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Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577) es considerado como uno de los arquitectos espanoles mas importantes del siglo XVI. Hijo del prestigioso cantero Juan Gil de Hontanon, constituye el ultimo representante de la tradicion gotica en nuestro pais. Su labor se extendio sobre un vasto territorio de la Corona de Castilla, en el que construyo un sinnumero de edificios religiosos y civiles. Participo en la construccion de dos de las fabricas mas destacadas de su tiempo, las catedrales de Salamanca y Segovia. Por otro lado, es autor del mas completo manuscrito sobre construccion gotica existente en Europa. Su figura ha sido objeto de numerosos estudios, referidos fundamentalmente a los aspectos historicos de su obra y, en menor medida, a los de teoria del diseno estructural contenidos en sus textos. Sin embargo, son practicamente inexistentes los que analizan las practicas empleadas por este maestro de canteria en el trazado y la construccion de sus edificios. Los elementos mas relevantes en la obra de Rodrigo Gil, desde el punto de vista del corte de piedras, son, sin duda, las bovedas de cruceria. A ellas se dedica la parte principal de la presente Tesis Doctoral, articulandose en dos categorias. La primera de ellas se refiere a las caracteristicas geometricas de estas estructuras, analizando, por un lado, su modulacion, rangos dimensionales y sistemas de composicion en planta, y, por otro, el trazado de sus arcos y de su rampante o linea de espinazo. La segunda investiga las caracteristicas constructivas de los elementos que las constituyen, examinando sucesivamente sus nervios, jarjas, claves y plementeria. El estudio individual y comparativo de un conjunto de 104 bovedas, realizado bajo los criterios indicados, ha permitido establecer los procedimientos mas habituales de montea y labra empleados por Rodrigo Gil, desvelando que, tras sus elaborados disenos formales, se ocultan unas tecnicas bastante restringidas, orientadas a simplificar notablemente el trazado, la ejecucion y el montaje, y muy eficaces en sus resultados. La construccion de un modelo a escala 1:3 de una de dichas bovedas ha puesto de manifiesto algunos de estos recursos. Junto a los anteriores, otros elementos arquitectonicos de canteria se encuentran tambien presentes en los edificios de Rodrigo Gil, tales como arcos, capialzados, pechinas, trompas, escaleras y bovedas diversas. A ellos se reserva un pequeno apartado. La investigacion se ocupa, asimismo, del cuaderno de arquitectura de Rodrigo Gil. Un analisis minucioso ha dado como resultado la identificacion de una serie de procedimientos orientados al trazado arquitectonico de un edificio religioso gotico. A continuacion se ha seleccionado un conjunto de quince iglesias trazadas por este maestro, a fin de examinar, por una parte, la aplicacion practica de estos criterios de diseno, y, por otra, la de algunas de las ya conocidas reglas para el dimensionado estructural. La comprension de esta realidad construida se completa con un estudio del contexto historico y profesional en que Rodrigo Gil desarrollo su actividad, asi como una breve resena historica de cada uno de los edificios en los que intervino. ABSTRACT Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon: geometric drawing and stonecutting in his work. Rodrigo Gil de Hontanon (1500-1577) is considered one of the most important Spanish architects of the sixteenth century. Son of the prestigious stonemason Juan Gil de Hontanon, he is the last representative of Gothic tradition in Spain. His work expanded over a vast territory of the Crown of Castile, where he built countless religious and civil buildings. He took part in the construction of two of the most noted buildings of his time, the cathedrals of Salamanca and Segovia. Besides, he is the author of the most complete manuscript on Gothic construction in Europe. His figure has been the subject of numerous studies, mainly referring to the historical aspects of his work and, to a lesser extent, to those of structural design theory contained in his texts. However, virtually none of them analyzes the practices used by this master in the design and construction of his buildings. Ribbed vaults are without a doubt the most relevant elements in the work of Rodrigo Gil, from the point of view of stonecutting. The main part of this Doctoral Thesis is devoted to them, and focuses on two categories. The first one refers to the geometric features of these structures, analyzing, on the one hand, their proportion, dimensional ranges and plan layout, and, on the other hand, the design of their arches and ridge. The second one investigates the constructive features of the elements that make them up, examining successively their ribs, tas-de-charges, bosses and web. The individual and comparative study of a set of 104 vaults, carried out under the specified criteria, has enabled to establish the most usual procedures of drawing and cutting utilized by Rodrigo Gil: the analysis has disclosed that rather limited techniques are hidden behind their elaborate patterns, aimed at considerably simplifying vault drawing, execution and erection, and very effective in their results. The construction of a 1:3 scale model of one of these vaults has brought some of these devices to light. Along with the aforementioned ones, other architectural stonework elements are also present in the buildings by Rodrigo Gil, such as arches, arriere-voussures, pendentives, squinches, stairs, and varied vaults. A small section is dedicated to them. Additionally, the research deals with Rodrigo Gil’s architectural booklet. A detailed analysis has resulted in the identification of a series of procedures oriented to establish the architectural layout of a Gothic religious building. Next, a set of fifteen churches designed by this master has been selected, in order to examine the application, on the one hand, of these design criteria, and, on the other hand, of some of the well-known rules for structural sizing. A study of the historical and professional context in which Rodrigo Gil developed his activity, as well as a brief historical review of each of the buildings in which this master took part, is included, for the purpose of complementing the understanding of this architecture.

Trazas de montea y cortes de cantería en la obra de Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón