Coelum Britannicum: Inigo Jones and Symbolic Geometry

Rumiko Handa ()
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Rumiko Handa: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, College of Architecture

Chapter Chapter 60 in Architecture and Mathematics from Antiquity to the Future, 2015, pp 197-216 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Inigo Jones’s conclusion that Stonehenge was a Roman circular temple in Tuscan order dedicated to Coelum, the god of the heavens, appeared in a posthumous publication (1655) by John Webb, and drew extensively from mythology, history, and astrology. Jones’s interpretation was an important part of his grand vision Coelum Britannicum, which drew a macro- and microcosm parallels between the heavens and Britain. For Jones, this symbolism presented a specific geometrical scheme and therefore turned immediately into an architectural form. It appeared in other designs by the architect and arguably in works by others under his influence. This paper will discuss the role of mathematics in architecture, as stated by Robert Recorde and John Dee among others, Jones’s written statements in this regards, other works by Jones, and court paintings by Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony Van Dyck.

Keywords: Equilateral Triangle; Ideal Vision; Circular Temple; Double Column; Latin Edition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-00143-2_13

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