Diamond Vaults: Innovation and Geometry in Medieval ArchitectureThe diamond vaults of Central Europe are among the most original creations of medieval architecture: ceilings so complex that, as their name suggests, they recall the facets of a cut gemstone. This book describes the origins and intellectual foundation, as well as the geometry and construction, of the medieval diamond vaults of Central Europe. |
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aesthetic Albrecht Albrechtsburg zu Meissen Architecture without Architects Arnold von Westfalen Bechyně Benedikt Ried Beneš Benešovská böhmischen Krone brick castle cell vaults century České chapel chapterhouse choir Chomutov cloister Collin-Luther House complex construction Czech Republic Danzig Churches decorative diagonal rib diamond vaults effect eight-point stars examples of diamond Franciscan Monastery Gdańsk geometric Germany Gothic Architecture Gothic Vault Gotische Gewölbe Heinrich Hetzel innovative interior Islamic architecture Jindřichův Hradec Kadaň Kaplan Kniha o sklípkových Länder der böhmischen Leipzig Lobkovic Lower Square masons Master Arnold's Mrusek Nachbarn zur Zeit nave net vault net-and-star Nussbaum Oldřich outer walls palace parish church patrons pendant boss Peter Parler piers Poland Pozdně Prague Rada Radovi Ranisch rectangular ribless Saxony sklípkových klenbách Slavonice Šmahel Soběslav spaces Spätgotik spatial springing points St George's St Mary's Cathedral staircase structure surface Tábor Telč Teutonic Knights town hall Umění vault design visual Wettin Zeit der Jagiellonenkönige Zoë Opačić