"A peece rather of good heraldry, than of architecture" : heraldry and the Orders of architecture as joint emblems of chivalry

Author

Hart, Vaughan

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Res. 1993, Num. 23, 52-66, 16 ill.

ISSN

0277-1322

Abstract (en)

Investigates the relationship of heraldry and architecture in Stuart England, with particular emphasis on the scenography and architecture of Inigo Jones, and the writings of Henry Wotton. Concludes that Vitruvian rules on the use of the architectural orders were, in early 17th c. England, explained in the context of the established art of heraldic design, which itself was understood to be the only remaining art of antiquity, as well as a prominent component of Elizabethan architecture. Three theoretical similarities between heraldry and the orders are pointed out: both were thought of as emblems; both were geometric compositions, governed by identical rules of symmetry and balance; both expressed the same notion of chivalry, and comprised a hierarchical principle of order.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Architecture -- United Kingdom
• Architectural orders
• Heraldry
• Great Britain
• 1600-1700
• Relations
• Chivalry
• Architecture
• Jones, Inigo, 1573-1652
• Architectural literature
• Wotton, Henry, 1568-1639
• Writings
• Scenography
• Emblems
• Geometry

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Architecture -- Royaume-Uni
• Ordre (architecture)
• Héraldique
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1600-1700
• Relations
• Chevalerie
• Architecture
• Jones, Inigo, 1573-1652
• Littérature d'architecture
• Wotton, Henry, 1568-1639
• Ecrits
• Scénographie
• Emblème
• Géométrie

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19940101-00336525

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