by Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-Le-Duc · Centro de Estudios y Experimentación de Obras Publicas · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788495365354
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This book, 'Medieval Construction', is a deep analysis of construction during the Middle Ages, based on the article 'Construction' from the 'Dictionnaire raisonné de l'architecture française du XIe au XVIe siècle' by Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc. The author describes how the architecture of this period is inseparable from the construction techniques that make it possible. Through detailed examples and insightful analysis, Viollet-le-Duc explains the principles, development, adaptation, and transformation of medieval construction, offering a valuable vision for contemporary architecture.
Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc was a French architect and author, famous for his restoration of the most prominent medieval landmarks in France. His major restoration projects included Notre-Dame de Paris, the Basilica of Saint Denis, Mont Saint-Michel, Sainte-Chapelle, the medieval walls of the city of Carcassonne, and Château de Roquetaillade in the Bordeaux region.
