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The Serlio floor and its derivations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

David Yeomans
David Yeomans
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The Manchester School of Architecture, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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Abstract

The idea of spanning a space with beams, none of which is long enough to reach clear across, is one which has long held a fascination for designers. Described by Villard de Honnecourt and by Serlio, variations on this form have appeared both in drawings and in actual use. This paper describes examples of both and considers the structural behaviour of this kind of arrangement.

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arq: Architectural Research Quarterly , Volume 2 , Issue 3 , Spring 1997, pp. 74 - 83
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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