© Francesca Cristini It's a labyrinthine citadel more surreal than even the weirdest of Fellini sets. "La Scarzuola" is a modern wannabe-Utopian estate imagined by one man and built amongst the pointy trees of Italy's Montegabbione in the 1950s. This esoteric wonderland and its elaborate surreali
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Along the coastline about an hour and a half's drive north of Barcelona lies the medieval town of Peratallada, where most everything including the old buil
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Project: Mestia Police Station Designed by Jürgen Mayer H. Architects Project Team: Jürgen Mayer H., Christoph Emenlauer, Hugo Reis, Danny Te Kloese Client: Ministry of Internal Affairs, Georgia Location: Mestia, Georgia Website: www.jmayerh.de German practice Jürgen Mayer H. Architects has designed Mestia Police Station, with its
Looking along the walls on the outside of the Carcassonne citadel at somw of the many towers. The medieval cite of Carcassonne stand like a fairy tale citadel on top of a hill overlooking the River Aude and the more modern parts of the town down below, though they too are hundreds of years old. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the fortress-like structure dates back as far as the sixth century, though much of what can be seen today is the result of much more recent renovation work. Carcassonne was one of the centres of the Cathar religion – a mix of Christianity and Islam that was denounced by the church – in the 13th century. Cathars were seen as heretics by the Catholic religion and as a result the city was laid siege to many times as the Catholic forces attempted to rid the area of the group. A former frontier town between France and Spain, the town now stands as a monument to times past, restored in the 19th century by Viollet-de-Luc, in a manner that was based more on his own whims and visions than on any historical fact. The town trades on its medieval appearance and is a mecca for tourists.
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History According to the chronicler Peter of Dusburg, the first Teutonic Knights under the command of the land master Herman Balk, reached the area around Kwidzyn in 1233. They erected a timber watchtower, which, however, soon was destroyed the spring flood. In the same year, a second watchtower was built, this time located on … Continue reading "Kwidzyn – Chapter’s Castle"
The Tithe Barn was built in the early 14th century as part of the medieval farmstead belonging to Shaftesbury Abbey. Its function was to store the produce of the farm, and of the farms of the manor. Tenant farms contributed a tithe, meaning a tenth of their produce. King Ethelred gave the Manor of Bradford, including the monastery founded by St Aldhelm, to the Abbess of Shaftesbury in 1001. The barn is now owned and maintained by English Heritage.
in 1399 Richard II commissioned a hammer-beam roof to arch across the entire span of Westminster Hall. It is the largest medieval timber roof in Northern Europe with a span of 69 feet. The roof spans this great space, supported only by the buttressed walls and by certain inherent elements of strength developed by the interlocking on geometrical principles of the timbers of Sussex oak. The hammerbeam roof, invented in England in the late 1300's, made it possible to span wide spaces without rows of columns or stone vaulting. The trick was to make use of a series of short horizontal and vertical oak beams, rising in steps from the tops of the walls to the centre of the roof space. These distributed the weight of the roof to the sides. Not only serving a structural purpose, hammerbeam roofs are also very beautiful. In the tradition of great hall architecture it was Hugh Herland, the King's Master Carpenter, who swung this wonderful piece of open timber carpentry across the hall. His creation is one of the acknowledged structural and artistic masterpieces of the Middle Ages. To cover the gigantic 69ft (21.1m) width of the hall, he constructed a so-called hammer-beam roof, which effectively spanned the space in two structural stages. From the ground the whole roof seems to be supported on the backs of the huge, hovering figures of angels that are carved on each hammerbeam, holding shields that bear alternately the arms of Edward the Confessor and the ill-fated Richard.
Matthew Simmonds sculpts tiny architectural structures from raw stone. Part of his interest in creating these pieces is centered around the contrast between the carved accuracy of his hand against the harsh nature of the natural material he chooses for each work. “In my sculptures I am touched with the common human progress; the cultural...
Today it is my pleasure to welcome Collette Cameron, with a fascinating post regarding dovecotes in the Georgian world! ---oOo--- Called pigeon cotes, columbariams, culveries, and doocots in Scotland, dovecotes were used to farm doves or pigeons, once an important source of food. England alone had over 26,000 of the structures in the seventeenth century. Built to house between two and five hundred pair, the young pigeons, or squabs, were generally fated for the dining room table since their meat was tender, while the adult birds’ meat was considered tough and unappetizing, though some sources suggest adult pigeons were eaten just as often. I’ve eaten both adult pigeon and dove, and though not as tender as chicken, the meat certainly is edible. The eggs were coveted as another source of protein, and the birds’ dung was highly prized and valued as a superior fertilizer. Either built into the side of house or as free-standing structures, dovecots could be found in many shapes from rectangular to beehive and occasionally even octagon, though the most common shape was square. Their sizes varied as well, from little more than a simple, narrow hut to elaborate tower-like structures. The latter were more typically found on castle and manor house grounds where it wasn’t uncommon to find more than one dovecote. After all, the presence of a dovecote was a status symbol, so much so, that in medieval Europe, only nobles were permitted to possess them, which is why you might see them prominently displayed where all could witness the property owner’s importance. It should be noted, the pigeons and doves were not popular with the surrounding farmers, and were in fact, considered a tremendous nuisance. That eventually led to regulations restricting pigeon farming. Often made of stone with protruding upper ledges (to keep the vermin out including polecats and martens) they were usually accessible through a small, wooden door. The interior was lined with nesting boxes. After the influx of brown rats in the middle of the eighteenth century, the lower levels boxes, those three-five feet off the ground, were patched over to keep the rats from the nests. Dovecotes built later simply started the rows of nesting boxes higher or else constructed the dovecote on a stone or cement base dug into the ground prohibiting vermin from digging inside. Wooden doors might have iron bars added to prevent rats from gnawing away at the wood, and dogs were used to deter unwelcome guests who entertained the notion of a free meal. As the popularity of dovecotes faded, the bird entrances were blocked and the buildings were converted to graneries or even stables, depending on the size of the building. I have an earl locked in an empty dovecote in my current work in progress, though it’s not the first time I’ve had to research the fascinating historical outbuildings. References: http://www.mccannhistoricbuildings.co.uk/truthaboutdovecotes/ http://www.pigeoncote.com/dovecote/dovecote.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dovecote About Collette Award winning, bestselling author, Collette Cameron, has a BS in Liberal Studies and a Master's in Teaching. Author of the Castle Brides Series and Highland Heather Romancing a Scot Series, Collette writes Regency and Scottish historicals and makes her home in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and five mini-dachshunds. Mother to three and a self-proclaimed Cadbury Chocolate chocoholic, Collette loves a good joke, inspirational quotes, flowers, trivia, and all things shabby chic. You'll always find dogs, birds, quirky—sometimes naughty—humor, and a dash of inspiration in her novels. Her motto for life? You can’t have too much chocolate, too many hugs, or too many flowers. She’s thinking about adding shoes to that list. Connect with Collette: Website Blue Rose Romance Blog Twitter Facebook Regency Rose Newsletter You can connect with her on LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Google+ too. Just head to her website for the links. Written content of this post copyright © Collette Cameron, 2015
