Comprehensive typomorphological approach to the studies on thebastion castle phenomenon in the former Polish lands
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Olha Tikhonova [1]
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[1] Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla, Warszawa, Poland
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- Localización: FORTMED2023. Defensive architecture of the mediterranean : vol. XIII, XIV, XV / Marco Giorgio Bevilacqua (dir. congr.), Denise Ulivieri (aut.), 2023, ISBN 978-84-1396-129-3, págs. 321-328
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
The importance of this article lies in developing a comprehensive typomorphological approach to bastion castles and its application to the case studies in the former Polish lands to explain the phenomenon of bastion castles there. This type of complex has not been defined in architectural theory yet. The existing individual studies deal with only one of the components of bastion castles, either residential (palace) or military (defensive walls). The methodology presented in this article relies on the architectural complex itself as the primary source. Since the studied type combines two components of a 17th-century building that at first sight appear contradictory, namely military and civil, it was necessary to find an approach that goes beyond the primary analysis of the building function and type. Thus, bastion castles’ geometry, spatial relationships, and location in the landscape were examined here. Critical examination of the well-preserved cases using a comprehensive analysis revealed the fundamental characteristics of bastion castles in the former Polish lands and similar and distinct patterns between the case studies and the models in European treatises. Such discoveries bring new insights into the question of bastion castles in the studied area and enrich the architectural knowledge of the phenomenon of bastion castles in Europe. The methodology developed here may lend itself to studies on the phenomenon of bastion castles in other areas, and the results may help analyze other European examples.
