Stereotomy

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Technique
gptkbp:application Construction of arches
Construction of complex stone structures
Construction of vaults
gptkbp:defines The art and science of cutting three-dimensional solids into particular shapes
gptkbp:etymology From Greek stereos (solid) and tomia (cutting)
gptkbp:field gptkb:geometry
Architecture
Stone masonry
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Renaissance
Baroque
Medieval period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stereotomy
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Traité_de_stéréotomie_by_Gaspard_Monge
gptkbp:origin Ancient Greece
gptkbp:relatedTo Carpentry
Descriptive geometry
Stone cutting
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Masons
Engineers
Architects
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alan_Parsons_Project
gptkb:The_Alan_Parsons_Project
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6