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Justification about the existence and location of Chartres' cathedral labyrinth based on astronomy and geometry

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    Identificador: imarina:5825443
    Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina5825443
    Autores:
    Herrera, BlasSamper, AlbertSegui, Joan M.
    Resumen:
    We present a geometric-astronomical correlation between the rose window on the main façade and the labyrinth of Chartres cathedral. This correlation existed throughout the building’s construction—epoch J1200–. Since classical mythology relates the labyrinth to the Taurus constellation, we will project the daily orbits of the stars of this constellation through the center of the rose window, thus finding their paths on the cathedral’s floor plan. We will show that Elthor—“the bull” at the center of the constellation—was projected on the center of the labyrinth. We will consider possible mythological motivations to purposely create this alignment

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    Autor según el artículo: Herrera, Blas; Samper, Albert; Segui, Joan M.;
    Departamento: Enginyeria Informàtica i Matemàtiques Escola Tècnica Superior d'Arquitectura
    Autor/es de la URV: Herrera Gómez, Blas / Samper Sosa, Albert
    Palabras clave: Rose window Labyrinth Chartres’ cathedral Archaeoastronomy
    Resumen: We present a geometric-astronomical correlation between the rose window on the main façade and the labyrinth of Chartres cathedral. This correlation existed throughout the building’s construction—epoch J1200–. Since classical mythology relates the labyrinth to the Taurus constellation, we will project the daily orbits of the stars of this constellation through the center of the rose window, thus finding their paths on the cathedral’s floor plan. We will show that Elthor—“the bull” at the center of the constellation—was projected on the center of the labyrinth. We will consider possible mythological motivations to purposely create this alignment
    Áreas temáticas: Media studies and communication Literature Interdisciplinary research in the humanities Humanities, multidisciplinary General arts and humanities Gender studies Film and theatre studies Cultural studies Ciencias sociales Ciencias humanas Arts and humanities (miscellaneous) Arts and humanities (all)
    ISSN: 23311983
    Direcció de correo del autor: albert.samper@urv.cat blas.herrera@urv.cat
    Identificador del autor: 0000-0002-4795-2127 0000-0003-2924-9195
    Fecha de alta del registro: 2023-04-01
    Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial: Cogent Arts And Humanities. 6 (1):
    Referencia de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Herrera, Blas; Samper, Albert; Segui, Joan M.; (2019). Justification about the existence and location of Chartres' cathedral labyrinth based on astronomy and geometry. Cogent Arts And Humanities, 6(1), -. DOI: 10.1080/23311983.2019.1631021
    URL Documento de licencia: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Año de publicación de la revista: 2019
    Tipo de publicación: Journal Publications

  • Palabras clave:

    Arts and Humanities (Miscellaneous),Humanities, Multidisciplinary
    Rose window
    Labyrinth
    Chartres’ cathedral
    Archaeoastronomy
    Media studies and communication
    Literature
    Interdisciplinary research in the humanities
    Humanities, multidisciplinary
    General arts and humanities
    Gender studies
    Film and theatre studies
    Cultural studies
    Ciencias sociales
    Ciencias humanas
    Arts and humanities (miscellaneous)
    Arts and humanities (all)

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