Construction as Depicted in Western Art

From Antiquity to the Photograph
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-94-6298-255-0
Verlag: Amsterdam University Press

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 884 g

Reihe: Amsterdam University Press

The Art of Building has captured the interest of artists from the Roman period to today. The process of construction appears in western art in all its details, trades, and operations. Michael Tutton investigates the representation of building processes and materials through an examination of paintings, illuminated manuscripts, watercolours, prints, drawings and sculpture. Technical terms are explained and detailed interpretations of each work are provided, with insights into the artists' inspiration and themes. Even paintings not wholly or principally devoted to construction sites may give tantalising glimpses of building activity. How do these images convey meaning? How much is imagined; how much is authentic? Fully referenced endnotes, bibliography, and glossary complement the text and captions, informing not only the architectural and construction historian, but also those simply interested in art.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tutton, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Geschichte der Architektur, Baugeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures

Introduction

CHAPTER ONE. The Carpenter

Access: Scaffolding, Ladders and Ramps, the Raw Materials

The Evidence for Early Scaffolding, ladders and ramps to the end of the Sixteenth Century Formwork

Scaffolding in the Seventeenth Century and Beyond

Timber framing and roof structure

Accidents and misadventures

Cranes, Hoists and other Lifting Equipment

Roman cranes

Medieval and Renaissance cranes

When things don't quite work

The mobile crane

CHAPTER TWO. Stone masons and bricklayers: materials, tools and equipment

Ancient Egypt

The Roman period

Medieval and Renaissance

Materials production and extraction

CHAPTER THREE. The Smith

The blacksmith on the building site

Smiths in mythology

Two fourteenth century images

Adam Dürr, a Nuremberg blacksmith

The striker

Conclusion

Glossary of technical terms

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Tutton, Michael
With a quarter century of experience working on historic buildings, Michael Tutton has studied at graduate and post-graduate level and published on the subjects of architectural history, building history, and building conservation.