The Engineering of the Gothic Flying Buttress
In short: The flying buttress was a structural innovation that allowed Gothic cathedrals to feature massive stained-glass windows by transferring weight to external supports.
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Sources used in this film: Academia.edu, “The Origins of the Gothic Arch and It's Evolution”; BBC, “BBC - History - British History in depth: The Medieval Stonemason”; Internet History Sourcebooks, “Internet History Sourcebooks: Medieval Sourcebook”; National Geographic, “An 800-year history of Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral”.
Sources used in this film
- Academia.edu — The Origins of the Gothic Arch and It's Evolution · View →
- BBC — BBC - History - British History in depth: The Medieval Stonemason · View →
- Internet History Sourcebooks — Internet History Sourcebooks: Medieval Sourcebook · View →
- National Geographic — An 800-year history of Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Academia.edu: The Origins of the Gothic Arch and It's Evolution
- Also: BBC: BBC - History - British History in depth: The Medieval Stonemason
- Also: Internet History Sourcebooks: Internet History Sourcebooks: Medieval Sourcebook
- Also: National Geographic: An 800-year history of Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral
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