Villard de Honnecourt

Japanese: ビラール･ド･オヌクール（英語表記）Villard de Honnecourt

A French architect active in the first half of the 13th century. Dates of birth and death unknown. Born in Honnecourt, a small village near Cambrai, he is presumed to have participated in the construction of Cambrai Cathedral, and is said to have been invited to Hungary to build a cathedral there, but there is no definite proof. He traveled widely to study and wrote down in his sketchbook buildings, furniture, sculptures, decorations, and customs that caught his attention. Later, he added simple explanations and diagrams of practical geometric construction methods, construction machinery, weapons, etc., and compiled them into a textbook for future architects.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

13世紀前半に活躍したフランスの建築家。生没年不詳。カンブレ近郊の小村オヌクール出身で，カンブレ大聖堂の工事に参加したと推定され，ハンガリーにまで招かれて聖堂を建てたといわれるが，確証はない。広く各地を巡歴して修業し，その注意をひいた建物，家具，彫刻，装飾，風俗などをスケッチブックに書きとめた。のちに簡単な説明文と実用的な建築用の幾何作図法，建設工事用機械，武器などの図をこれに加え，建築家をめざす後進のための教科書にまとめた。

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