[EN] Santa Pola belonged to the shire of Elche one century ago. Currently, there is a big quantity of towers
located in that territory, included its Castle. These towers have the same similarities, chronological and
formal ...
Orihuela, Antonio; Almagro, Antonio(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-10-16)
[EN] In 1489, after the surrender of the coastal towns of Almuñecar and Salobreña during the Granada War
(1482-1492), the Catholic Monarchs immediately set about repairing and improving the military
defences of the castles ...
[EN] The present paper attempts to aproximate to the archaeological research of two of the most relevants
fortified settlements of the Medieval Rif (north of Morocco), Ghassasa and Tazouda. Reviewing the
written sources ...
Molteni, Elisabetta; Pérez Negrete, Alberto(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-05-15)
[EN] The forty-eight paintings executed between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to celebrate the military campaigns of Francesco Morosini (1619-1694) are an exceptional repertoire of military genre painting. The ...
Toscano, Maurizio; Romagnoli, Giuseppe(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-05-15)
[EN] This study addressed the historical phenomenon known as incastellamento, in the area of the current
province of Viterbo, from a quantitative and geographical perspective. The time period considered was
the tenth-fifteenth ...
Vergara-Muñoz, Jaime; Martínez-Monedero, Miguel(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-05-15)
[EN] At the beginning of the Spanish Protectorate in Morocco (1912-1956) the medina of Tetouan, with its
walls and gates, was perceived as a fundamental part of the traditional city that was to be conserved. It
is ...
de Castro Fernández, José; Mateo de Castro, Javier(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-10-16)
[EN] One of the most interesting debates around the fortification systems will take place in Tunisia’s
stronghold, after the Turkish siege of Malta in 1565. The court backed Francesco Paciotto’s design, also
supported ...
Mele, Maria(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-05-15)
[EN] In a city already formed in its essential traits, with its historic districts of Castello, Stampace, Villanova
and Llapola, the Hispanic Monarchy had a great influence on Cagliari urban structure adapting the defenses ...
Sanahuja Rochera, Vicente(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-04-06)
[EN] The S&O House is located in surroundings highlighted
by the serene image of the Mediterranean Sea. The front of the plot
borders the coast, and this proximity determines the main strategies
planned for this assignment. ...
Serafini, Lucia(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-05-15)
[EN] The areas of the central Apennines of Italy constitute a particularly interesting research laboratory with
its perched towns and its castles. Here there is a close link between the quantity of fortifications and ...
Serrano Latorre, María José; Alonso Durá, Adolfo; Collado Espejo, Pedro Enrique; Tormo Esteve, Santiago(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-05-15)
[EN] The Castillejo of Monteagudo, which was built on second half of the twelfth century, is a fortified palace situated on rural suburbs of Murcia. It is 4 km to the northeast from the historic center of the city.
This ...
Novelli, Francesco(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-05-15)
[EN] Castle Garth is the name of the fortified area once enclosed within the castle walls. In the fifteenth cen-tury Newcastle became a county in its own right, however, the Garth, being within the castle walls, re-mained ...
[EN] In the south of Calabria in Italy, along the Tyrrhenian coast, lie fortifications of great historical and
architectural importance which all enjoy strategic positions owing to their landscapes and wide view of
the ...
Empler, Tommaso; Quici, Fabio; Caldarone, Adriana; Fusinetti, Alexandra; Rossi, Maria Laura(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-05-15)
[EN] Against the threat of Islamic, Norman and Greek pirates, starting from the eighth century, or due to conflicts with the Genoese, Catalans, Neapolitans and French, up to the English and Dutch corsairs from the
sixteenth ...
Bianchi, Alessandro; Saeli, Teresa(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2017-07-19)
[EN] The “Romano Carratelli Code” is a late sixteenth century manuscript comprising 99 watercoloured
pages (non-contemporary numbering from 1 to 90 in folio), contemporary binding in rigid parchment,
handwritten titles ...
Podda, Lina; Fraga Arguimbau, Pere; Mayoral García-Berlanga, Olga; Mascia, Francesco; Bacchetta, Gianluigi(Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 2010)
[EN] This paper provides a comparison of the vascular exotic flora of Sardinia and that of the Balearic Islands, both territories belonging to the Western Mediterranean biogeographic subregion. The study has recorded 531 ...
Rodríguez Navarro, Pablo; Gil Piqueras, Teresa; Verdiani, Giorgio(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-10-16)
[EN] For years we have approached the architectural heritage through the traditional drawings, based on data
collection taken from sketches and point to point measurements; however, today we can rely on
different systems ...
[EN] The Maida castle is located in a hill site in historical center of the Maida City, facing two sea gulfs:
Squillace gulf on the east side and Sant’Eufemia gulf on the west side. The position is strategic moreover ...
Romeo, Emanuele(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-05-15)
[EN] The contribution reports on a research concerning the preparatory investigation of some fortified systems of Tanaro Valley (Piedmont) in view of their restoration. The research highlighted the strong connection between ...
D’Avino, Stefano(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-10-16)
[EN] The Valnerina (the valley of Nera river), in Umbria, is characterized by the diffuse distribution of
military structures built between the X and XVI centuries; a set that can be traced today in an integrated
route ...