Title
Geometry of the Icosikaidigon in Orvieto Cathedral
Date Issued
01 July 2016
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Lluís i Ginovart J.
Samper A.
Herrera B.
Costa A.
Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Avinguda de la Universitat
Publisher(s)
Birkhauser Verlag AG
Abstract
The rose window on the main façade of Orvieto cathedral is unique because its design is based on a 22-sided polygon. It is well known that the icosikaidigon cannot be constructed using only a compass and a straightedge. Therefore, using a geometric/statistical approach, we intend to unveil which approximate construction method was used by the sculptor to draw this unique rose window.
Start page
419
End page
438
Volume
18
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Arquitectura y urbanismo
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84957581644
Source
Nexus Network Journal
ISSN of the container
15905896
Sources of information: Directorio de Producción Científica Scopus