Practices of Copying & Imitation in Early Modern Architecture (1400-1700)
Abstract
By contrast, this conference seeks to direct attention to verifiable practices and material documentation of copying and imitation in the workshop and on the building site, and how this evidence sheds new light on the production of architecture. Individual conference papers address commonplace processes of copying and imitation, as manifest in techniques of traced drawing, the manipulation of models, the casting of ornaments, writing on architecture, and the reproduction of decorative details. In considering copying and imitation as part of routine practice, often motivated by needs of economy, efficiency, and scale, the conference aims to better understand the driving forces that enabled the rich and varied architectural culture of the early modern period.
Conference Program
Paper Abstracts
Keynotes
Maarten Delbeke (ETH Zurich)
Metonymy or imitation? The bones, stones and stars of St. Rasso in Bayern
15 June, 17:30
Practical information
15 & 16 June 2023
VANDENHOVE Centre for Architecture and Art
Ghent University
Rozier 1
9000 Gent
Registration
Please register in advance to attend the conference and the keynote lecture.
Organization
Nele De Raedt (Université Catholique de Louvain)
Elizabeth Merrill (Ghent University)
Contact: elizabeth.merrill@ugent.be
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