Aportaciones al conocimiento de las técnicas constructivas altomedievales en Álava, Gupúzcoa y Vizcaya

Abstract

Up to a few years ago, the study of High-Medieval building techniques had not been an overly popular subject for research in the Basque Country, partly because of the relative lack of development of both theoretical and methodological tools. The tide is now turning in part due to a series of investigations that, with backing in the development of Building Architecture, are unearthing a relevant number of evidences, as well as new theoretical approaches to interpret them. The following paper intends to identify those buildings that can be chronologically placed within the High Middle Ages as well as establish its features, in order to provide a preliminary sketch of the evolution of building techniques from the VIIIth to the XIth centuries. Our intent is to make visible the people responsible for their execution, whether the users of the buildings themselves or group of specialized builders.