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Historic development and intervention methods to vaulted and arched churches in the island of Crete, Greece

Panigyraki Chrysi

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The initial scope of the present postgraduate thesis is to identify the various types of vaulted and arched churches in Crete, as well as to record their historical development. The first part of the thesis explores which are the various construction types, at which frequency they are encountered, as well as when and where they are to be found. Subsequently, the reinforcement techniques employed for arched and vaulted constructions, as well as the intervention methods used to restore their wear and damage are comprehensively studied. The core of this part comprises the following issues: which types of damages are encountered in Crete, at which frequency they are manifested and which of the restoration methods have been implemented to the churches of Crete. The present work, the objective of which was to concentrate and analyse all the aforementioned data, can constitute a useful aid to those interested in future studying and delving into these special constructions, i.e. arches, vaults, cupolas, in Cretan church architecture.

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