Serial Barrel Vaults, Inverted Arches, and Rings: A Neglected Family of Structural Forms
Autor(en): |
Richard Etlin
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Medium: | Tagungsbeitrag |
Sprache(n): | Englisch |
Tagung: | Third International Congress on Construction History, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus, Germany , 20th-24th May 2009 |
Veröffentlicht in: | Proceedings of the Third International Congress on Construction History [3 Volumes] |
Jahr: | 2009 |
Abstrakt: |
This paper explores the use of embedded arches, serial barrel vaults, inverted arches, and full rings primarily in masonry architecture of the pre-industrial age, while seeking to understand the intentions of the architects, especially by gathering together rare examples of written explanations. Parallels are drawn to a comparable understanding in the writings of modern architects, engineers, and architectural historians. |