Westwork
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Charlemagne dreamt of reviving the Roman Empire in the West.[4] His dream along with his artistic skillset allowed him to implement artwork into buildings with westwork during this time period[4] and can be found in the Corvey Abbey and scattered throughout other westwork buildings today.
The Corvey Abbey (built in 885) located in Germany is the oldest example of westwork to date. The Corvey Abbey provides an example of westwork preserved from the time being built.
The primary source of Trajan's Aqueduct, the Aqua Traiana, a nymphaeum known as the Madonna della Fiora near Rome, is documented in the Historical Diocesan Archive of Nepi and Sutri as having been converted into a church in medieval times by constructing a westwork. "It was adapted to a church by building a two-floor masonary forepart: the lower floor as the facade of the church; the upper floor as residence of the parish priest divided into 5 rooms."
The feature was introduced into Norman architecture in the 11th century by Robert of Jumièges at the church of Jumièges Abbey, consecrated in 1067. The pattern was continued in German Gothic architecture.
References
- Oxford Reference
- ISBN 978-0205744220.
- ^ Heyman 2015, p. 9.
- ^ a b "Carolingian art | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ a b c Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
Sources
- Heyman, Jacques (2015). "Strainer arches". Construction History. 30 (2). The Construction History Society: 1–14. JSTOR 44215905. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
External links
- Media related to Westworks at Wikimedia Commons