Main description: In the Middle Ages, imaginative re-use was made of architectural components from classical antiquity such as columns, capitals, cornices, and even statues, sarcophagi, reliefs and inscriptions; the motives ranged from simple utilisation of materials through int…
Wiederverwendung von Antike im Mittelalter
by Esch, Arnold
fromHans-Lietzmann-Vorlesungen
Antike Architekturteile wie Säulen, Kapitelle, Gesimse, aber auch Statuen, Sarkophage, Reliefs, Inschriften sind im Mittelalter einfallsreich wiederverwendet worden, wobei die Motive von bloßer materieller Verwertung über interpretatio christiana bis zu politischer Legitimierung…
In the Middle Ages, imaginative re-use was made of architectural components from classical antiquity such as columns, capitals, cornices, and even statues, sarcophagi, reliefs and inscriptions; the motives ranged from simple utilisation of materials throu.