Historic environment ; Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire Flashcards
What are the four factors?
extreme wealth
sign of changing times
new fashions, technologies and designs
powerful individual
What are the factors of extreme wealth?
tapestries
carpets
marble work
staircase
What are the factors of new fashions, designs and technologies?
lead
staircase
Italian Renaissance
What are the factors of powerful individual?
portraits
approach
layout
Great Hall
What was the preference of design in the Elizabethan era?
symmetry
How were Great Halls changed?
more practical
warmer
fireplaces - less smoky
What became less fashionable during the Elizabethan era?
internal courtyard
What did the external courtyard at Hardwick Hall mean for the design?
double or triple piles
Who was the architect at Hardwick Hall?
Robert Smythson
What type of paintings were popular in the Elizabethan era?
dynastic paintings
Where were long galleries positioned?
top floor
What did the positioning of Long Galleries on the top floor mean?
masterly view of geometric gardens
What was used on staircases to make them bigger?
timber
How did the use of timber on staircases change them?
larger
grander
more open
Why was there increased lead production?
technological advancements
How did increased lead production change architecture?
double and triple piles
What did the owner use the Great Hall for?
public life
What was new about gardens?
substantial
relaxing
How did a household reflect the Divine plan?
social codes
divisions of space