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The geometry and construction of Byzantine vaults: the fundamental contribution of Auguste Choisy
In 1883 Auguste Choisy published his book L=art de bâtir chez les Byzantins. In it he explained, for the first time, all the details of the geometry and construction of byzantine vaults. The main source was the direct study of the monuments, interpreting his observations in the light of traditional vaulting techniques. He is explicit about this: *ma seule ressource était d'interroger les monuments eux mêmes, ou mieux encore de rapprocher les uns des autres les faits anciens et les traditions contemporaines+ (Choisy 1883, 3). Choisy concentrated his attention on the vaults, as he was convinced that the vault governs the whole architectural system: *Toutes les circonstances de la construction découlent ainsi de la nature de la voûte byzantine; et j'ai cru qu'il convenait de ranger les faits autour de cet élément fondamental du système+ (4). The other fundamental principle is the economy of construction, as the vaults *. . .s'y subordonnent dans l'économie générale des édifices+. The observations were made during a six month mission of the Adminiatration des des Ponts et Chaussées the year 1875 (Mandoul 2008, 29). The next year he published a *Note sur la construction des voûtes sans cintrage pendant la période byzantine+ (Choisy 1876), were he resumed the main results concerning the technique of vaulting without centring. The book had an enormous impact on contemporary historians of byzantine architecture. It was cited and praised by the new light it threw to the constructive aspects, for its clarity and rigour of exposition, and for their superb plates. Eventually, his theories were incorporated in the manuals and histories of Byzantine architecture. The book of Choisy concentrated on *l=art de bâtir+. The interest on the technical aspects of architecture almost disappeared after the First World War, maybe due to the coming of the modern architecture and the new materials (iron, steel and reinforced concrete). As a concequence Choisy=s works on *l=art de bâtir+ were almost systematically ignored. The first ...
The geometry and construction of Byzantine vaults: the fundamental contribution of Auguste Choisy
In 1883 Auguste Choisy published his book L=art de bâtir chez les Byzantins. In it he explained, for the first time, all the details of the geometry and construction of byzantine vaults. The main source was the direct study of the monuments, interpreting his observations in the light of traditional vaulting techniques. He is explicit about this: *ma seule ressource était d'interroger les monuments eux mêmes, ou mieux encore de rapprocher les uns des autres les faits anciens et les traditions contemporaines+ (Choisy 1883, 3). Choisy concentrated his attention on the vaults, as he was convinced that the vault governs the whole architectural system: *Toutes les circonstances de la construction découlent ainsi de la nature de la voûte byzantine; et j'ai cru qu'il convenait de ranger les faits autour de cet élément fondamental du système+ (4). The other fundamental principle is the economy of construction, as the vaults *. . .s'y subordonnent dans l'économie générale des édifices+. The observations were made during a six month mission of the Adminiatration des des Ponts et Chaussées the year 1875 (Mandoul 2008, 29). The next year he published a *Note sur la construction des voûtes sans cintrage pendant la période byzantine+ (Choisy 1876), were he resumed the main results concerning the technique of vaulting without centring. The book had an enormous impact on contemporary historians of byzantine architecture. It was cited and praised by the new light it threw to the constructive aspects, for its clarity and rigour of exposition, and for their superb plates. Eventually, his theories were incorporated in the manuals and histories of Byzantine architecture. The book of Choisy concentrated on *l=art de bâtir+. The interest on the technical aspects of architecture almost disappeared after the First World War, maybe due to the coming of the modern architecture and the new materials (iron, steel and reinforced concrete). As a concequence Choisy=s works on *l=art de bâtir+ were almost systematically ignored. The first ...
The geometry and construction of Byzantine vaults: the fundamental contribution of Auguste Choisy
Huerta Fernández, Santiago (Autor:in)
01.01.2009
The geometry and construction of Byzantine vaults: the fundamental contribution of Auguste Choisy | En: Auguste Choisy (1841-1909): L'architecture et l'art de bâtir | pag. 289-305 | Instituto Juan de Herrera | 2009
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
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Englisch
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