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Three-dimensional Aspect of the Town and Fortress on the Example of Zamość

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Bursiewicz N.

Zapiski Historyczne

2018

vol. 83

issue 4

77-90

The aim of the article is to look at Zamość as a three-dimensional spatial construct, which may be compared to an architectural and sculptural work of art. Analysing the external image of the town, its form, characteristic features, and dominant height one may broaden the interpretation by adding figurative, emotive or metaphysical aspects. The text constitutes the development of the thought of Stanisław Herbst, according to which Zamość was designed as a three-dimensional shape, not as a plan. The subject matter was examined using the sources of historical cartography and iconography along with modern aerial photographs. The text also includes the review of scientific publications concerning the subject matter. The observation of the town also played a major role.

Der Artikel möchte Zamość als dreidimensionales Raumkonstrukt betrachten, das man mit einem architektonisch-bildhauerischen Werk vergleichen kann. Durch die Analyse der äußeren Erscheinung der Stadt, ihrer Formen, Eigenschaften, Höhendominanten kann man die Interpretation um bestimmte Werte wie etwa den darstellerischen, den emotiven oder den metaphysischen erweitern. Zugleich ist der Text die Entfaltung eines Gedankens von Stanisław Herbst, wonach Zamość nicht als Plan, sondern als Block entworfen wurde. Das Thema wurde unter Benutzung von Quellen aus der historischen Kartografie und Ikonografie sowie von modernen Luftbildern ausgearbeitet. Dazu kommt ein Überblick über die wissenschaftlichen Veröffentlichungen zum gewählten Thema. Von Bedeutung war auch die unmittelbare Betrachtung der Stadt.

Teoria Miasta Idealnego Francisca Eiximenisa.

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Bursiewicz N.

Quart. Kwartalnik Instytutu Historii Sztuki Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego

2013

issue 1(27)

3-18

Francisco Eiximenis, a Catalan Franciscan monk, had a great impact on public and religious life of the Crown of Aragon at the turn of the 14th century and deserved full appreciation there. He had a royal protection. He performed a function of the governement of Valencia councillor, a theologist at the court of Martin I the Human and a spiritual advisor of his wife, queen Maria de Luna. Among his readers were also Peter IV Aragonese, John I the Hunter and the pope Benedict XIII. Eiximenis believed in a capability of creation of an ideal city – self-sufficient, visually attractive and safe. In his book Lo Crestia, edited in 1379, he included an analysis of the factors which effected the rise of communities and in consequence city centres. Moreover, he explained what a city is and gave instructions to be followed when rising a city. The 12th book of Lo Crestia was a harbinger of urbanistic theories of the Late Quattrocento and Cinquecento, these of Alberti, Filarete and Leonardo da Vinci’s. If we consider the date and geographical area in which Eiximenis’s texts were created, we should speak about formal and topic novelty. This proposed by him theoretical city design assumed combination of Christian and humanistic concepts with consideration to Greek-and-Roman tradition. His main aim was to build or rebuild a city as a centre of secular and ecclesial power. As a distinct novelty of high importance came for the Franciscan aesthetics i.e. visual aspect of a city. Its beauty was about to be revealed in harmonius space composition, its surroundings and the dwellers themselves. Paying attention to a man is yet another distinctive element. Squares as spaces of lively social interaction are designed for people. A city becomes a sine qua non condition of a man’s development. It is the only place that meets both his material and spiritual needs. Most of all, a city provides people with “real pleasure and joy”.

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Three-dimensional Aspect of the Town and Fortress on the Example of Zamość

Teoria Miasta Idealnego Francisca Eiximenisa.