Downton Castle, function and meaning

Author

Ballantyne, Andrew

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Architectural history. 1989, Vol. 32, p. 105-130, 22 ill.; diagrams; plans

ISSN

0066-622X

Abstract (en)

On the house built by Richard Payne Knight for himself 1772-1778. Considers questions of style, function, and symbolism: why reading the house's exterior as an exercise in Medievalism is unsatisfactory; the practical rationale for the irregular planning which is the house's most important innovation; and sources for its imagery.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Architecture -- United Kingdom
• Knight, Richard Payne, 1750-1824
• Architecture
• Downton Castle||Downton on the Rock (GBR)
• Country houses and châteaux
• Great Britain
• 1700-1800
• Style
• Functionalism
• Iconography
• Medieval revival

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Architecture -- Royaume-Uni
• Knight, Richard Payne, 1750-1824
• Architecture
• Downton Castle||Downton on the Rock (GBR)
• Château
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1700-1800
• Style
• Fonctionnalisme
• Iconographie
• Néo-médiéval (art)

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19911001-00458959

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