TY  - CONF
AU  - Dragović, Magdalena
AU  - Čučaković, Aleksandar
AU  - Savvides, Demetrius
AU  - Bogdanović, Jelena
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://grafar.grf.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2926
AB  - This paper presents a combined application of the
two geometric concepts to analyze architectural layouts of selected medieval churches in the Balkans. One concept is a geometric construction, known as Štambuk’s canon, which is here
supplemented by triangulation. Its application has been already
atested to a wide range of late antique and medieval churches in the Balkans. The second concept is the Octagon model,
which is based on the recovered geometric drawings incised in
stone found at the Octagon monument, originally part of the
late Roman Galerius Palace in Thessaloniki. Both these concepts rely on geometric shapes and specifc type of grid, derived
from the combination of basic shapes of circles with triangles
and squares. In the frst approach, the two types of triangular
sequences, i.e. geometric paterns, are applied on the twelve
layouts of the churches. The analysis shows that these paterns
correspond with the four types of layouts, previously grouped
by Nenadović. In the second approach, based on computer
modeling and fting the four churches’ layouts into the complex Octagon model, the maximal deviation is +/−3 %. Although
these are two diverse starting setings for geometric analysis,
this study indicates a strong correlation between them. Namely,
Štambuk’s construction and Octagon model have been found
to have several elements in common, such as the center of the
apse, the edge of Štambuk’s holy triangle.
This investigation additionally points to the possibility that the
monuments from a wider Balkans region could have been designed by using similar basic geometric principles.
PB  - Универзитет уметности у Београду Факултет примењених уметности
PB  - Faculty of Applied Arts, Belgrade
C3  - Thematic proceedings Art and Science applied: Experience and Vision, 2022
T1  - The two geometric concepts applied on the architectural design of medieval churches in the Balkans
EP  - 392
SP  - 372
DO  - 10.18485/smartart.2022.2.ch20
ER  - 

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two geometric concepts to analyze architectural layouts of selected medieval churches in the Balkans. One concept is a geometric construction, known as Štambuk’s canon, which is here
supplemented by triangulation. Its application has been already
atested to a wide range of late antique and medieval churches in the Balkans. The second concept is the Octagon model,
which is based on the recovered geometric drawings incised in
stone found at the Octagon monument, originally part of the
late Roman Galerius Palace in Thessaloniki. Both these concepts rely on geometric shapes and specifc type of grid, derived
from the combination of basic shapes of circles with triangles
and squares. In the frst approach, the two types of triangular
sequences, i.e. geometric paterns, are applied on the twelve
layouts of the churches. The analysis shows that these paterns
correspond with the four types of layouts, previously grouped
by Nenadović. In the second approach, based on computer
modeling and fting the four churches’ layouts into the complex Octagon model, the maximal deviation is +/−3 %. Although
these are two diverse starting setings for geometric analysis,
this study indicates a strong correlation between them. Namely,
Štambuk’s construction and Octagon model have been found
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apse, the edge of Štambuk’s holy triangle.
This investigation additionally points to the possibility that the
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Dragović, M., Čučaković, A., Savvides, D.,& Bogdanović, J.. (2022). The two geometric concepts applied on the architectural design of medieval churches in the Balkans. in Thematic proceedings Art and Science applied: Experience and Vision, 2022
Универзитет уметности у Београду Факултет примењених уметности., 372-392.
https://doi.org/10.18485/smartart.2022.2.ch20

Dragović M, Čučaković A, Savvides D, Bogdanović J. The two geometric concepts applied on the architectural design of medieval churches in the Balkans. in Thematic proceedings Art and Science applied: Experience and Vision, 2022. 2022;:372-392.
doi:10.18485/smartart.2022.2.ch20 .

Dragović, Magdalena, Čučaković, Aleksandar, Savvides, Demetrius, Bogdanović, Jelena, "The two geometric concepts applied on the architectural design of medieval churches in the Balkans" in Thematic proceedings Art and Science applied: Experience and Vision, 2022 (2022):372-392,
https://doi.org/10.18485/smartart.2022.2.ch20 . .

