A mathematical classification of two-dimensional ornaments into 17 plane symmetry groups is presented, which were created by five medieval cultural groups of Middle East. The data are considered ...representative for the cultural groups. By applying a correlation algorithm on the individual use of symmetry classes by each cultural group, the strength of the interaction between the pairs of groups are quantitatively determined. The analysis shows that the strongest similarity in the creation of periodic ornaments is between Rum Seljuks and Arab Muslims. It is also found that the Rum Seljuks, followed by Armenians, are the most interactive cultures. This report is the first attempt to quantify cultural communication by mathematical means.
The church of Sant'Eligio Maggiore (or al Mercato) is the first Angevin religious building of Naples. Its current configuration is the result of numerous stratifications which, have completely ...rewritten several times on the remains of the structures of the past, making today difficult, if not impossible, the reading of some construction phases of the architectural palimpsest. The main objective of the research was the construction and experimentation of a methodology that would facilitate the understanding of Neapolitan medieval buildings. With a multidisciplinary approach, comparing the information coming from the digital survey, from the archival, iconographic and bibliographic data, it was possible to clarify some aspects relating to the late medieval construction phases, the modern age renovations and the contemporary restorations of the church, with significant advances in knowledge.
This article is a summary of two weeks of prospection in Armenia in June 2019. It aims not only to present the project and its objectives to a broad public but also to demonstrate the interest of a ...transdisciplinary approach to Armenian archaeology and paleography as well as the contribution of photogrammetry to research projects.
Tradicionalmente se ha considerado que los edificios construidos bajo la promoción de Pedro I de Castilla guardan numerosas similitudes con las construcciones de su hermanastro Enrique II de ...Trastámara. De modo genérico, todos estos edificios de promoción real, se han encasillado estilísticamente en lo que conocemos como arquitectura “mudéjar” del siglo XIV. Sin embargo, como vamos a desarrollar en este artículo, existen grandes diferencias tanto a nivel estilístico como a nivel proyectual e ideológico entre la arquitectura bajo la promoción de cada uno de estos soberanos. Nuestro objetivo es subrayar estas diferencias, para con ello revisar el papel que ambos monarcas jugaron como promotores de la arquitectura medieval.
Encompassing harnessed spring water and drainage towards the river Vienne, and including the city’s fountains, Limoges is characterised by its vast underground water network which accompanied the ...growth of the city from antiquity and developed its ramifications during medieval and modern times. As well as its scale, this network is also remarkable for the rich documentation it has left, which is an invitation to examine its historic contours: data on regulations from consular archives, iconographical sources and maps from the modern period, but also archaeological evidence collated by the ArchéA association on Limoges’s underground networks. The confrontation of this different source material sheds light on problematics of hygiene in the medieval and the modern city and gives information about the material existence of public infrastructures such as aqueducts, fountains and drains. But it also gives information about private and domestic hygiene, based on evidence found in some of the city’s old buildings.
El estudio de la explotación, usos o significados de las rocas decorativas, en los primeros siglos de la Edad Media, está alcanzando cotas de tema protagonista en la escena historiográfica de los ...últimos años. Con el fin de plantear una reflexión en profundidad sobre la cuestión, se presenta una recopilación de la historia de la investigación al respecto. Se analiza el aporte al conocimiento sobre el fenómeno del material lapídeo decorativo desde la literatura histórico-artística del romanticismo hasta los postulados actuales.
Avaldsnes on Karmøy in Rogaland, which according to Snorre was King Harald Fairhair's royal estate, has been the center of a major research effort since 2007. Extensive excavations have, among other ...things, uncovered the remains of a lordly settlement from the AD 200s–400s and the ruins of a royal masonry complex from around AD 1300. Important insights have been gained about the place, the region, and the history of the Norwegian kingdom, and the results are also of significance for international scholarly debates. The papers in this book are based on lectures from the Karmøy Seminar 2022, and have a joint spotlight on the nature of lordship and kingship. The themes range from tribal societies in Roman times via the first kings of the Viking Age to the Norwegian kingdom's collapse at Håkon 6. Magnusson's death in 1380. Prominent professionals from Norway, Sweden and England discuss, among other things, the migrations of Ryger, Goths, and other tribes in the continent in the first centuries AD, the queens and queen mothers of the Viking Age, Harald Fairhair's overseas contacts, and the Norwegian kingship's roots in Nordvegen, the sailing route along the western coast of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The papers are written to be readable by scholars as well as the interested public.
