Neoplatonism and the transition for Romanesque to Gothic

Julie Eisenhardt

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Jan 31, 1997, 3:00:00 AM1/31/97

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I asked this a while ago and nobody answered, so...
Can anyone here conjure and means in which the revival of the Neoplatonic
thought in the 10 through the 12th centuries contributed to the transition for
Romanesque to Gothic???
I think the view of the supreme being that is all knowing and all that
contributed significantly to the archetectural style, and the Neoplatonists had
a cvery heirarchical view of the universe that would support the theoretical
existance of such a being. I just can't tie it definetely...

Any ideas?

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j. eisenhardt
"dorsum nudum fero tui sceleris"

john wightman

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Feb 1, 1997, 3:00:00 AM2/1/97

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In article <5ctaom$h...@earth.alpha.net>, Julie Eisenhardt
<ne...@earth.execpc.com> writes

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Re revival of Plantonic thought - see pages 95/96 in "Art and
Architecture in Medieval France" by Whitney S. Stoddard pub. Fitzhenry
and Whiteside Ltd., Toronto., which should be in your university
library.

What is special about Hart House? Who is the architect? What else has
he done?

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john wightman

A. Taylor

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Feb 4, 1997, 3:00:00 AM2/4/97

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john wightman <og...@maigold.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>What is special about Hart House? Who is the architect? What else has
>he done?

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>john wightman

Actually it was I, Andy Taylor, that cited Hart House at UofT as one of my
favourite examples of local gothic architecture.

The architects were Henry Sproatt and Ernest Rolph. Sproatt had learnt his trade
in the offices of Cram and Goohue of New York. (Cribbing from a book about Hart
House). Off the top of my head I'm uncertain what Sproatt may be known for. I'll
let you know if I turn up anything else.

What is special about Hart House? Its hard to describe in words, but one of the
powerful elements of Hart House is the Great Hall which contains spendid stone
corbels and other elements many of which refer to World War I. The time in which
the building was still under construction. Included in one of the corbels is a
full infantry soldier carrying a pack and rifle. There are coats of arms of all
of the University allied with Great Britain and Canada during World War I. Its
quite impressive

I know its kind of sad, but I was so overwhelmed by this place during my
University experience that I chose to be hold my wedding reception in the Great
Hall last year. Needless to say my guests went away with a strong impression as
well. Screw these banquet halls with their sliding dividers and fake
chandeliers. Give me some real architecture any day!

Andy

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Am Freitag, 31. Januar 1997 02:00:00 UTC-6 schrieb Julie Eisenhardt:

> I asked this a while ago and nobody answered, so...
> Can anyone here conjure and means in which the revival of the Neoplatonic
> thought in the 10 through the 12th centuries contributed to the transition for
> Romanesque to Gothic???
> I think the view of the supreme being that is all knowing and all that
> contributed significantly to the archetectural style, and the Neoplatonists had
> a cvery heirarchical view of the universe that would support the theoretical
> existance of such a being. I just can't tie it definetely...
>
> Any ideas?
>

> --
> j. eisenhardt
> "dorsum nudum fero tui sceleris"

Hi! have you found anything about it? I ran into your question lookink for the same answer.

Roger

"quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur"