Derivative works Plan of Saint Gall

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1 derivative works

1.1 horn , born
1.2 umberto eco
1.3 models
1.4 campus galli
1.5 st. gall project





derivative works

artist s reconstruction of buildings in plan j. rudolf rahn, 1876.


horn , born

walter horn , ernest born in 1979 published 3-volume plan of st. gall (berkeley, calif., university of california press), considered definitive work in english. single-volume condensed edition published in 1982 plan of st. gall - in brief.


according horn, plan copy of original blueprint of ideal monastery created @ 2 carolingian reform synods held @ aachen in 816 , 817. purpose of synods establish benedictine monasteries throughout carolingian empire bulwark against encroaching christian monastic missionaries britain , ireland bringing celtic lifestyle influences continent (see celtic art).


umberto eco

according earl anderson (cleveland state university), umberto eco references plan in novel name of rose:



perhaps larger less proportioned (p. 26): adso (a character in book) mentions actual monasteries had seen in switzerland , france (st. gall, cluny, fontenay), standard of proportion alludes carolingian (9th century) plan of st. gall, sets forth architectural plan ideal monastery.

models

the plan has tradition of model making. in 1965 ernest born , others created scale model of plan age of charlemagne exhibition in aachen, germany. became inspiration 1979 book, first in tradition of modeling plan. more plan has been modeled on computers using cad software.


campus galli

campus galli carolingian monastic community under construction in meßkirch, baden-württemberg, germany. construction project includes plans build medieval monastery according ninth-century plan of saint gall using techniques era. long-term financing of project come revenue generated site s operation tourist attraction. construction site has been open visitors since june 2013.


st. gall project

the st. gall project founded produce digital online presence plan including models , extensive online database on medieval monastic culture. project directed patrick geary (ucla) , bernard frischer (university of virginia) funding andrew w. mellon foundation. website released public in december 2007. future resources include intellectual , textual aspects of plan , monasticism; space publication of new papers , research, lesson plans , teaching aides, blogs , chat rooms.








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