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Author:   Marie-Thérèse Zenner ,  Dr. Jennifer M. Feltman
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780754609292

ISBN 10:   0754609294
Pages:   366
Publication Date:   10 August 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction, Marie-Thérèse Zenner; In Memoriam Jean Gimpel, 1918-96, Carl F. Barnes, Jr.; Essay: Jean Gimpel and the legacy of medieval technology, Charles Stegeman; Bibliography of Jean Gimpel; Portfolio of Villard de Honnecourt, selected folios. Part I Art And Architecture: Architectural geometry and the portfolio of Villard de Honnecourt, Nigel Hiscock; Reims cathedral in the portfolio of Villard de Honnecourt, William W. Clark; Villard de Honnecourt and masons' marks, Jennifer S. Alexander; Costumes in the portfolio of Villard de Honnecourt, Janet Snyder; The oral tradition and Villard de Honnecourt, Renaud Beffeyte; The saracen's sepulchre: an interpretation of folio 6r in the portfolio of Villard de Honnecourt, Roland Bechmann; Rock, spires, paper: technical aspects of gothic spire construction, Robert Bork; The use of tufa webbing and wattle centering in English vaults down to 1340, Malcolm Thurlby. Part II Science And Technology: The medieval horse harness: revolution or evolution? A case study in technological change, Paul J. Gans; Technological innovation and control at the medieval Venetian mint, Alan M. Stahl; Astronomy, time, and churches in the early middle ages, Stephen C. McCluskey; The art of radically coherent geometry, Robert D. Stevick; Euclidean geometry in the early middle ages: a preliminary reassessment, Wesley M. Stevens; Diagram and thought in medieval science, John North; Index.

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Marie-Therese Zenner Marie-Therese Zenner, Charles Stegeman, Nigel Hiscock,, William W. Clark, Jennifer S. Alexander, Janet Snyder, Renaud Beffeyte, Roland Bechmann, Robert Bork, Malcolm Thurlby, Paul J. Gans, Alan M. Stahl, Stephen C. McCluskey, Robert D. Stevick, Wesley M. Stevens, John North.

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