Church Building as Industry in Early Medieval Western Europe

Información del proyecto

CHISEL

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 702350

DOI

10.3030/702350

Proyecto finalizado el 20 Marzo 2017

Fecha de la firma de la CE 20 Abril 2016

Fecha de inicio 1 Septiembre 2016

Fecha de finalización 31 Agosto 2018

Financiado con arreglo a

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Coste total

€ 183 454,80

Aportación de la UE

€ 183 454,80

Coordinado por

UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM
United Kingdom

Objetivo

This project interrogates the early medieval ‘construction industry’ with a specific focus on the ecclesiastical workshops responsible for producing masonry buildings in the Early Middle Ages (8th-11th centuries). Using state-of-the-art analyses of selected religious buildings that survive as standing structures in Spain, Portugal and England, the overarching aims of the proposal are threefold. Firstly, to study the industry of construction of masonry churches through analysis of the building processes, technologies and the material and skills-based investment at selected churches. Secondly, to develop an understanding of the architecture as a product in its social and economic context, and to measure its contribution to the early medieval economy. Thirdly to establish a suitable methodology for the analysis of the construction industry at this time across Western Europe. The combination of traditional and novel methodologies, including architectural archaeology, history, geology, cost calculations, structural analysis and reverse engineering will facilitate a new assessment of Early Medieval church-building programmes, offering a unique opportunity to redefine the economy and history of the Middle Ages by taking into account this industry in the context of other industrial sectors, charting the period from a new perspective and transcending the boundaries of traditional research. As part of the research programme, the candidate will acquire complementary knowledge in the field (mainly relating to Anglo-Saxon architecture), will be trained in new techniques (OSL, laser scanning, GIS/informatics and LiDAR) and will interact with researchers in the host organisation who have mutually complementary research expertise. Results will be disseminated by via a monograph and papers published in high-impact journals, and communicated to public by means of different activities.

Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)

• ciencias naturales › ciencias de la tierra y ciencias ambientales conexas › geografía física › cartografía › sistemas de información geográfica
• humanidades › historia y arqueología › historia › historia medieval
• humanidades › historia y arqueología › arqueología
• ciencias naturales › ciencias de la tierra y ciencias ambientales conexas › geología
• ciencias naturales › ciencias físicas › óptica › física del láser

Palabras clave

• Early Middle Ages
• Masonry churches
• Building industry
• Building technology
• Archaeology of Architecture
• Geology
• Cost calculations
• Structural analysis
• Reverse engineering
• England
• Spain
• Portugal

Programa(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions PROGRAMA PRINCIPAL
  
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
  

Tema(s)

• MSCA-IF-2015-EF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF-EF)
  

Régimen de financiación

MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)

Convocatoria de propuestas

H2020-MSCA-IF-2015

Coordinador

UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM

• Aportación neta de la UEn: € 183 454,80
• Dirección: STOCKTON ROAD THE PALATINE CENTRE ; DH1 3LE DURHAM ; Reino Unido
• Región: North East (England) › Tees Valley and Durham › Durham CC
• Tipo de actividad: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Coste total: € 183 454,80