2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Archaeo-historical study on the formation and fonctions of the French medieval castle like a space for the domination
Project/Area Number |
20520652
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
History of Europe and America
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Research Institution | Toyo University |
Principal Investigator |
HORIKOSHI Koichi Toyo University, 文学部, 教授 (20255194)
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Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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Keywords | 中世フランス / 考古学 / 城 / 天守塔 / 大広間 / 礼拝堂 / 住空間 / フィリップ2世 |
Research Abstract |
We studied the formation and the social functions of the first castles of stone constructed in the North of France since the end of the Xth century. The quadrangular keep, that was created under the influence of the Roman architecture, becomes until the beginning of the XIIIth century the circular keep, said "la tour philippienne", apogee des medievals castles, while pursuing the defensive efficiency. Yet as soon as one reaches to this perfection and to the stable domination as its result, the great hall as public space and the private rooms of the lord transfer in a quadrangular building leaned inside the surrounding wall of the castle, while looking for the habitability that lacks in the circular keep. The latter rests nevertheless like a symbol of the lord's political power. The medieval castle takes its various shape according to the necessities military, political and governmental of each case.
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Research Products
(12 results)