Ashlar Staircases with Warped Vaults in Sixteenth- to Eighteenth-Century Spain

During the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, three-section cantilevered stone stairways supported by vaults of complex warped shapes were built along Spain’s Mediterranean coast. Presented here are five case studies. The geometric analyses and the comparative study with the relevant treatise illust...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: López González, Concepción, Marín Sánchez, Rafael
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Consejo General de la Arquitectura Técnica de España (CGATE)
Repositorio:RIARTE
OAI Identifier:oai:www.riarte.es:20.500.12251/1859
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12251/1859
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00004-020-00519-8
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Estructuras abovedadas
Escaleras
Material pétreo
Levantamiento planimétrico
Cálculo estructural
5506.01 Historia de la Arquitectura
3313.04 Material de Construcción
3312.08 Propiedades de Los Materiales
3305.34 Topografía de la Edificación
3305.33 Resistencia de Estructuras
5506.02 Historia del Arte
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Sumario:During the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, three-section cantilevered stone stairways supported by vaults of complex warped shapes were built along Spain’s Mediterranean coast. Presented here are five case studies. The geometric analyses and the comparative study with the relevant treatise illustrate the existence of a geometric construction method. The process involves handling elevation and plan projections simultaneously to obtain the geometric center of the curves that delimit these vaults. The simplicity of the geometric formula applied relies on the use of dimensional references obtained from the stairwell measurements. © 2020, Kim Williams Books, Turin.