Citation and Quotation in Early Modern Architecture : Lost and Found in Translation.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hopkins, Andrew, author.

Series:

Transcodification: Arts, Languages and Media Series

Transcodification: Arts, Languages and Media Series ; v.5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture, Modern--Philosophy.

Architecture, Modern.

Architecture, Modern--Designs and plans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (402 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2024.

Summary:

This scholarly work examines the concepts of citation, quotation, and mindset in the context of Early Modern architecture. It explores how architects and theorists drew upon ancient and contemporary texts, architectural designs, and cultural influences in shaping their works. The book highlights the interplay between literary citations and architectural quotations, analyzing historical examples such as Vitruvius, Filarete, Palladio, and Borromini. It also delves into the cultural transmission of architectural knowledge across regions, including Europe and colonial Mexico, and the reinterpretation of architectural forms over time. The book is a collection of essays by various contributors, aimed at an academic audience with interests in architectural history, theory, and the humanities. It provides a critical framework for understanding the intellectual and practical processes behind architectural creation during the Early Modern period. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction

Chapter One Rewriting the Fables: Filarete and Ancient Descriptions of Near Eastern Architecture

Chapter Two Difficulties in understanding Vitruvius

Chapter Three Sources, Method, Understanding and Misunderstanding in Fra Giocondo's Vitruvius

Chapter Four Tracing Renaissance Italian Architectural Books in Colonial Mexico

Chapter Five Conjuring up the Wonders: from text to image

Chapter Six Twisted Words and Borrowed Wisdom: Misleading Citation in Scamozzi's Idea della architettura universale (1615)

Chapter Seven Formats and Functions of Large-Scale Calligraphy in Late-Ming and Qing-Period China and the Reconstruction of Architectural Spaces

Chapter Eight Pirro Ligorio, the 'Megala' Ship and the Cortile Del Belvedere

Chapter Nine Invention, Imitation and Reiteration: The Case of Bramante's So-Called Palazzo Caprini and its Progeny

Chapter Ten 'Citing from Memory': Centralized Models and Basilica Plans in Venice of the Early Counter-Reformation

Chapter Eleven Old Forms with New Functions: Villa Emo and the Amtshaus Wörlitz

Chapter Twelve Found and Reshaped in Translation: Architectural Models from the Centre to the Periphery

List of Contributors

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9783111477909

3111477908

OCLC:

1468527124