Avaldsnes på Karmøy i Rogaland, som ifølge Snorre var Harald Hårfagres kongsgård, har siden 2007 vært sentrum for en stor forskningsinnsats. Omfattende utgravninger har blant annet avdekket restene av en høvdinggård fra 200–400-tallet og ruinen av en kongsgård i stein fra omkring 1300. Viktige innsikter er vunnet om stedets, regionens, og det norske kongerikets historie, og resultatene har stor betydning også for internasjonale forskningsspørsmål. Artiklene i denne boken baserer seg på foredrag fra Karmøyseminaret 2022, og har et felles søkelys på høvding- og kongemaktens vesen. Temaene spenner fra romertidens stammesamfunn via vikingtidens første rikskonger til det norske kongedømmets fall ved Håkon 6. Magnussons død i 1380. Fremstående fagfolk fra Norge, Sverige og England diskuterer blant annet rygers, goteres, og andre stammers vandringer på kontinentet i de første århundrer e.Kr., vikingtidens dronninger og kongsmødre, Harald Hårfagres oversjøiske kontakter og det norske kongedømmets utgangspunkt i Nordvegen, seilingsleden langs kysten fra Rogaland til Hålogaland. Artiklene er skrevet for å kunne leses av både leg og lærd. Dagfinn Skre (f. 1954) er professor i arkeologi ved Kulturhistorisk museum, Universitetet i Oslo, og leder Kongsgårdprosjektet Avaldsnes. Han har tidligere blant annet ledet utgravninger av vikingbyen Kaupang i Vestfold. Frans-Arne Stylegar (f. 1969) er arkeolog, tidligere fylkeskonservator i Vest-Agder og direktør for Varanger museum IKS, og arbeider nå som kulturminneekspert i Multiconsult.
In the interests of the Catholic Church and German merchants, from the 13th to the 14th century, the territories of the present-day Latvia and Estonia, then called Livonia, were Christianized with ...the methods of the Crusades and included in the international economic processes. The feudal states of the German Order and bishops were established to keep the lands of the conquered Baltic tribes in obedience. Their main task was to guarantee the security of the west-east trade routes and to develop the economy in their own interests. To protect their borders and roads, the German Order, bishops and their vassals built dozens of fortresses, most of which are now in ruins.
The Dobele Castle is a fortress built in the 14th century for the administration of a larger area, consisting of a small convent-type castle and a large courtyard fortified with protective walls to station troops and deploy weapons. As a result of the Livonian Wars, the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia was established in 1562, and the Dobele Castle became the property of the Duke. In the second half of the 16th century, one of the first Lutheran chapels in the Baltics was built in one wing of the medieval fortress, and the Landtag meetings were held there regularly. At the turn of the 16th-17th centuries, the dukes' residential building was erected adjoining the medieval castle. However, since the 1730s, both the castle and the chapel had been abandoned and, by the 21st century, were in ruins.
Respecting the public desire to change the emotional semantics of the castle ruins in the city centre, and in cooperation with the Dobele municipality, the architect Pēteris Blūms since 2008 has been looking for an optimal solution for the conservation of the ruins and revitalization of the chapel. The intensive construction and conservation stage began in 2018 and concluded in 2021 with the revitalization of the chapel and its adaptation to multifunctional applications. Under the leadership of the experienced architect Pēteris Blūms, many technical and technological solutions were developed for considerate treatment of the historical walls and their visual appearance, as well as for the provision of service and comfort that meets modern requirements.
Study of the representative space (aula maior) in the royal palaces of the states of the Crown of Aragon (14th and 15th Centuries). Its architectural typology and its ornamenta are analyzed and its ...versatility is assessed with regard to the functions it housed. Conceived as a scene of royal power, it hosted political assemblies and judicial acts, but also religious and secular celebrations through which the king's power and piety were expressed.
As siglas da igreja de Boelhe Guedes, César
Portugália (Porto, Portugal : 1980),
12/2019, Letnik:
40
Journal Article
Recenzirano
Odprti dostop
In this essay we seek to analyse the masons’ marks from the church of S. Gens de Boelhe and answer some questions related to the construction of the monument and its builders. The systematic analysis ...of a building´s mason marks can provide informations related with the number of masons that worked in a particular building and the stages and rhythms of its construction. A systematic gliptographic survey may also allow to foresee regional or national movement of groups of masons
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