Abstract
Reading and writing architectural books is a broad issue in the early modern European world, usually connected with scholarly or at least cultivated courtly milieu. When searching the knowledge transmission methods regarding vernacular construction techniques these books seem almost useless. Yet, it is possible to identify some links between buildings, technical writings, and individuals, somehow allowing us to connect two supposedly separated worlds in architectural and construction culture: the vernacular and the learned.
Supported by an ongoing research project, we intend to highlight these links using two sources in particular: the architectural treatise read in 1631 by Mateus do Couto the Elder (ca.1581 – ca.1664), and the measurement's handbook of João Nunes Tinoco (1616 – 1690), both still extant in manuscript format. The examination of these sources reveals an entangled notion in what concerns construction materials and techniques, about which practical issues
seem to prevail, but where the ancient citations back up are sometimes still required.
Supported by an ongoing research project, we intend to highlight these links using two sources in particular: the architectural treatise read in 1631 by Mateus do Couto the Elder (ca.1581 – ca.1664), and the measurement's handbook of João Nunes Tinoco (1616 – 1690), both still extant in manuscript format. The examination of these sources reveals an entangled notion in what concerns construction materials and techniques, about which practical issues
seem to prevail, but where the ancient citations back up are sometimes still required.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Atas do IV Congresso Internacional de História da Construção Luso-Brasileira |
Subtitle of host publication | Ambientes em Mudança |
Editors | Paulo B. Lourenço, Carlos Maia, Arnaldo Sousa Melo, Clara Pimenta do Vale |
Place of Publication | Guimarães |
Publisher | Universidade do Minho (Portugal) |
Pages | 775-786 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-989-54496-9-9 |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2023 |
Event | 4º Congresso Internacional de História da Construção Luso-Brasileira - Universidade do Minho, Guimarães, Portugal Duration: 4 Sept 2023 → 7 Sept 2023 https://civil.uminho.pt/eventos/cihclb-4o-congresso-internacional-de-historia-da-construcao-luso-brasileira/ |
Conference
Conference | 4º Congresso Internacional de História da Construção Luso-Brasileira |
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Abbreviated title | 4CIHCLB |
Country/Territory | Portugal |
City | Guimarães |
Period | 4/09/23 → 7/09/23 |
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Keywords
- Construction Techniques
- Architectural Writings
- Vernacular Knowledge Transmission
- Vernacular Vaults