English Period- Early Renaissance

During the English Period the Early Renaissance consisted of a few different design styles which are the Tudor, Elizabethan, and the Jacobean. This period was considered the age of oak because there were a lot of huge oak forests in england which allowed for timbered roofs. Tudor style used timber framed construction. With the Tudor style there is some symmetry whereas Elizabethan style was very symmetrical. Elizabethan decoration tends to be very lavish in design and is a period of great wealth. This period also had italian influence because Inigo Jones introduced Italian Renaissance architecture to England.

Tudor Style Architecture

Elizabethan Style Architecture

The Jacobean Style was a continuation of the Elizabethan Style but there was more of a unified application of formal design. The interiors included plaster ceilings and paneling. These interiors were more masculine and had oriental rugs and embroidered silk and the fireplace was the main focal point.

Jacobean Style Architecture

Jacobean Interior

I really love this photo because it shows so much detail and you can see how your attention goes to the fireplace and how that was really the focal point with this style and design. 

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Modern Tudor Style Architecture

Modern Jacobean Interior

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I chose this video as a resource because I thought it was actually really cool how Jacobean style furniture that we might see nowadays isnt just Jacobean but it has different details from other styles as well.

Responses: 

I read over Natalie and blogs. I really loved Natalies video because I love the vidoes that do virtual tours. I think its really cool that she found a video that walks throught the building that she talked about in her blog. I also think she did a really nice job of relating her current applications. I also read Rachaels blog and I thought it was really cool how she talked about the Chippendale chair and then showed a picture of an interior with that chair being used today and also did that with the Queen Anne chair. I think that was a really interesting way of showing how those chairs are still being used but also how the design styles have changed.

French - Baroque Period

The baroque is a very atistic period which started around 1600. The word baroque refers to a “rough of imperfect pearl” which I think is very interesting. Modern usage of the word typically is used to describe works of art, craft, or design. Baroque architecture had an emphasis on bold massing and volume and void. An example of Baroque architecture is the Cathedral of Morelia Michoacan in Mexico.

Cathedral of Morelia in Mexico

In interiors, Baroque had grand monumental staircases. These staircases carried messages of power and conquest. They made a huge initial impact of any visitor with their impressive architectural design and decoration.  A famous example was the staircase of the Ambassadors at Versailles. The design of this staircase inspired many others across Europe.

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I thought this video was very informative and a good resource.

Responses:

I read over Justine and Samantha's blog. I really enjoyed reading Justine's because she talked about the same period I did but she covered different areas. I really liked her information and pictures of Palais of Versailles. I think the photo she found of the garden reall depicts what she was talking about and it was really cool. I also really enjoyed reading Samantha's blog because she covered the Rococo period and it was cool to read over something different. I really liked how she talked about the style of the wardrobes and her picture was really neat. I also really liked her current applications because the rooms were very elaborate and decorative and they were really cool to compare.