval Masons’ Tools II: Compass and Square
Medieval Masons’ Tools II: Compass and Square By Lonnie R. Shelby Technology and Culture, Vol.6:2 (1965) Introduction: This second paper in a series…
Medieval Masons’ Tools: The Level and the Plumb Rule
Medieval Masons’ Tools: The Level and the Plumb Rule By Lonnie R. Shelby Technology and Culture, Vol.2:2 (1961) Introduction: In contrast to the…
From mosque to cathedral: the social and political significations of Mudejar architecture in late medieval Seville
From mosque to cathedral: the social and political significations of Mudejar architecture in late medieval Seville By Danya Alexandra Crites PhD Dissertation, University…
Artificial Intelligence used to study Gothic Cathedrals
Simply standing before a Gothic cathedral—say Notre-Dame in Paris—can be an overwhelming experience. Understanding how all its parts artfully and structurally work together…
Sandstone in Polish Medieval Architecture and its Petrographical and Physical Properties
Sandstone in Polish Medieval Architecture and its Petrographical and Physical Properties By Małgorzata Kasprzak Published Online (2004) Introduction: For hundreds years sandstone was…
Virtual Reconstruction of Medieval Architecture
Virtual Reconstruction of Medieval Architecture By Thomas Strothotte, Matthias Puhle, Maic Masuch, Bert Freudenberg, Sebastian Kreiker and Babette Ludowici Proceedings of Electronic Imaging…
Bazylika Mariacka Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny – Gdańsk
It is the largest brick church in the world. Until 1945 it was the biggest Evangelical Lutheran church in the world and has…
A Mathematical Look at a Medieval Cathedral
Our focus here will be on the mathematics known and used by medieval stonemasons, in particular in the construction of Durham Cathedral in Northeast England.
Katedra Oliwska – Gdańsk
Katedra Oliwa is located in the city of Gdańsk, in the Oliwa district of the city. On July 2, 1186, Sambor I Gdański,…