corps de logis
Let an agent explain the corps de logis and its place in the plan of a great house, relay examples and evolution from architectural history sources, describe its relation to wings and courts, and distinguish the corps de logis from wings, pavilions, keeps and the whole building.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What a corps de logis is.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a corps de logis, and how does it differ from wings, pavilions, keeps and the whole building? definition
- Is the question about the term, a plan type or a specific house? boundary
Plan
Plan.
Plan
Plan.
- How does the corps de logis relate to the cour d honneur, wings and gardens? definition
- Which entry fits the specific house? action
History History.
France
France.
France
France.
- How did the corps de logis develop in French chateaux from the Renaissance onward? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Europe
Europe.
Europe
Europe.
- How was the plan adopted in England, Germany and elsewhere? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Architecture Architecture.
Rooms
Rooms.
Rooms
Rooms.
- What rooms did the corps de logis contain, from state apartments to private suites? provenance
- Which entry fits enfilade? action
Facade
Facade.
Facade
Facade.
- How was the corps de logis distinguished in elevation? provenance
- Which entry fits facade? action
Context Today.
Heritage
Heritage.
Heritage
Heritage.
- How are corps de logis conserved and used today? provenance
- Which entry fits historic house museum? action
Terms
Terms.
Terms
Terms.
- What related French planning terms exist? provenance
- Which entry fits French architecture? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.BLT
What it is Filled
The principal block of a large house, palace or chateau, containing the main rooms and living quarters, as distinct from the wings, service ranges, gatehouse and outbuildings that may surround a courtyard; the term is French and is used in architectural history for country houses and palaces across Europe.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain the corps de logis and its place in the plan of a great house, relay examples and evolution from architectural history sources, describe its relation to wings and courts, and distinguish the corps de logis from wings, pavilions, keeps and the whole building.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Central block
- Principal rooms
- Distinguished from wings
- French term
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Use the term for a whole building or estate.
- Apply it to buildings outside the traditions where it is used without saying so.
- Recommend alterations to the main block of a protected house without consent.
- Translate it inconsistently within one description or catalogue.
Only with a human decision
- Advising on changes to a protected historic house.
May
- Identify the corps de logis in a plan and distinguish it from wings and service ranges.
- Use the term in its architectural-history period and context.
Moral aspects Filled
- Historic houses are heritage, and imprecise records hinder their protection.
- Many such houses were built on wealth whose origins deserve honest treatment.
Who is affected
- Owners and occupants
- Heritage bodies
- Researchers
Owners Filled
Steward
The owner of the house; heritage authorities where it is protected.
Master systems
- National heritage lists
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q56052926 - registry parent class
related
- building division - in registry terms
- chateau - or palace
- wing - flanking blocks
- cour d honneur - in French planning
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.corps-de-logis
- Wikidata: Q1135108 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1135108)
Direct properties required Filled
- typical plan: central block between wings around a cour d honneur note
- term origin: French note
- period: Renaissance to 19th century note
Recognition required Filled
- Main block of a great house
- Chateau de Versailles, Palais du Luxembourg, English country houses
- Wings flank; pavilions terminate; keeps defend; the building is the whole
- The central, usually tallest and most ornate block of a palace or chateau.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain the term
- relay examples
- describe plan relations
- distinguish related parts
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Confusing the corps de logis with the whole building
- Applying the term outside its period
- Translation inconsistencies
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Heritage protection of historic houses
Context of use required Filled
- Housing the principal rooms of a great house.
- corps de logis of French chateaux
- central blocks of Palladian and English houses
- palace corps de logis
- corps de logis of urban hotels particuliers
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q1135108: corps de logis - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Corps de logis - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should cour d honneur be a separate primary entry?
- How should architectural history sources be linked?
- How should the term be rendered in other languages?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q1135108/spec.json