Creativity in Three Dimensions: An Investigation of the Presbytery Aisles of Wells Cathedral
Creativity in Three Dimensions: An Investigation of the Presbytery Aisles of Wells Cathedral
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三个维度的创造力：对韦尔斯大教堂长老会过道的调查
DOI：
10.17658/issn.2058-5462/issue-06/abuchanan
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发表时间：
2017
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N. Webb
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A. Buchanan;N. Webb
本文探讨了与威尔斯大教堂长老会通道中线状拱顶的设计和建造有关的创造力和想象力的主题，该拱顶建于1330年左右。它探讨了数字扫描和分析的结构法医调查的潜力，以确定所涉及的过程。采用了四种不同的工艺，我们比较了南北通道的三个东部海湾中使用的工艺。这些都显示出与逆行合唱有共同的特点，但涉及到不同的3d投影和石头切割方法。我们得出的结论是，拱顶的基本几何形状是在施工之前定义的，使用在跟踪地板上绘制的全尺寸图纸。在这两组拱顶中，三维几何形状继续作为台阶序列，并从现有元素（包括图纸）确定的测量中得出，但在两个通道上并不一致。这些过程揭示了不同的优先级，无论是水平脊（北通道），肋半径或顶点高度的不同选择，以及不同的设计步骤序列。这表明在施工的每个阶段都有试验的潜力。
This paper explores the topics of creativity and imagination in relation to the design and construction of the lierne vaults in the presbytery aisles of Wells Cathedral, erected around 1330. It explores the potential of digital scanning and analysis for forensic investigation of the structure in order to identify the processes involved. Four different processes were employed and we compare those used in the three eastern bays of the north and south aisles. These are shown to share characteristics with the retrochoir but to involve different approaches to 3-D projection and stone-cutting. We conclude that the basic geometry of the vaults was defined in advance of construction, using fullscale drawings worked out on a tracing floor. In both sets of vaults the 3-D geometry continued as a sequence of steps and was derived from measurements ascertained from existing elements (including the drawings) but was not consistent across the two aisles. The processes reveal different priorities, whether for level ridges (north aisle), different choices in terms of rib radii or apex heights, and different sequences of design steps. This demonstrates the potential for experimentation at every stage of construction.