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Placing the keystone of the vault over the presbytery in Tortosa Cathedral, Spain (1428-40)

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    Identificador: PC:2008
    Autors:
    Lluís Guinovart, JosepCosta Jover, AgustíColl Pla, Sergio
    Resum:
    The main keystone of the presbytery of Tortosa Cathedral (Spain), known as Clau Major, is an element which execution involved a major challenge in the construction process. Its iconography represents the Coronation of the Virgin Mary, and it was placed on 27 September, 1439. Its construction was a lengthy procedure between 1428 and 1440, beginning with the definition of its design (1428), and culminating at the point at which it acquired a full structural function (1440). The scale and the weight of the clau meant that auxiliary measures were extremely important in its positioning. A temporary column, called pilar major, was built (1428-1440), which performed the structural functions of the keystone. When it was removed, the clau adopted its true function in the construction. Recent studies have enabled us to determine its overall geometry and the auxiliary measures necessary for the construction of this Clau Major.
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    Autor segons l'article: Lluís Guinovart, Josep; Costa Jover, Agustí; Coll Pla, Sergio
    Departament: Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura
    Autor/s de la URV: Lluís i Ginovart, Josep.; Cost Jover, Agustí; Coll Pla, Sergio
    Paraules clau: medieval construction gothic Cathedral Construcción medieval gótico Catedral Tortosa Construcció medieval Catedral Tortosa Gòtic
    Resum: The main keystone of the presbytery of Tortosa Cathedral (Spain), known as Clau Major, is an element which execution involved a major challenge in the construction process. Its iconography represents the Coronation of the Virgin Mary, and it was placed on 27 September, 1439. Its construction was a lengthy procedure between 1428 and 1440, beginning with the definition of its design (1428), and culminating at the point at which it acquired a full structural function (1440). The scale and the weight of the clau meant that auxiliary measures were extremely important in its positioning. A temporary column, called pilar major, was built (1428-1440), which performed the structural functions of the keystone. When it was removed, the clau adopted its true function in the construction. Recent studies have enabled us to determine its overall geometry and the auxiliary measures necessary for the construction of this Clau Major.
    Grup de recerca: Architectural Heritage
    Àrees temàtiques: Architecture Arquitectura Arquitectura
    ISSN: 0267-7768
    Identificador de l'autor: 0000-0002-6194-3243 0000-0002-4718-5810 0000-0001-5957-762X
    Data d'alta del registre: 2016-12-01
    Pàgina final: 21
    Volum de revista: 30
    Versió de l'article dipositat: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    URL Document de llicència: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Entitat: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Any de publicació de la revista: 2015
    Pàgina inicial: 1
    Tipus de publicació: Article Artículo Article
  • Paraules clau:

    Catedral Tortosa
    medieval construction
    gothic
    Cathedral
    Construcción medieval
    gótico
    Catedral Tortosa
    Construcció medieval
    Catedral Tortosa
    Gòtic
    Architecture
    Arquitectura
    Arquitectura
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