A CORNERSTONE IN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: THE DEDICATION OF ST. PETER'S ABBEY CHURCH, GHENT, 1629

A CORNERSTONE IN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY: THE DEDICATION OF ST. PETER'S ABBEY CHURCH, GHENT, 1629

For centuries, St. Peter's abbey church in Ghent has fascinated historians: it is an exquisite example of early Baroque architecture of the southern Netherlands. New insights about the significance of the abbey church's design can be gathered by investigating strategies that were operation...

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Veröffentlicht in:Source (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2012-01, Vol.31 (2), p.15-21
Hauptverfasser: Morel, Anne-Françoise, Germonprez, Dagmar
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abbeys
Abbots
Awards
Catholicism
Churches
Poetic themes
Praise poetry
Religious buildings
Religious poetry
Stone buildings
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Zusammenfassung:For centuries, St. Peter's abbey church in Ghent has fascinated historians: it is an exquisite example of early Baroque architecture of the southern Netherlands. New insights about the significance of the abbey church's design can be gathered by investigating strategies that were operational during the building campaign. Such strategies can be inferred from two items that relate to the laying of the abbey's first stone in 1629: a commemorative medal and a descriptive poem. Together, they provide new information on the contemporary architectural meaning of the church, the poem mirroring the building's symbolic foundation. (Quotes from original text)
ISSN:0737-4453
2328-207X
DOI:10.1086/sou.31.2.23208931