DIAMOND VAULTS: INNOVATION AND GEOMETRY IN MEDIEVAL ARCHITECTURE

OPACIC, ZOE

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ISBN:978-1-902902-47-0
EAN:9781902902470
Editorial: ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION
Fecha de la edición:2006
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Encuadernación:RUSTICA
Nº Pág.:80
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/ ARTE Y CIENCIAS SOCIALES / ARTE MEDIEVAL: SIGLOS IV-XIII

The diamond vaults of Central Europe are among the most original yet little-known creations of medieval architecture: ceilings so complex that, as their name suggests, they recall the facets of a cut gemstone. First appearing in 1471 at the palace of Albrechtsburg in Meissen, Germany, they were employed for almost a century in locations as far apart as Gdansk on the Baltic to Bechyne in southern Bohemia (today's Czech Republic). From a historical point of view, diamond vaults show the continuing vitality of Gothic architecture in Central Europe, at a time when the rediscovery of the classical past in Renaissance Italy was changing the course of building. Architecturally, they offer some of the most impressive examples of geometrical experimentation and versatility in both secular and sacred spaces. But perhaps their greatest appeal is visual. The stark, concave-convex shapes of diamond vaults, with their lyrical play of the effects of light and shade, strike us today as incredibly modern.