Autor según el artículo: Lluís Guinovart, Josep; Costa Jover, Agustí; Coll Pla, Sergio

Departamento: Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura

Autor/es de la URV: Lluís i Ginovart, Josep.; Cost Jover, Agustí; Coll Pla, Sergio

Palabras clave: medieval construction gothic Cathedral Construcción medieval gótico Catedral Tortosa Construcció medieval Catedral Tortosa Gòtic

Resumen: 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.

Grupo de investigación: Architectural Heritage

Áreas temáticas: Architecture Arquitectura Arquitectura

ISSN: 0267-7768

Identificador del autor: 0000-0002-6194-3243 0000-0002-4718-5810 0000-0001-5957-762X

Fecha de alta del registro: 2016-12-01

Página final: 21

Volumen de revista: 30

Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Enlace a la fuente original: http://www.constructionhistory.co.uk/publications/construction-history-journal/

DOI del artículo: N/A

Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Año de publicación de la revista: 2015

Página inicial: 1

Tipo de publicación: Article Artículo Article