Physics of stone arches
- Physics of stone arches (Nova) - Opens in a new window
See how high you can build a cathedral arch without it collapsing!
An interactive link that explains the physics behind arches.
Architecture of Canterbury Cathedral - Opens in a new window by Call Number: NA5471.C2 F69 2013
Building the great cathedrals - Opens in a new window by Call Number: NA4830 .I2713 1998
Castles : their construction and history - Opens in a new window by Call Number: UG428 .T69 1985
Cathedrals and castles : building in the Middle Ages - Opens in a new window by Call Number: NA350 .E7513 1995
Cathedrals built by the masons - Opens in a new window by Call Number: NA5551 .C5 H47 2015
The Construction of gothic cathedrals : a study of medieval vault erection - Opens in a new window by Call Number: NA440 .F5 1981
The Gothic enterprise : a guide to understanding the medieval cathedral - Opens in a new window by Call Number: NA440 .S425 2003ISBN: 9780520231771
Guided by a stone-mason : the cathedrals, abbeys and churches of Britain unveiled - Opens in a new window by Call Number: NA5463 .M33 1997
How to read churches : a crash course in ecclesiastical architecture - Opens in a new window by Call Number: NA4800 .M35 2011
Medieval church window tracery in England - Opens in a new window by Call Number: NA483 .H37 2012
Universe of stone : a biography of Chartres Cathedral - Opens in a new window by Call Number: NA5551.C5 B34 2008
Design and Construction in Romanesque Architecture by Call Number: ebookPublication Date: 2003-12-18
- Arches - Opens in a new window
The arch is one of the most reliable and enduring of structural forms. In this video, 2,000 years of the arch’s development are reflected in three stunning examples: rounded Roman arches in France, pointed and flat Gothic arches in Cologne, and modern arches in Hamburg. - David Macaulay Series - Opens in a new window
Best-selling author and illustrator, David Macaulay, brings his award-winning architecture and design books to life in this classic PBS television series.
Series includes: Castle, Cathedral, Pyramid, Roman City and Mill Times - Domes - Opens in a new window
As a structure, the dome is considered a thing of great beauty and is often believed to have mystical properties. But domes are also supremely functional and ideal for sheltering congregations of all sizes. This video visits a variety of domes in Italy, France, and the U.K. - The Great Cathedral at Amiens - Opens in a new window
From the top of its arcade to the bottom of its vault, the Cathedral at Amiens is virtually all windows—a truly remarkable feat for 13th-century engineering. This program thoroughly examines France’s monumental masterpiece, an architectural hymn to the High Gothic in stone and glass.
Guédelon : a French castle in the making
- Guédelon : a castle in the making - Opens in a new window
The story behind the ongoing building of a 13th century style castle in Treigny, France, using traditional quarrying, stone cutting, mortar techniques - Secrets of the castle with Ruth, Peter and Tom (BBC) Episode 1 - Opens in a new window
Peter and Tom set to work straight away learning the skills of the medieval stonemasons to construct a beautiful spiral staircase. After digging stone out of the quarry they take it to the tracing floor, where every stone is marked out using the most closely guarded knowledge of the medieval castle builders: geometry. Then each step is hand carved, a three-day task, before being winched into place using the treadmill-powered crane
Tracery
- A source book of problems for geometry based upon industrial design and architectural ornament / Mabel Sykes (1912) - Opens in a new windowPage 150+
***Chapters 4 & 5: Gothic tracery
***Chapter 6: Trusses & arches
Scottish architectural details - castles and abbeys
Scottish architectural details by John W. Small (1901) Architectural detail recorded from Scottish castles and abbeys.