Medievalists.net » Architecture http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 The Religious Reuse of Roman Structures in Anglo-Saxon England http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/02/the-religious-reuse-of-roman-structures-in-anglo-saxon-england/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/02/the-religious-reuse-of-roman-structures-in-anglo-saxon-england/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2015 21:26:37 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62944 The study examines burials associated with Roman structures, and churches on or near Roman buildings, to demonstrate that the physical remains of Roman structures had a significant impact on the religious landscape of Anglo-Saxon England despite the apparent discontinuity between many Roman and early-medieval landscapes.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/02/the-religious-reuse-of-roman-structures-in-anglo-saxon-england/feed/ 0 Video shows the reconstruction of an Early Medieval Turf House http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/19/video-shows-the-reconstruction-of-an-early-medieval-turf-house/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/19/video-shows-the-reconstruction-of-an-early-medieval-turf-house/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2015 06:19:44 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62612 This time-lapse video shows the reconstruction of an early medieval turf house in the northern Dutch town of Firdgum.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/19/video-shows-the-reconstruction-of-an-early-medieval-turf-house/feed/ 0 Hidden Complexities of the Frankish Castle http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/11/hidden-complexities-of-the-frankish-castle/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/11/hidden-complexities-of-the-frankish-castle/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2015 04:51:14 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62465 This thesis is devoted to crusader castles and has a geographical focus on the Near Eastern regions.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/25/medieval-lisbon-jeronimos-monastery/feed/ 0 Researching Architectural History Through Archaeology: The Case of Westminster Abbey http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/07/researching-architectural-history-through-archaeology-the-case-of-westminster-abbey/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/07/researching-architectural-history-through-archaeology-the-case-of-westminster-abbey/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2015 17:25:03 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61634 For half a millennium, scholars have researched and written about the history and architecture of Westminster Abbey, using documents and visual inspection. One might therefore assume that the architectural history of this iconic building is well understood, and in some respects it is.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/07/researching-architectural-history-through-archaeology-the-case-of-westminster-abbey/feed/ 0 Halls, ‘hall-houses’ and tower-houses in medieval Ireland: disentangling the needlessly entangled http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/25/halls-hall-houses-and-tower-houses-in-medieval-ireland-disentangling-the-needlessly-entangled/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/25/halls-hall-houses-and-tower-houses-in-medieval-ireland-disentangling-the-needlessly-entangled/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2015 03:09:59 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61344 This short paper addresses what I regard as two critical issues in Irish castellological research: the definition of the ‘hall-house’, and the relationship of buildings so identified with the tower-houses of the later middle ages.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/25/halls-hall-houses-and-tower-houses-in-medieval-ireland-disentangling-the-needlessly-entangled/feed/ 0 Anglo Saxon House: A Reconstruction http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/02/anglo-saxon-house-a-reconstruction/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/02/anglo-saxon-house-a-reconstruction/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2015 00:12:31 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60810 Four videos from Woodlands.co.uk on how trees were used in the Middle Ages

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/02/anglo-saxon-house-a-reconstruction/feed/ 0 How Hagia Sophia was Built http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/30/how-hagia-sophia-was-built/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/30/how-hagia-sophia-was-built/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2015 19:21:22 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60734 Stories and legends from the Patria on how the greatest church of the Byzantine world was built

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/30/how-hagia-sophia-was-built/feed/ 0 The Medieval Cathedral: From Spiritual Site to National Super-Signifier http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/22/the-medieval-cathedral-from-spiritual-site-to-national-super-signifier/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/22/the-medieval-cathedral-from-spiritual-site-to-national-super-signifier/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2015 19:30:11 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60531 Although the cathedrals were often mutilated, emptied of their relics, treasures, and clergy, their close association with national glory and the sense of fascination that association had brought about kept them from being closed or destroyed entirely.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/22/the-medieval-cathedral-from-spiritual-site-to-national-super-signifier/feed/ 0 The Politics of the Gate: Byzantine City Walls and the Urban Negotiation of Imperial Authority http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/17/the-politics-of-the-gate-byzantine-city-walls-and-the-urban-negotiation-of-imperial-authority/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/17/the-politics-of-the-gate-byzantine-city-walls-and-the-urban-negotiation-of-imperial-authority/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2015 07:04:36 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60422 From its violent birth as the surviving portion of a civilization engulfed by invaders to its violent death as a lone city overwhelmed by irresistible assault, the Byzantine Empire was a state walled against perpetual siege.

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