The geometric principles of warped rib vaults in Central European Baroque architecture from Guarini to the Dientzenhofer family and Balthasar Neumann

DOI10.1007/S00004-014-0228-2zbMATH Open1326.00045OpenAlexW2042769863MaRDI QIDQ895604FDOQ895604

Authors: Víctor Compán, Margarita Cámara, Francisco González De Canales 

Publication date: 4 December 2015

Published in: Nexus Network Journal (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00004-014-0228-2

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zbMATH Keywords

Guarino GuariniBalthasar Neumannbrick masonry structuresCentral European Baroque architectureDientzenhoferwarped rib

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45) History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) Mathematics and architecture (00A67)

Cites Work

• Oval domes: history, geometry and mechanics
• Ovals for any given proportion in architecture: a layout possibly known in the sixteenth century

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