The Establishment of the Leading Role of Rib Vaults in the Starting Stage of Gothic Linearization on Church Nave Walls

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26420652
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Architectural history/Design
• Research Institution: Daido University
• Principal Investigator: Sato Tatsuki 大同大学, 工学部, 特任教授 (40131148)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: ゴシック建築 / 起源 / 線条化 / リブヴォールト / イール・ド・フランス / アングロ・ノルマン / ヴォールト・シャフト / 実測

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Since high linearity is the essential feature that distinguishes Gothic nave walls from Romanesque ones, linearization, the process through which Gothic architecture got high linearity, is closely related to the formation of Gothic architecture. By measuring in detail and comparing the profiles of the main linear elements composing church nave walls, this research revealed that (1) the linearization was initiated by the employment of rib vaults in church naves and (2) this process progressed only in Île-de-France independent of Anglo-Norman influences.

Free Research Field

西洋建築史