TY  - CHAP
AU  - Yeager, Travis
AU  - Bogdanović, Jelena
AU  - Forehand, Leslie
AU  - Danilović, Dušan
AU  - Dragović, Magdalena
AU  - Chatterjee, Debanjana
AU  - Gasper, Jacob
AU  - Pejić, Marko
AU  - Čučaković, Aleksandar
AU  - Martinenko, Anastasija
AU  - Kerton, Charles
PY  - 2022
UR  - https://grafar.grf.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2925
AB  - The Church of the Mother of God at Studenica Monastery in Serbia was estab-
lished by the medieval Serbian ruler and founder of his own dynasty, Stefan
Nemanja (r. 1169–1196).1 The church is finely proportioned. Sophisticated
treatment of wall surfaces additionally enriches the high-quality construc-
tion in stone (figure 10.1). Nicely carved architectural sculpture enlivens the
church exterior while extensive fresco decoration adorns the interior walls.
The building is a single-nave structure, with a dominant square-based domical
core and a tripartite sanctuary, typical for Byzantine-rite churches (figure 10.2).
Architecturally and structurally speaking, this design is essentially a condensed
form of a typical Middle Byzantine church, known as an atrophied Greek-cross
church.2 In such churches, as in Studenica church, the lateral arms of the cross
are reduced to narrow barrel vaults. Thus, these vaults effectively become mas-
sive arches that project from structural piers; the same piers that carry trans-
versal arches, which support the domical core of the structure.
PB  - BRILL
T2  - Natural Light in Medieval Churches
T1  - Modeling the Sunlight Illumination of the Church at Studenica Monastery
EP  - 277
SP  - 253
VL  - 88
DO  - 10.1163/9789004527980_012
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year = "2022",
abstract = "The Church of the Mother of God at Studenica Monastery in Serbia was estab-
lished by the medieval Serbian ruler and founder of his own dynasty, Stefan
Nemanja (r. 1169–1196).1 The church is finely proportioned. Sophisticated
treatment of wall surfaces additionally enriches the high-quality construc-
tion in stone (figure 10.1). Nicely carved architectural sculpture enlivens the
church exterior while extensive fresco decoration adorns the interior walls.
The building is a single-nave structure, with a dominant square-based domical
core and a tripartite sanctuary, typical for Byzantine-rite churches (figure 10.2).
Architecturally and structurally speaking, this design is essentially a condensed
form of a typical Middle Byzantine church, known as an atrophied Greek-cross
church.2 In such churches, as in Studenica church, the lateral arms of the cross
are reduced to narrow barrel vaults. Thus, these vaults effectively become mas-
sive arches that project from structural piers; the same piers that carry trans-
versal arches, which support the domical core of the structure.",
publisher = "BRILL",
journal = "Natural Light in Medieval Churches",
booktitle = "Modeling the Sunlight Illumination of the Church at Studenica Monastery",
pages = "277-253",
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Yeager, T., Bogdanović, J., Forehand, L., Danilović, D., Dragović, M., Chatterjee, D., Gasper, J., Pejić, M., Čučaković, A., Martinenko, A.,& Kerton, C.. (2022). Modeling the Sunlight Illumination of the Church at Studenica Monastery. in Natural Light in Medieval Churches
BRILL., 88, 253-277.
https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004527980_012

Yeager T, Bogdanović J, Forehand L, Danilović D, Dragović M, Chatterjee D, Gasper J, Pejić M, Čučaković A, Martinenko A, Kerton C. Modeling the Sunlight Illumination of the Church at Studenica Monastery. in Natural Light in Medieval Churches. 2022;88:253-277.
doi:10.1163/9789004527980_012 .

Yeager, Travis, Bogdanović, Jelena, Forehand, Leslie, Danilović, Dušan, Dragović, Magdalena, Chatterjee, Debanjana, Gasper, Jacob, Pejić, Marko, Čučaković, Aleksandar, Martinenko, Anastasija, Kerton, Charles, "Modeling the Sunlight Illumination of the Church at Studenica Monastery" in Natural Light in Medieval Churches, 88 (2022):253-277,
https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004527980_012 . .