An aspect of the construction of vaults in al-Andalus

Authors
Almagro, A
Citation
A. Almagro, An aspect of the construction of vaults in al-Andalus, AL-QANTARA, 22(1), 2001, pp. 147-170
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Religion & Tehology
Journal title
AL-QANTARA
ISSN journal
02113589 → ACNP
Volume
22
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
147 - 170
Database
ISI
SICI code
0211-3589(2001)22:1<147:AAOTCO>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
In this paper some questions related to construction aspects of the vaults in al-Andalus are analysed, with special attention to the auxiliary means n eeded for its construction. This aspect shows clear influences from other c ultural areas that were transmitted across the Islamic world.