دانلود کتاب The Wise Master Builder: Platonic Geometry in Plans of Medieval Abbeys and Cathedrals

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Cover\nHalf Title\nTitle Page\nCopyright Page\nDedication\nTable of Contents\nPreface\nList of figures and plates\nAcknowledgements\nPart One: Introduction\n Existing theories\n Conclusions\n Scope and terms of reference\nPart Two: The historical context\n 1 The tenth century\n The Ottonian revival\n The revival in monasticism\n The revival in learning\n 2 Classical and early Christian sources\n Pythagoras and Plato\n The Greek Fathers\n The Latin encyclopedists\n Augustine\n Proclus and Dionysius\n Boethius and Cassiodorus\n 3 Metaphysical belief and architectural metaphor\n Veiling the truth\n Philosophy and the liberal arts\n Number and proportion\n Geometry, architecture and symbolism\n The Octagonal Shrine\n Conclusion\n 4 \'The white mantle of churches\'\n Summary\n \'Measure, number and weight\'\n Geometric expressionism\n Architecture and the monastic revival\n 5 Medieval architectural practice\nPart Three: The geometric investigation\n 6 Application of geometry to plans\n Selection of sample\n Early German\n St Peter, Rome\n Early French\n Early Norman\n Anglo-Norman\n Pilgrim Churches\n French Gothic\n 7 Comparative analysis\n 8 Counter examples\nPart Four: Conclusions\n 9 Findings, conclusions and implementation\n Summary of findings\n Main conclusions\n Translation to site\n Case study: St Michael, Hildesheim\n 10 Inferences and implications\n The question of proof\n Possible sources\n Continuing history of geometric design\nAppendices\n 1 The geometric investigation: measurement and accuracy\n 2 The geometric investigation: criteria for evaluation\n 3 Dimensions for St Michael, Hildesheim\n 4 Dimensions for St Peter\'s Old Basilica, Rome\nBibliography\nIndex