Filip Facincani

Peter Parler’s, Parlerian — or Neither? Unknown Triradial Vault from the Emmaus Monastery in Prague

In the ground floor of the eastern wing of the convent at the Emmaus Monastery in Prague, evidence has emerged of a plan to fit the entire storey with a triradial vault. According to the building sequence of the structure, this partially realized project must have originated sometime in the 1350s and, by its very nature, would have contradicted the classical layout of the eastern wing. This exceptional and unprecedented use of a tierceron vault can, in the given period and in the case of the Emmaus Monastery, be associated either with the work of Matthias of Arras or Peter Parler—or alternatively with an unknown master builder active in Prague at the turn of the first and second halves of the 14th century. The discovery not only enriches our understanding of the formal vocabulary of contemporary architecture, but also appears to offer a key to resolving long-debated questions concerning the changing layout of the eastern wing.

Author's email:

facincani.filip@npu.cz

DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.54759/ART-2026-0102



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