En délit
An en délit (from French lit - bed, in the sense of "against the bedding " (stratification) of the stone) is an element in stone construction that is built in such a way that the geological layers of the stone are vertical instead of the usual horizontal to lie. The term is only used in the German language in relation to Gothic architecture, otherwise it is referred to as an offset against the camp .
Usually stone material that has geological layers, such as. B. sandstone or limestone, offset so that the layers are horizontal. Installed in this way, the stone takes the load best. If, on the other hand, the layers are vertical, the risk of cracks and flaking is greater. In early and high Gothic architecture, however, very slender round shafts, so-called services , were added "en délit" as building elements rising freely in front of the masonry. Since these "end-of-the-line services" only take up low loads and the masonry behind them plays the main role, they are primarily to be understood as an aesthetic element to emphasize the vertical.
literature
Dieter Kimpel, Robert Suckale : The Gothic architecture in France 1130-1270 . Munich 1995. ISBN 3-7774-6650-6 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Günther Binding : Architectural Forms. Darmstadt 5th edition 2009, p. 174.