Mittelalter als Entwurf - Künstlerische Perspektiven der frühen Architekturgeschichte im 19. Jahrhundert

In the 19th century, artistic engagement with medieval architecture was closely connected to its academic study. Alongside art historians, architects and painters also played a key role in collecting, organizing, and communicating knowledge about architectural history. This publication shows that not only objective documentation, but above all the creative transformation of historical buildings was a particular strength of research in architectural history. Starting from a transnational comparison of architectural paintings, museum installations, garden spaces, and projects for the preservation of monuments, cross-genre strategies for dealing with historical designs are analyzed and re-evaluated as creative contributions to the emerging discipline of architectural history.

• Transnational perspective on European images of the Middle Ages during the 19th century
• Design-based research practice in the 19th century: Part of the current debate on research by design
• Artistic design presented as an instrument for developing and communicating knowledge