medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
From: Herwig Weigl <[log in to unmask]>
>>Could the construction in the side aisles be considered a form of internal
flying buttress?
> technically probably yes, as they provide some counter-balance to the
central vault; stylistically - as was the question here - certainly no.
The mainstay of the construction are solid "buttresses" inside the church (at
right angles to the outer wall) with a series of chapels between them (here
with baroque decor).
> http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild:Franzikanerkirche_Salzburg_Altar.jpg
yes.
no need for "flyers" when you've got no side aisles for them to "fly" over and
internal/external buttresses of that enormous thickness.
these conditions also seem to prevail at the Nu"rnberger example you quoted
earlier
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild:Nuernberg-sebald-ostchor-v-so.jpg
which seems to be, basically, an adaptation of the French Ste Chapelle(s)
("Court Style") design of the mid-13th c.
c
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