Emblems and other decorations of the Renaissance town houses in Krakow / Beata Makowska [Abstr.] // W: The Renaissance Society of America Annual Meeting, Venice, Italy 8-10 April : program and abstract ... więcej

Emblems and other decorations of the Renaissance town houses in Krakow / Beata Makowska [Abstr.] // W: The Renaissance Society of America Annual Meeting, Venice, Italy 8-10 April : program and abstract book / The Renaissance Society of America. - [S.l.] : The Renaissance Society of America, 2010. - S. 183

During the Renaissance, a new type of building emerged, in the form of the town house. The elite of Krakow had their homes built by master stonemasons, who transplanted Italian design in the spirit of ... więcej

During the Renaissance, a new type of building emerged, in the form of the town house. The elite of Krakow had their homes built by master stonemasons, who transplanted Italian design in the spirit of the Quattrocento Florence. The decorative elements of the Renaissance were a harbinger and a sign of a new style and arriving far ahead of changes in the spatial structure of buildings. In this period, a wealth of decoration was an expression of the owner’s social status and was mainly to be found on portals, window frames and cornices. Foundation plaques and emblems were also typical. Emblems served as both explanatory information addressed to passers-by, and as talismans for the houses’ inhabitants. The decorative motives and emblems of Renaissance Krakow’s houses make for memorable images and signs, allowing the ideas of the period to be absorbed and its hidden codes and symbolic content to be recognised.