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• 24 nov 2016

  25 nov 2016

  Lausanne

  Conference, symposium - Representation

  Décor and Architecture (17th-18th centuries): Between Adherence and Autonomy

  During the Early Modern Period, décor was considered to be one of the most fundamental elements of architecture. Thanks to décor, architecture could elevate itself beyond simple masonry and claim a superior status. Décor was thus defined as a necessary prerequisite for architecture, rather than a marginal component. However, despite its privileged status, many authors mistrusted it, fearing the harmful effect which an uncontrollable proliferation of ornament would surely have on architecture. This conference aims to question how the relations between décor and architecture were defined and implemented in Europe in the XVII^th and XVIII^th centuries.

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• 30 mai 2016

  Lausanne

  Call for papers - Representation

  Decor and architecture (17th-18th centuries) - between union and the separation of the arts

  Entre union et séparation des arts

  Le décor, à la période moderne, est considéré comme l’une des parties fondamentales de l’architecture. Grâce à lui, celle-ci se distingue de la simple maçonnerie et peut revendiquer une forme d’excellence. Dans une telle perspective, le décor est une condition essentielle à l’architecture et non pas un élément marginal. Ce statut privilégié n’empêche cependant pas les commentateurs de s’en méfier : ils craignent la prolifération incontrôlée de l’ornement, qu’ils jugent nuisible à l’architecture. Le présent colloque ambitionne d’interroger la manière dont les rapports entre décor et architecture ont été pensés et pratiqués dans l’Europe des XVII^e et XVIII^e siècles.

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• 30 jan 2016

  Lausanne

  Call for papers - Europe

  Inventing medieval literature (16th-17th century)

  This conference aims to study the categories and periodizations used by 16^th and 17^th century antiquarians to classify the texts gathered today under the name "medieval literature". We examine the motivations behind antiquarian interest in texts which were difficult to read and understand, carried moral and religious values perceived as "alien", and were sometimes considered useless if not harmful to read, but were nevertheless recognized as reliable sources on past habits. Special attention will be given to discourses of continuity (origins of a modern language) or rupture (medieval "barbarity" or "popery") in which these texts were used as supports.

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