recombinant design Draft
CONCEPT
Liane Lefaivre's term for the HP's architectural methodology: taking valid precedents from antiquity and combining them into visionary new forms that transcend their sources.
Why It Matters for the Hypnerotomachia
The first building Poliphilo encounters is a hybrid of temple, triumphal arch, pyramid, obelisk, and labyrinth. This combinatorial logic defines Colonna's architectural imagination.
Why It Matters in Scholarship
Lefaivre's concept explains how the HP's buildings are neither pure fantasy nor faithful reconstructions but a systematic recombination of classical elements.
Review Status / Provenance
Draft
- Source method: LLM_ASSISTED
- Confidence: MEDIUM