Engineering

Buttress

Archaeology

Humanities

Geology

Architecture

Geography

Middle Ages

Byzantine architecture

Floor plan

Structural engineering

Doors

Masonry

Plan (archaeology)

The goal of this project was to analyse the construction techniques and the building cycle of masonry architecture in the coasts of Upper-Middle Adriatic sea, during the Early Middle Ages (VIII-XI century), studying the churches. Indeed, this geografical area was an important contact point of different building traditions, located between the continental Europe and the byzantine world.Fifteen architectural complexes or single buildings, among the most significant and interesting, have been analysed, and new stratigraphic interpretations have been proposed. Then, others themes have been investigated, searching comparison with similar buildings. The themes investigated were: geometries and units of measurement to draw the plan; types of plan; techniques of building walls; structural elements (such as vaults, pillars, buttresses) and architectural ones (doors, windows, blind arches). In this way, virtually it has been possible 'to enter' inside the building sites and to reflect on technological knowledge of workers. Above all, the transfer of workers during the Early Middle Ages, and the contacts between the high patronage in a long distance, have been discussed.

Tecniche costruttive, ciclo edilizio e spostamento di maestranze nel Medio-Alto Adriatico, nei secc. VIII-XI. L'alto medioevo visto attraverso le chiese