Thesis (Ph. D.)--Kent State University, 2008. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Jan. 21, 2010). Advisor: Ralph Lorenz. Keywords: jazz, music, theory, George Macdonald, ballet, harmony, tertian, harmonics analysis, dissonance, consonance, orchestra. Includes bibliographical references (p. 130-140).

Vilniaus pilių kompleksas – kultūros paveldo objektas, egzistuojantis nuo XIV a. kaip svarbus politinis, ekonominis, kultūrinis ir socialinis valstybingumo simbolis. Šis vienintelis pilių kompleksas Lietuvoje 1994m. kartu su Vilniaus senamiesčiu įtrauktas į UNESCO pasaulio kultūros paveldo sąrašą kaip unikali įvairių architektūros stilių vietovė, išlaikiusi viduramžišką planinę struktūrą. Norint išsaugoti šį kompleksą, būtina atlikti paveldotvarkos darbus, kurie prisidėtų prie objekto išsaugojimo ir gyvinimo. Tačiau ne visi darbai yra atliekami tinkamai. Analizuojant Vilniaus pilių komplekso paveldotvarkos darbus, darbe siekiama įvertinti jų reikšmę ir įtaką objekto kultūrinei vertei, remiantis šiuolaikiniais išsaugojimo principais. Siekiant įgyvendinti užsibrėžtą tikslą iškeliami uždaviniai, padėsiantys apibūdinti pilių sandaros pokyčius, išanalizuoti paveldotvarkos darbus ir šiuolaikinius išsaugojimo principus, veikiančius tarptautinėse organizacijose ir Lietuvoje. Šie uždaviniai išsamiau analizuojami pirmose trijuose darbo skyriuose. Pirmoje dalyje apžvelgiama pilių komplekso susikūrimas ir struktūrinė kaita LDK (XIV – XVII a.), carizmo, tarpukario ir sovietmečio (XVIII – XIX a.) bei nepriklausomybės laikotarpiais. Antroje darbo dalyje analizuojami XIX - XXI a. vykdyti ir tebevykdomi paveldotvarkos darbai (konservavimas, restauravimas, atkūrimas) ir jų reikšmė pilių komplekso autentiškumui ir kultūrinėms vertėms atskleisti. Trečioje dalyje analizuojama kultūrinių verčių... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Vilnius Castle Complex – a culture heritage object which is existing from 14 century as very important political, economic, cultural, social symbol of nationhood. In 1994 the only one castle complex in Lithuania together with Vilnius Old Town was entered in UNESCO world heritage list as a unique territory with variety architecture styles and as a territory which has been saved medieval planned structure. To save this complex, it is necessary to carry out works which contributes of object preservation and animation. But not all works are being done well. The main purpose is to analyze conservation works in Vilnius Castle Complex and evaluate their significance and influence of object cultural value, using the modern preservation principles. In order to realize the main purpose is raised tasks which help characterize changes in the structure of castle complex, to analyze conservation works and modern preservation principles, using in international organizations and Lithuania. These tasks are analyzing in first tree work’s section. The first one is analyzing Vilnius castle complex creation and changes in different century – The Grand Duchy of Lithuania (14 - 17 centuries), Czarism, Interwar, The Soviet Union treatment and Lithuania Independence. The second one is analyzing conservation works which was or are doing in 19 - 21 centuries (conservation, restoration and reconstruction) and their influence of castle complex authenticity and cultural value. The last... [to full text]

