The Cathedral Engineers

Canada, 1983

Film
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Aesthetic appreciation and scientific investigation combine in this program, which highlights the architectural triumph of the Middle Ages. The engineering achievements of the cathedrals at Chartres, Bourges, and Beauvais are analysed by photoelastic modelling, and the distribution of forces and dangerous stresses are explained.

Credits

producer

Richard Longley

Language

English

Duration

00:28:00:00

Colour

Colour

ACMI Identifier

34447

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts â†’ Architecture

Short films

Short films â†’ Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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