Universität Wien

080023 PS Case Study: Vienna as Architectural Centre in Late Medieval Central Europe (2013S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 8 - Kunstgeschichte und Europäische Ethnologie
Continuous assessment of course work

Preliminary meeting on Wed. 13.03.2013 at 2pm in Seminarraum 3

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Wednesday 10.04. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
Wednesday 17.04. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
Wednesday 24.04. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
Wednesday 08.05. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
Wednesday 15.05. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
Wednesday 22.05. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
Wednesday 29.05. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
Wednesday 05.06. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
Wednesday 12.06. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
Wednesday 26.06. 09:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The later Middle Ages saw extensive building activity at Europe's royal courts and in its towns. Whereas the twelfth and thirteenth centuries can be characterised as an "age of the cathedrals", where the prelacy commissioned some of the most influential architecture of the day, the subsequent period saw the balance shift to princely and burgherly patronage, concentrated in the Continent's flourishing towns. A more diverse patronal base commissioned a correspondingly broad range of building projects, from churches and other public buildings (town halls, merchant halls etc.) to increasingly luxurious private lodgings. There was also a marked emphasis on the beautification of the town as a work of art in its own right. All this created conditions in which architects and sculptors were able to redefine the stylistic and technical limits of medieval architecture, paving the way for Gothic's dramatic final act.

As one of Europe's leading mercantile towns and an emerging centre of princely power, late-medieval Vienna represents a prime example of architectural developments of this type. The Habsburgs, most notably Rudolph IV and Frederick III, were certainly a driving force here, both in terms of embellishing the Hofburg and supporting building projects within the town. Important too was the patronage of nobles within court circles (as, for instance, with Maria am Gestade). And yet Vienna's rise to become a leading architectural centre within the Central European region also owed much to the burghers, who financed the majority of the rebuilding of St. Stephen's, as well as a host of other important works.

The present course seeks to exploit this rich and accessible material. Based on the detailed study of individual buildings and thus involving a number of visits to the monuments themselves (Stephansdom, Minoritenkirche, Augustinerkirche, Maria am Gestade, Hofburgkapelle, etc.), the aim will be to provide an introduction to the study of late medieval buildings, both as artistic and functional objects, and thus show how they can help us to understand fourteenth- and fifteenth-century society.

Assessment and permitted materials

The performance of participants will be assessed on the basis of the presentations and contributions made to discussions. The presentations are also to be handed in as essays (c. 8 sides).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

A fundamental aim of the course is to investigate a critical period (c. 1350-1500) for the development of architecture in Vienna. This should not only involve studying the work of the town's lodge, but also lead to an improved understanding of late medieval Vienna as a whole. It will be attempted to show what insights the medium of architecture can offer into the life of the city in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

The following aims are thus particularly important:
1) Improved knowledge of European late medieval cultural and architectural history.
2) Improved knowledge of the architecture of late medieval Vienna - from general questions of topography to individual buildings (churches, town hall, private houses).
3) Improved knowledge of the methods of architectural history. By addressing a range of terminological and theoretical questions, the process of analysing late medieval buildings will be practiced.

Examination topics

The course comprises on the one hand seminars at the Institute for Art History, on the other visits to the relevant monuments. Both at the Institute and before the monuments, participants will give presentations on certain aspects of the subject, following which there will be a discussion. Presentations in English will be welcome.

Reading list

(Auswahl)

G. Binding, Baubetrieb im Mittelalter, (Darmstadt, 1993).
J. J. Böker, Architektur der Gotik, (Salzburg, 2005).
J. J. Böker, Der Wiener Stephansdom. Architektur als Sinnbild für das Haus Österreich, (Salzburg, 2007).
J. Bérenger, Die Geschichte des Habsburgerreiches: 1273 bis 1918, (Wien, 1995).
G. Brucher, Gotische Baukunst in Österreich, (Salzburg-Wien, 1990).
G. Brucher, (Hrg), Geschichte der bildenden Kunst in Österreich II. Gotik, (München-London-New York, 2000).
P. Csendes et al, Wien: Geschichte einer Stadt. Von den Anfängen bis zur Ersten Wiener Türkenbelagerung (1529), (Wien, 2001).
Dehio Handbücher: G. Buchinger (Hrg.) / BDA, Wien. I Bezirk und Innere Stadt (Wien, 2003)
R. Donin et al, Geschichte der bildenden Kunst in Wien. Zweiter Band: Gotik, (Wien, 1955).
E. Ennen, Die europäische Stadt des Mittelalters, (4. Auflage, Göttingen, 1987).
H. Fillitz, (Hrg), Geschichte der bildenden Kunst in Österreich I. Früh- und Hochmittelalter, (München-New York, 1998).
E. Hassmann, Meister Michael. Baumeister der Herzoge von Österreich, (Wien-Köln-Weimar, 2002).
B. Klein (Hrg.)., Gotik, dtv Geschichte der bildenden Kunst in Deutschland, (München, 2007).
K. Krause (Hrsg.), Spätgotik und Renaissance, dtv Geschichte der bildenden Kunst in Deutschland, (München, 2007).
P. Moraw, Von offener Verfassung zu gestalteter Verdichtung. Das Reich im späten Mittelalter (Berlin, 1985).
D. Nicholas, The Later Medieval City, 1300 - 1500, (London, 1997).
N. Nussbaum, Deutsche Kirchenbaukunst der Gotik, (Köln, 1985; 2nd ed., Darmstadt, 1994)
K. Oettinger, Das Werden Wiens, (Wien, 1951).
F. Opll, Leben im mittelalterlichen Wien, (Wien, 1998).
R. Perger und W. Brauneis, Die mittelalterlichen Kirchen und Klöster Wiens, (Wien, 1977).
R. Recht, Ausklang des Mittelalters, (München, 1989).
A. Rosenauer, ed., Geschichte der bildenden Kunst in Österreich. Band 3, Spätmittelalter und Renaissance, (München, 2003).
A. Sauter, Fürstliche Herrschaftsrepräsentation. Die Habsburger im 14. Jahrhundert, (Ostfildern, 2003).
H. Tietze, Geschichte und Beschreibung des St.-Stephans-Domes in Wien, Österreichische Kunsttopographie 23, (Wien, 1931).
R. Wagner-Rieger, Mittelalterliche Architektur in Österreich, (St. Pölten-Vienna, 1991).
M. Warnke, Spätmittelalter und Frühe Neuzeit 1400-1750, CH Beck Geschichte der deutschen Kunst (München, 1999)
M. Zykan, Der Stephansdom, (Vienna-Hamburg, 1981).

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