Wise Master Builder - Platonic Geometry in Plans of Medieval Abbeys and Cathederals

List of contents

1: Introduction; 2: The Historical Context; 1: The Tenth Century; 2: Classical and Early Christian Sources; 3: Metaphysical Belief and Architectural Metaphor; 4: ‘The White Mantle of Churches’; 5: Medieval Architectural Practice; 3: The Geometric Investigation; 6: Application of Geometry to Plans; 7: Comparative Analysis; 8: Counter Examples; 4: Conclusions; 9: Findings, Conclusions and Implementation; 10: Inferences and Implications

About the author

Nigel Hiscock

Summary

This title was first published in 2000:  Did the plan of medieval churches have any underlying symbolic meaning? This work re-opens the debate about the importance of geometry and symbolism in medieval architectural design and argues the case for attributing an intellectual meaning to the planning of abbeys and cathedrals.

Product details

• Authors: Hiscock, Nigel Hiscock, Hiscock Nigel
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138715820
• ISBN: 978-1-138-71582-0
• No. of pages: 464
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, History of Art, History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art c 500 CE to c 1400, c 1000 CE to c 1500, History of Architecture, Religious buildings, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Society and culture: general, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Architecture: religious buildings, Medieval style