Arch History 2; Exam 4; Terms

Boiserie

Interior wood paneling enriched by carving, gilding, painting or inlay.

Claude Perrault

Architect that contributed to the design of Louvre East Facade.

Coquille

Seashell like organic form

Eclecticism

Single piece of work that incorporates a mixture of elements from previous historical styles to create something new and original.

Follies

Use of small & sometimes fanatical structures or ruins of a structure as focal points in layout of gardens.

Francois Mansart

Famous architect of French Baroque that designed Mansart roofs. Perfectionist who changed his mind all of the time.

Frontispiece

Elaborated door surrounded at the front facade of a building.

Mansard Roof

Also known as Gabel roof; type of roof with four sides and two slopes on each side. Came about because of taxes, died in France during Baroque.

Picturesque

Preoccupation with pictorial values of architecture and landscape, in combination with each other.

Piranesi

“A little whimsy” - created illustrations of ancient Roman buildings and fictional prison schemes.

Rocaille

Scroll ornament coming forms apparently based on water, plants, rocks & shells

Rococo

Style of architecture & decoration, primarily French in origin. Represents final phase of Baroque with profuse, often semi-abstract ornamentation.

Romanticism

Movement of Arts & Lit that emphasized inspiration, subjectivity and primary of individual.

Sublime

Greatness beyond measurement.

The Enlightenment

Philosophical movement, marked by rejection of traditional ideas and emphasis on rationalism.