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...project takes more than several months, or for large projects, several years. The Renaissance leaders of the city of Florence decided in 1294 to enlarge the small church of Santa Reparata (Scaglia, 1991). More than a century later, the citizens of Florence could see the walls of the cathedra rising from the center of the city, but still without a "cupola, or dome" (Scaglia, 1991, p. 66). As this indicates, author Gustina Scaglia goes right to the heart of the subject matter, which is how Renaissance artisans coped with some difficult technical problems in building the magnificent churches of that era. From this intriguing beginning Scaglia's article offers a blow-by-blow account of how the Renaissance architectural masterpiece was constructed, as well as the political intrigue that went on behind the scenes.
Covering the structure posed a distinct technical challenge to the engineers of that time. The vaulting, i.e. the eight walls that had been built, were designed to support a massive cupola. By, first of al vaulting a...