The Technical Legacy of Fortification Treatises in Hispanic America
A good deal of the treatises on military architecture and engineering printed and published in Europe along the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries constituted a means of transmitting technical knowledge closely related to the construction of the most important parts of fortified premises. Such as fo...
| Autor Principal: | Galindo Díaz, Jorge |
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| Formato: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
| Idioma: | spa |
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Instituto Carlos Arbeláez Camacho para el patrimonio arquitectónico y urbano
2014
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http://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/revApuntesArq/article/view/9069 |
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A good deal of the treatises on military architecture and engineering printed and published in Europe along the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries constituted a means of transmitting technical knowledge closely related to the construction of the most important parts of fortified premises. Such as foundations, walls, arches, and vaults were a constant preoccupation for Italian, French, and Spanish authors, giving rise to numerous construction solutions that ranged from aspects such as knowledge of materials and the labor related to the execution, to the control and administration of the construction itself. This article describes some of that knowhow, starting from a detailed revision of the most important writers on fortifications. These were consulted through a rigorous research endeavor, including an explanation on the manner in which, from the American territory, some contributions were made to European military engineering. Although no direct reference is made of constructed examples, the article contributes with ideas to architects dedicated to monumental restoration on the way the technique was conceived, in its broader conception, by military engineers and architects who intervened in the tracing and construction of fortifications. |
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