| dc.coverage.spatial | Site: Paris, Île-de-France, France | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | 1607-1612 (creation) | en_US |
| dc.creator | Vellefaux, Claude | en_US |
| dc.creator | Chatillon, Claude | en_US |
| dc.date | 1607-1612 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-01-25T21:45:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-01-25T21:45:47Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1607-1612 | en_US |
| dc.identifier | 186429 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | archrefid: 1649 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/95623 | |
| dc.description | In 1607 Henry IV also began the first monumental plague hospital in Europe, the Hôpital St Louis, designed by Claude Vellefaux (1559-1619). Buildings constructed under Henry IV were typically of brick and stone and drew on the stylistic vocabulary of French architecture of the last third of the 16th century. While the architectural forms of his reign were conservative, his programme was innovative in its social goals and methods of development.; In 1607 Henry IV also began the first monumental plague hospital in Europe, the Hôpital St Louis, designed by Claude Vellefaux (1559-1619). Buildings constructed under Henry IV were typically of brick and stone and drew on the stylistic vocabulary of French architecture of the last third of the 16th century. While the architectural forms of his reign were conservative, his programme was innovative in its social goals and methods of development. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/ (accessed 12/15/2008) | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | stone; brick | en_US |
| dc.rights | © Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc. | en_US |
| dc.subject | architectural exteriors | en_US |
| dc.subject | rulers and leaders | en_US |
| dc.subject | scientific or medical | en_US |
| dc.subject | Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Louis IX, King of France, 1214-1270 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Plague | en_US |
| dc.subject | Seventeenth century | en_US |
| dc.subject | Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style) | en_US |
| dc.title | Hôpital Saint-Louis | en_US |
| dc.type | image | en_US |
| dc.rights.access | Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only | en_US |
| dc.identifier.vendorcode | 1A2-F-P-HSL-B5 | en_US |
| vra.culturalContext | French | en_US |
| vra.technique | construction (assembling) | en_US |
| vra.worktype | hospital | en_US |
| dc.contributor.display | Claude Chatillon (French architect, 1547-1616); Claude Vellefaux (French architect, active 1559-1619) | en_US |
