Dynamic Unfolding and the Conventions of Procedure: Geometric Proportioning Strategies in Gothic Architectural Design
This essay explores the proportioning strategies used by Gothic architects. It argues that Gothic design practice involved conventions of procedure, governing the dynamic unfolding of successive geometrical steps. Because this procedure proves difficult to capture in words, and because it produces f...
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| Language: | English |
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Open Library of Humanities
2014-06-01
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| Series: | Architectural Histories |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.eahn.org/articles/95 |