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The Ad Hoc Collective Work of Building Gothic Cathedrals with Templates, String, and Geometry
Ist Teil von
Science, technology, & human values, 1993-07, Vol.18 (3), p.315-340
Ort / Verlag
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications
Erscheinungsjahr
1993
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Quelle
Alma/SFX Local Collection
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Gothic cathedrals like Chartres were built in a discontinuous process by groups of masons using their own local knowledge, measures, and techniques. They had neither plans nor knowledge of structural mechanics. The success of the masons in building such large complex innovative structures lies in the use of templates, string, constructive geometry, and social organization to assemble a coherent whole from the messy heterogeneous practices of diverse groups of workers. Chartres resulted from the ad hoc accumulation of the work of many men.