IMC 2011: Sessions
Session 230: 'Scolpire l'architettura' (Sculpting Architecture): Richness and Poverty in the Cistercian Abbeys of Center-North Italy, 12th-14th Centuries, I
Monday 11 July 2011, 14.15-15.45
| Sponsor: | Cîteaux: commentarii cistercienses, Pontigny |
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| Organiser: | Silvia Beltramo, Dipartimento Casa-Città, Politecnico di Torino |
| Moderator/Chair: | Terryl N. Kinder, _Cîteaux: Commentarii cistercienses_, Pontigny |
| Respondent: | Carlo Mario Tosco, Facoltà di Architettura, Politecnico di Torino |
| Paper 230-a | Santa Maria in Fontevivo and Cistercian Architecture in Emilia in the 12th and 13th Centuries (Language: English) Index terms: Architecture - Religious, Monasticism, Religious Life |
| Paper 230-b | Cistercian Settlements in Piedmont in the 12th and 13th Centuries: Architecture and Sculpture (Language: English) Index terms: Architecture - Religious, Monasticism, Religious Life |
| Abstract | During the first centuries of Cistercian life, monastic complexes were affected by the indications of poverty to limit superfluous decoration and avoid distraction from prayer. This does not, however, mean poverty in design and construction. The abbeys were often the result of long, costly development and/or implementation in stages, and local tradition often existed side-by-side with innovative features. The richness does not lie in the sculpture or the materials; rather, care in the construction represents a wealth of know-how and specialization. These two sessions will examine how the terms 'richness' and 'poverty' may be ascribed to Cistercian architectural solutions in four regions in Italy. |