Hans Hammer’s sketchbook and the building technology of the late gothic: A preliminary assessment

Bereczki, Zoltán

doi:10.1556/pollack.8.2013.2.1

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“…Hans Hammer was the master builder of the Strasbourg cathedral at the end of the 15 th and the beginning of the 16 th century [7]. He visited Hungary, so several publications are available about his portfolio from Hungarian authors also [8], [9], [10], [11], [12]. His drawings from around the turn of the 16 th century fit in the aforementioned series [13].…”

Section: The Machine Drawings Of Hans Hammermentioning

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The machine drawings of Hans Hammer in the context of the contemporary machine representations

Bereczki

2015

Pollack Periodica

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The first known drawings of machines can be found in warfare-themed manuscripts. The oldest of them dates back to the 14 th century, but their proliferation took place in the 15 th century. During the century an almost standardized drawing style, vocabulary was developed, which also survived throughout the Renaissance. Compared to the relatively high number of the survived warfare-related manuscripts that included drawings (their number is above 50), the representation of machines for civil usage is very rare throughout the century, even though the architectural drawings also proliferated during this century, and they also introduced a distinct representation style. The survived portfolio of the Strasbourg master builder Hans Hammer lies at the intersection of this two disciplines: it includes both machine and architectural drawings in a large number. Given the occupation of the master, it can safely assumed that in contrast to those found in the majority of the contemporary machine drawings, his machines served civil purposes. In this article the following questions are discussed: how do Hans Hammer's machine drawings fit in the corpus of the contemporary machine drawings both by drawing style and function; and with which manuscripts can a direct connection be made?

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Section: The Machine Drawings Of Hans Hammermentioning

confidence: 99%