Iconography in Nineteenth Century Architectural Historical Publications

1 June 2007
Erasmusbuilding - Justus Lipsius Hall
Faculty of Arts
Blijde Inkomststraat 21, 8th Floor
B-3000 Leuven

In recent years architectural history writing has enjoyed increasing attention as the subject matter of scholarly study. The workshop aims to focus on one aspect in this field, the hidden meanings of pictures in 19th-century architectural historical publications, centred on the following themes and questions.
Which developments did reproduction techniques undergo, which are relevant to the translation of particular positions in architectural history between 1789 and 1914? How were formal aspects and meanings of representation influenced by certain notions, such as rationalism (analysis) and romanticism (synthesis)? What was the rhetorical character of the pictures considered from the author's perspective as well as within their own autonomy? What was the function of the picture in relation to the motivations, the public and the chosen publication categories of authors with a general historical interest in architecture? And finally, how did text and picture interact? To which degree did illustrations contribute to the text or interpret it (or vice versa), or did they simply affirm each other? Can we speak, in certain instances, of a 'national style'?
The speakers form an international group of outstanding researchers, who work on an interdisciplinary basis and who deal in their lecture with more than one of these aspects or the relationship between them.

programme

8.30 registration and coffee
9.30 welcome: Luc Verpoest (KU Leuven)

MORNING SESSION chair: Ellen Van Impe
10.00 keynote lecture: DANA ARNOLD (University of Southamton): Imag(in)ing Architecture
10.45 DIRK VAN DE VIJVER (Universiteit Utrecht) Creating the Architectural Canon of a New Kingdom: Goetghebuer's Choix des monumens (1817-1828)

11.15 coffee break

11.45 ZSUZSANNA BÖRÖCZ (KU Leuven): An Excellent Work of Transition on National Architectural History. The Illustrations of A.G.B. Schayes' Histoire de l'Architecture en Belgique (1849-1853)

12.15 lunch break

AFTERNOON SESSION chair: Luc Verpoest
14.15 MARÍA OCÓN FERNÁNDEZ (Freie Universität Berlin) Handbook, Outline or Art History Textbook? The Emergence of a History of German Art and the Relationship between Picture and Text
14.45 SIMONA TALENTI (Università di Bologna): The Scientific Studies of an Architect-Historian: L'Architecture normande aux XIe et XIIe siècles en Normandie et en Angleterre (1885-1889) by Victor Ruprich-Robert

15.15 coffee break

15.45 THIERRY MANDOUL (École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture Paris-Malaquais): Axonometric Representation in the Publications of Auguste Choisy
(1841-1909)

16.15 discussion

This workshop, organised by the team of the FWOproject FWO G.0356.04, within the Research Group Architectural History and Conservation of the KU Leuven, intends to herald a dialogue with current international research on possible connections between intention and illustration material of publications on architectural history during the long nineteenth century.
The proceedings will be published in Leuven (ACCO ISBN 978 90 334 6581 9). The event welcomes researchers, students and other interested parties. Admission is free, but
registration is necessary.
Register by e-mail to: zsuzsanna.borocz@asro.kuleuven.be
Please note your title, name, institute, address, telephone and e-mail.

Research Group Architectural History and Conservation
Department of Architecture, Urban Design and Planning
Faculty of Engineering
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Kasteelpark Arenberg 1 | B-3001 Heverlee
T: +32 16 32 96 09 | +32 475 30 59 53
F: +32 16 32 19 84
www.asro.kuleuven.be/archistoria