Design and Construction in Romanesque Architecture : First Romanesque Architecture and the Pointed Arch in Burgundy and Northern Italy

Edson Armi offers an original interpretation of Romanesque architecture by focusing on buildings in northern Italy, Switzerland, southern France, and Catalonia, the regions where Romanesque architecture first appeared around 1000 AD. He integrates the study of medieval structure with a knowledge of construction, decoration and articulation to determine the origins of medieval architecture and the High Romanesque style. Armi's in depth study reveals new knowledge about design decisions in the early Middle Ages. Half-title......Page 2 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 FIGURES......Page 8 DRAWINGS......Page 12 Acknowledgments......Page 14 I......Page 18 III......Page 20 IV......Page 23 CHAPTER 1 History, Geography, and Construction......Page 26 BRICK GROIN VAULTS IN LOMBARDY......Page 42 Corbel-Vault Construction......Page 43 Pointed Arch in Groin-Vault Construction......Page 47 GROIN VAULTS IN NORTHERN FRANCE AND GERMANY......Page 51 STONE GROIN VAULTS IN LOMBARDY AND THE PIEDMONT......Page 58 Centering for Groin Vaults......Page 61 CONCLUSION......Page 63 TOURNUS LOWER NARTHEX......Page 66 SAINT-MARTIN AT CHAPAIZE......Page 72 CONCLUSION......Page 80 CHAPTER 4 The Pointed Arch and Groin Vault in Burgundy at the End of the Eleventh Century......Page 82 FARGES......Page 83 Asymmetrical Webs......Page 87 The Pointed Transverse Arch......Page 93 The Corbel Table and Buttresses......Page 98 CLUNY III......Page 100 CONCLUSION......Page 110 TOURNUS UPPER NARTHEX......Page 112 VAULTING PARALLELS IN CATALONIA AND BURGUNDY......Page 123 CHAPTER 6 Systems of Arch Support......Page 130 WALL AND BUTTRESSES IN NORTHERN EUROPE......Page 131 SOUTHERN RELIEVING ARCHES......Page 134 Mazille, Malay, and Cluny III......Page 143 CHAPTER 7 The Pointed Arch and the Context of High Romanesque Architecture in Burgundy......Page 156 THE POINTED WEB IN LOMBARDY......Page 157 Nave of Saint-Philibert at Tournus......Page 160 Upper Narthex of Saint-Philibert at Tournus......Page 161 Saint-Hippolyte and Cluny III......Page 174 Tournus, Saint-Hippolyte, and the Context of Cluny III......Page 185 CONCLUSION......Page 191 Conclusion......Page 194 INTRODUCTION......Page 198 CHAPTER ONE: HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, AND CONSTRUCTION......Page 201 CHAPTER TWO: THE POINTED ARCH AND GROIN VAULT IN NORTHERN ITALY......Page 207 CHAPTER THREE: THE POINTED ARCH AND GROIN VAULT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ELEVENTH CENTURY IN BURGUNDY......Page 212 CHAPTER FOUR: THE POINTED ARCH AND GROIN VAULT IN BURGUNDY AT THE END OF THE ELEVENTH CENTURY......Page 214 CHAPTER FIVE: THE BARREL VAULT......Page 215 CHAPTER SEVEN: THE POINTED ARCH AND THE CONTEXT OF HIGH ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE IN BURGUNDY......Page 216 CONCLUSION......Page 219 Bibliography......Page 220 Index......Page 232 "In this study, C. Edson Armi offers a fresh interpretation of Romanesque architecture. Armi focuses on buildings in southern France, northern Italy, Catalonia, and Switzerland, the regions where Romanesque architecture first appeared around A.D. 1000. He integrates the study of medieval structure with an understanding of construction, decoration, and articulation in an effort to determine the origins and originality of medieval architecture and the formation of the High Romanesque style, especially in Burgundy, at sites such as Cluny III. Relying on a close analysis of the fabric of key buildings, Armi's in-depth study reveals new knowledge about design decisions in the early Middle Ages. It also demonstrates that the mature Romanesque of the twelfth century continues many of the applications created and perfected over the previous one hundred years."--Jacket In this study, Edson Armi offers a fresh interpretation of Romanesque architecture. Armi focuses on buildings in northern Italy, Switzerland, southern France, and Catalonia, the regions where Romanesque architecture first appeared around 1000 AD. He integrates the study of medieval structure with an understanding of construction, decoration and articulation in an effort to determine the origins and originality of medieval architecture and the formation of the High Romanesque style, especially in Burgundy, at sites such as Cluny III. Relying on a close analysis of the fabric of key buildings, Armi's in-depth study reveals new knowledge about design decisions in the early Middle Ages. It also demonstrates that the mature Romanesque of the twelfth century continues many of the applications created and perfected over the previous one hundred years. In this 2003 study, Edson Armi offers a fresh interpretation of Romanesque architecture. Armi focuses on buildings in northern Italy, Switzerland, southern France and Catalonia, the regions where Romanesque architecture first appeared around 1000 AD. He integrates the study of medieval structure with an understanding of construction, decoration and articulation in an effort to determine the origins and originality of medieval architecture and the formation of the High Romanesque style, especially in Burgundy, at sites such as Cluny III. Relying on a close analysis of the fabric of key buildings, Armi's in-depth study reveals a lot about design decisions in the early Middle Ages. It also demonstrates that the mature Romanesque of the twelfth century continues many of the applications created and perfected over the previous one hundred years. C. Edson Armi. Publisher Description: Http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam032/2003048553.html. Table Of Contents:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam031/2003048553.html. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 203-214) And Index.