%0 Journal Article 
%A Miguel Sánchez, Manuel de
%A González Uriel, Ana
%A Fernández Cabo, Miguel Carlos
%T A Mannerist polyhedral wood ceiling in Castroverde de Campos (Zamora, Spain)

%D 2020
%@ 0020-0883
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10017/41687
%X This paper analyses an outstanding case in the field of historic Spanish carpentry. Built in the sixteenth century, the fivepanel wood coffered ceiling in the church of Santa María del Río in Castroverde de Campos
(Zamora, Spain) shows a Renaissance layout with polygonal coffers. It combines
Hispano-Islamic technological heritage with some innovative features, including singular disposition of timber, duplicity of structures and unorthodox
carpentry joints. Furthermore, convex coffers are introduced among traditional concave ones giving it a marked Mannerist appearance. The likely double role of the author as designer and contractor explains the relevance of prefabricated
elements in the construction process of the ceiling, since this effort for modulation and systematization rationalizes procedures and reduces labour costs.

%K Castroverde de Campos
%K Spanish carpentry
%K Historic carpentry
%K Wooden ceiling
%K Coffered ceiling
%K Timber frame
%K Framework
%K Carpintería española
%K Carpintería histórica
%K Techos de madera
%K Artesonados
%K Estructuras de madera.
%K Arquitectura
%K Architecture
%~ Biblioteca Universidad de Alcala