Issus d’une dynastie de maîtres maçons et d’architectes établis à Dreux vers 1500-1516, les frères Louis et Clément Métézeau sont des architectes français actifs de la fin du XVIe siècle à la première moitié du XVIIe. La carrière du premier, Louis (vers 1563 ?-1615), essentiellement parisienne, se confond avec le règne d’Henri IV et se prolonge jusqu’en 1615 sous la régence de Marie de Médicis. En 1594, il fut chargé de superviser tous les chantiers royaux et fut, à ce titre, un des principaux acteurs de la reconstruction et de la modernisation du royaume. Son frère cadet, Clément (1581-1652), suivit ses traces : un temps au service des ducs de Lorraine et de Nevers, il revint en France où il devint à partir de 1615 un des architectes et ingénieurs ordinaires du roi Louis XIII puis de son frère Gaston d’Orléans. Il répondit aussi à de nombreuses commandes privées, tant civiles que religieuses, mais c’est la digue de La Rochelle qui fit sa renommée.A partir de documents d’archives inédits et d’une iconographie plus riche qu’on pourrait imaginer a priori, cette thèse restitue et réévalue les carrières méconnues de ces deux architectes. Une lecture critique des sources inédites rétablit la chronologie de chacune de leurs œuvres et s’attache à répondre aux problèmes récurrents d’attribution. Elle met aussi l’accent sur la polyvalence de ces artistes qu’elle replace au sein même de la communauté artistique parisienne de l’époque. Elle tente enfin de définir, pour chacun, un style architectural mis en regard avec la production des « ancêtres » de la dynastie, puis avec celle de leurs confrères. / Born into a dynasty of builders and architects settled in Dreux around 1500-1516, the brothers Louis and Clément Métézeau are French architects of the end of the sixteenth century and the first half of the seventeenth century. The career of the elder, Louis (ca. 1563?-1615), essentially concentrated around Paris, parallels with the reign of Henri IV and continues until 1615 under the regency of Marie de Médicis. In 1594, he was chosen to supervise all the royal building sites. He was one of the major actors of the reconstruction and the modernisation of the kingdom. His younger brother, Clément (1581-1652), followed his example. After working for the dukes of Lorraine and Nevers, he came back to France where he became in 1615 one of the ordinary architects and engineers of the king Louis XIII and his brother Gaston d’Orléans. He carried on several private projects, both civil and religious, but he became famous with his dike of La Rochelle.Using unpublished archive documents, this dissertation revives the unknown careers of both of these architects. A critical reading of the sources provides us with a new chronology of their works and tries to answer the numerous questions concerning their works, especially the recurrent issues of the attribution of their buildings.

Sous le règne de Philippe Auguste, une nouvelle forme d’architecture fortifiée, fondée notamment sur l’utilisation de tours de flanquement cylindriques à archères, se développe et se diffuse sur tout le territoire correspondant à la sphère d’influence de la couronne capétienne, aussi bien dans la maîtrise d’ouvrage royale que non royale. Cette architecture « capétienne » devait s’imposer sans partage jusqu’à la fin du règne de Louis IX. Historiquement, ce phénomène architectural participe de la montée en puissance de la couronne capétienne, qui trouve dans la fortification un moyen de contrôler et sécuriser le territoire qu’elle domine, surtout sous Philippe Auguste qui multiplie les chantiers dans tout le royaume. Mais le nouveau pouvoir royal s’exprime aussi dans le contrôle que la couronne exerce sur l’activité architecturale des maîtres d’ouvrage non royaux, qui lui permet de limiter l’emploi des formes de l‘architecture capétienne aux alliés de la couronne. L’analyse montre que la genèse et l’évolution de cette architecture furent le résultat d’une interaction entre les sphères royale et non royale, et non pas simplement, comme on l’a longtemps considéré, le résultat de la diffusion d’un hypothétique « modèle » royal, qui aurait été copié partout. L’architecture royale n’en joue pas moins un rôle important dans le phénomène, en particulier sous le règne de Philippe Auguste, lorsque la couronne développe progressivement une architecture très standardisée, qui devient l’expression de la nouvelle puissance royale et de l’intégration des différentes villes du royaume à une organisation étatique naissante. / Under Philip Augustus reign, a new form of fortified architecture, founded in particular on the use of circular towers with arrow loops, rose and spread across the territory under the capetian crown’s sphere of influence, in both royal and non-royal buildings. This « capetian » architecture would become the norm until the end of Louis IX’s reign. Historically, this architectural phenomenon was part of the capetian crown’s rise; the crown found in fortification a way to control and secure the territory it dominated, especially under Philip Augustus who multiplied constructions across the kingdom. Royal power, however, also manifested itself in the crown’s control over feudatories’ architectural activity, effectively limiting the use of capetian architecture to the crown’s allies. Our analysis shows that this architecture’s inception and evolution were the result of interactions between royal and non-royal spheres, and not merely, as previously thought, the result of a hypothetical royal « model » copied everywhere. Royal architecture nonetheless played an important role in the phenomenon, in particular under the reign of Philip Augustus, when the crown progressively developed a highly standardized architecture, which became the expression of the new royal power and of the integration of the kingdom's multiple cities with an emerging state organization.

