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pedestal

vr.tr.pedestal · PHY.BLT

Let an agent explain pedestals and their forms, support design and conservation of pedestals, describe their role in monuments and museums, and separate figurative senses.

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain pedestals and their forms, support design and conservation of pedestals, describe their role in monuments and museums, and separate figurative senses.

A base or support on which a statue, column, vase or other object stands, also called a socle or plinth in architecture, from classical trapezophora and column bases to monument pedestals and museum display bases; pedestals raise and stabilise objects, carry inscriptions and form part of the design and meaning of monuments.

What it is for: Bases for statues and objects.

It can be explain forms and terminology; support design and conservation; describe roles in monuments and museums; separate figurative senses.

Distinguishing features

Support and elevation

Architectural mouldings

Inscriptions

Monumental role

What it looks like

A block or moulded base beneath a statue, column or object.

How it is recognised

Supports a statue, column or object

Often inscribed

A podium is a larger platform for people or buildings

Related models

is a kind of - category

structural element

is a kind of - category

small monument

is related to - a related platform

podium

is related to - pedestal inscriptions

inscription

In practice

Families and kinds

statue pedestals

column pedestals and socles

classical trapezophora

museum display pedestals

monument pedestals with inscriptions

Standards and regulation

Heritage protection for monuments

Museum display and load standards

Structural rules for public sculpture

Failure modes and hazards

Instability and toppling

Weathering of inscriptions

Confusing pedestal with podium or plinth

Also called

socleTrapezophoron

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What a pedestal is.

Definitions.

Terms

Pedestal, socle, plinth.

Terms

Terms.

  1. What is a pedestal, and how do socle, plinth, base and podium differ? definition
  2. Is a figurative sense such as putting someone on a pedestal meant? boundary

Forms

Forms and mouldings.

Forms

Forms.

  1. What are the parts and mouldings of classical pedestals, and what was a trapezophoron? definition
  2. Which entry fits a specific monument? action
Design Designing and displaying.

Practice.

Monument

Monument pedestals.

Monument

Monuments.

  1. How are pedestals designed for stability, proportion and inscription in public monuments? action
  2. Which structural and safety rules apply? provenance

Museum

Museum display.

Museum

Museum.

  1. How are display pedestals designed for objects in museums, including loads and conservation? provenance
  2. Which standards apply? provenance
Conserve Conservation and meaning.

Heritage.

Conserve

Conserving pedestals.

Conserve

Conservation.

  1. How are stone pedestals and their inscriptions conserved? provenance
  2. How are pedestals treated when statues are removed or relocated? provenance

Meaning

Pedestals and monuments.

Meaning

Meaning.

  1. What role do pedestals play in the meaning of monuments, and what are the attributed positions in debates about contested statues? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Learn History and teaching.

Context.

History

History of pedestals.

History

History.

  1. How have pedestals been used from antiquity through the Renaissance to modern sculpture? provenance
  2. Which are notable examples? provenance

Teach

Teaching.

Teach

Teaching.

  1. How can pedestals be taught in architecture and art history? action
  2. Which misconceptions arise? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should plinth and socle be a single entry?
  • How should monument registers be linked?
  • How should display standards be linked?