ENGLISH RENAISSANCE

General Characteristics

1. Architecturala. Early renaissance : Plan were generally H-shape or E-shapeb. Interior courts for lightingc. Use of long galleriesd. Large Formal Gardense. Broad Terraces w/ large stairsf. Balustrated Parapetsg. Square headed windows with mullionsh. Steep roofsi. Popular use of classical orders

2. Late Renaissancea. Regularity and formal of plansb. Extensive use of corridorsc. Walls were usually terminated by well designed cornicesd. Hip roofse. Arcaded openingsf. A tendency to follow rigidly the classic proportions and detailing.

II. DECORATIVE

1. EARLY RENAISSANCEa. Combination of Gothic & Classicb. Mouldings generally boldc. Use of oil painted pictures of family portraitd. Extensive use of wood carvings

III. STRUCTURAL

a. use of Flemish bond on wallsb. wrought iron gates flanked by well-proportioned stone piers decorated by exquisitely carved sculpturec. arcuated and trabeated architecture

NOTABLE EXAMPLES

1. Inigo Jonesa. Banquet House-Londonb. Queens House-Greenwichc. Greenwich Hospitald. St. Paul Convent-Londone. Court Masques

2. Sir Christopher Wrena. St. Paul’s Cathedralb. Winchester Palacec. Chelsea Hospitald. Winsor Townhalle. The Library, Trinity College Cabrige

Rusticated Masonry

Balluster – one of a number short vertical members of ten circular in sectionused to support a stair handrail or caping.

Ballustrades – a series of baluster

QUIONS

German, Dutch, and Belgian Renaissance

General Characteristic

1. Architecturala.) Interior courtyards were irregularb.) Church plans were revised from the old concept to present religious ritual requirements.c.) Large steep roofs running several storeysd.) Walls carried up to gable roof giving picturesque and irregular skyline.

2. Structurala.) A combination of Gothic and Classic. It uses Gothic structure but classic external featuresb,) High steep roofsc.) Columns supporting arcades

3. Decorativea.) Grotesque and quaint ornaments

b.) Lack of refinement but fancifulc.) Gothic ornaments were mixed with revived Italian Classicsd.) Mouldings were vigorous, interpenetration of mouldingse.) The orders were freely employed, overladen with decorations

Notable examples in German Renaissance1.) Heidelberg Castle2.) Mariekinche, Wolfenbuttel3.) Church of Buckeburg

Notable Examples in Dutch and Belgian1.) The Town Hall, Antwerp (A.D. 1565)2.) The Town Hall, Ghent ( A.D. 1595-1622 Addition)3.) The Town Hall, Ypres (A.D. 1575-1621)4.) The Town Hall, Leyden (A.D. 1579)5.) The Town Hall, Delft (A.D. 1618 Addition)6.) The Town Hall, Haarlem (Remodelled 1620)7.) The Town Hall, The Hague (A.D. 1565)8.) Royal Palace, Amsterdam (A.D. 1648-55)9.) The Guild Houses, Brussels by Arch. Archers and Skippers (A.D. 1697)10.) The Guild Houses, AntWerp by Archers and Coppers (A.D. 1579)11.) The Grande Palace, Bruges12.) Maison de L’ancien Greffe, Brudges (A.D. 1535)13.) Hotel du Saumon, Malines (A.D. 1530)

14.) Palais de Justice, Brussels (1866)15.) Mauritshuis Hang (A.D. 1654)