Medieval Europe 814-1450: Architecture and Design - Research Article from Arts and Humanities Through the Eras

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 115 pages of information about Medieval Europe 814-1450.

Medieval Europe 814-1450: Architecture and Design - Research Article from Arts and Humanities Through the Eras

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 115 pages of information about Medieval Europe 814-1450.
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Architecture, Beauty, and Geometry.

Modern observers are often filled with awe when they consider the combination of engineering and aesthetic sophistication required to achieve the complex structures that were evolving even in the early Middle Ages. Of the many stages involved in the construction of a medieval building, the first step, the planning phase, remains the most elusive. This was the moment when thoughts and conversations began to take physical form as architects translated functional requirements and a patron's vision into structure and space. What strategies did they employ to ensure that an edifice was both stable and beautiful? Geometry provided the means by which masons designed and laid out plans, the common language of communication between craftsman and cleric, and the vehicle by which architectural form could be invested with meaning. Medieval thinkers, such as St. Augustine, followed Vitruvius, a Roman architect who...

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