La stereotomia scientifica in Amédée François Frézier : prodromi della geometria descrittiva nella scienza del taglio delle pietre / Marta Salvatore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Salvatore, Marta, author.

Series:

Premio Ricerca «Città di Firenze» ; 8.

Premio Ricerca «Città di Firenze» ; 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Machinery in the workplace.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Firenze : Firenze University Press, 2012

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Cut-stone constructions are made of pre-hewn blocks dry assembled on top of each other. Owing to the formal complexity characteristic of these works, in order to design them it is necessary to have knowledge of the theory of lines, surfaces and their properties, as well as knowledge of the representation methods capable of rendering them on a plane surface. This knowledge set makes stereotomy the science that anticipates, in terms of theory and tools, modern descriptive geometry. These are the reasons for seeking the beginnings of descriptive geometry in stereotomy, that is, the reasons for the transformation of the mason's art of cutting stone into a bona fide science. François Frézier work fits among the last theoretical essays prior to the work of Gaspard Monge. It is a treaty on solid geometry, devoted to the shape of the bodies, their intersections and the graphical methods necessary to represent them on a plane. In it the author draws up a rigorous theory that puts in place over two centuries of knowledge and experimentation on the subject of cutting stones.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.