Geometrical methods for the cross vault ribs profiles layout: the Lonja de Valencia chapel

• Autores: Esther Capilla Tamborero
• Localización: Architectural draughtsmanship: from analog to digital narratives / Enrique Castaño Perea (ed. lit.), Ernesto Echeverría Valiente (ed. lit.), 2018, ISBN 3-319-58855-9, págs. 1731-1743
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The ribs profiles of the cross vaults were molded using templates or patterns, made of wood or metal, in order to facilitate the master mason task, so they can execute properly the arch stones that would be part of these ribs. They were performed according to a geometric method evolved over time. Here we show the geometric method hypothesis used to construct some ribs profiles pertaining to some cross vault of La Lonja de la Seda, a representative valencian building located at the city of Valencia, which is world heritage since 1996.