The History and vernacular architecture related to farming between Montes de Toledo and river Tagus: a parallel story

Journal Title: UcoArte. Revista de Teoría e Historia del Arte - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 6

Abstract

Vernacular isolated architecture, related to agriculture, is a catalyst of historical processes and of the evolution of the relationship between mankind and territory. The aim of this research has been to analyze the influence of isolation and vulnerability on these examples of architecture. Case studies have been extremely related to landscape and constantly down by peoples and cultures dominating the territory over time, with their subsequent mark on typologies and constructive solutions. Forced to interact with the surrounding landscape, local resources have been the only means for construction. In the case of the fringe of land between Toledo mountains and river Tagus, a border territory from pre-roman times until Renaissance, preliminar studies make clear the historical processes into the architectural types

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Adelaida del Puerto

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  • EP ID EP704510
  • DOI https://doi.org/10.21071/ucoarte.v3i0.9499
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Adelaida del Puerto (2014). The History and vernacular architecture related to farming between Montes de Toledo and river Tagus: a parallel story. UcoArte. Revista de Teoría e Historia del Arte, 3(6), -. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-704510