Construction as Depicted in Western Art

With a quarter century of experience working on historic buildings, Michael Tutton has studied at graduate and post-graduate level and published on the subjects of architectural history, building history, and building conservation.

• List of Figures Introduction CHAPTER ONE. The Carpenter Access: Scaffolding, Ladders and Ramps, the Raw Materials The Evidence for Early Scaffolding, ladders and ramps to the end of the Sixteenth Century Formwork Scaffolding in the Seventeenth Century and Beyond Timber framing and roof structure Accidents and misadventures Cranes, Hoists and other Lifting Equipment Roman cranes Medieval and Renaissance cranes When things don't quite work The mobile crane CHAPTER TWO. Stone masons and bricklayers: materials, tools and equipment Ancient Egypt The Roman period Medieval and Renaissance Materials production and extraction CHAPTER THREE. The Smith The blacksmith on the building site Smiths in mythology Two fourteenth century images Adam Dürr, a Nuremberg blacksmith The striker Conclusion Glossary of technical terms Bibliography Index