Record link: 
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12708/226025
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Title: 
Some considerations on the early development of cross vaults and rib vaults in medieval architecture
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Citation: 
Wendland, D., & Gielen, M. (2023). Some considerations on the early development of cross vaults and rib vaults in medieval architecture. In J. W. P. Campbell, N. Baker, & N. Bill (Eds.), Studies in Construction History: The Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Conference of the Construction History Society (pp. 29–42). Construction History Society. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12708/226025
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Publication Type: 
Inproceedings - Full-Paper Contribution
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Language: 
English
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Authors: 
Wendland, David 
Gielen, Mark 
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Organisational Unit: 
E251-01 - Forschungsbereich Baugeschichte und Bauforschung 
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Published in: 
Studies in Construction History: The Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Conference of the Construction History Society 
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ISBN: 
978-0-9928751-9-0
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Date (published): 
2023
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Event name: 
Tenth Annual Conference of the Construction History Society 
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Event date: 
12-Apr-2023 - 13-Apr-2023
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Event place: 
Cambridge, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
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Number of Pages: 
14
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Publisher: 
Construction History Society
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Keywords: 
groin vaults; rib vaults; vault geometry; reverse engineering architecture
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Abstract: 
The paper discusses the early development of groin vaults and rib vaults in medieval architecture and questions common attributions of a supposedly “fundamental” geometric rupture solely to the introduction of stone ribs.
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Research Areas: 
Development and Advancement of the Architectural Arts: 100%
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Science Branch: 
2011 - Bauingenieurwesen: 20%
2012 - Architektur: 60%
6010 - Geschichte, Archäologie: 20%
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