Development cartographic means of expression for representing castles on old maps of the Bohemia Abstract This thesis examines the development of cartographic means of expression that are used for the display of castles, palaces, strongholds and ruins on the old maps of Bohemia in the period from the early 16th century to early 18th century. The work evaluates the positional inaccuracies of location of interest sites through cartometric analysis. The first part is theoretical, in which the issues outlined cartographic semiotics and cartographic expression. Next two parts deal with the oldest cartographic references of the Bohemia, or the description of the analyzed maps. Further, the thesis illustrated the method by which the analysis are extracted. The chapter summarizes contains results of findings. Keywords: old maps of Bohemia, signs for castles, cartographic semiotics, cartometric.

This thesis examines the effects the imposition of Anglo-Norman lordship, following the Anglo-Norman expansion into Wales in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, had upon the landscape of the Welsh border region. In order to achieve this aim this project makes extensive use of digital Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in order to produce a detailed county-wide study of the landscape of post-Conquest Monmouthshire as well as comprehensive case studies of individual Anglo-Norman lordships contained within the boundaries of the county. This thesis also aims to locate its findings within important current debates in historic archaeology about the effects of medieval lordship upon the landscape, on the roles of the physical environment and human agency in the forming of the historic landscape, on the wider role of castles as lordship centres, beyond simple military functionality.

The theme of this thesis is history of the knights (later lords) of Vřesovice in the late Middle Ages. The work deals mainly with political and economic role of the family members in the late medieval Bohemia, with special attention to the hussite captain Jakoubek of Vřesovice, who was mainly responisible for family rise. Furthermore, this work tries to answer the question, what happened to the family of Vřesovice since Jakoubek's death until the late Middle Ages, because during the 16th century, knights of Vřesovice belonged to the most powerful aristocratic families in Bohemia. Family members from the times of king George and Jagellonian rulers were not yet reflected by many historians. Fates of individual family members are assessed and placed into historical context. The work deals with property relations of knights of Vřesovice and manifestations of their aristocratic representation. As a whole, the work probes into political, economic, cultural and social life in late medieval northwest Bohemia. Key words: Jakoubek of Vřesovice, gentry, nordwest Bohemia, late Middle ages, 15.-16. century, castles, heraldy

Durement touchée par la guerre de Cent Ans, la Normandie connaît une telle renaissance à partir de la fin du XVe siècle qu’elle devient le premier gisement fiscal du royaume, ce qui conduit le roi à accroître sa tutelle sur elle au cours du siècle suivant. Cette thèse se compose de deux parties distinctes, d’égale importance. La première offre une synthèse sur les demeures campagnardes de la petite et moyenne noblesse dans ce climat hautement favorable à l’activité architecturale. La seconde analyse de manière approfondie près de 80 ensembles manoriaux, qui constituent la base sur laquelle repose les observations synthétiques de la première partie. Si la méthode adoptée privilégie (au-delà des renseignements archivistiques, lorsqu’ils existent) l’analyse archéologique des bâtiments, elle y associe une approche comparative avec les réalisations nationales, les modèles graphiques et les traités « rustiques » contemporains (Androuet Du Cerceau, Estienne, Liébault), qui proposent souvent des usages déjà répandus. L’enquête ainsi menée permet non seulement de comprendre le fonctionnement, les particularismes et l’évolution des manoirs haut-normands entre 1450 et 1600, mais elle révèle aussi une capacité des architectes œuvrant dans la province à innover, avec l’apparition précoce du plan double en profondeur, du vestibule à l’antique ou encore de la fenêtre à meneau en bois, expérimentations qui, en raison des guerres civiles, ne seront pleinement exploitées qu’au siècle suivant. Après l’étude pionnière sur Le Manoir en Bretagne, 1380-1600 (Inventaire général, Paris, 1993), cette thèse offre un nouveau point de comparaison solide pour d’autres études régionales des « maisons aux champs » de la noblesse française. / Seriously affected by the Hundred Years War, Normandy experienced such a renaissance from the end of the XVth century that it became the major source of revenue for the kingdom, causing the king to tighten its control over it during the following century. This thesis offers a study in two distinct parts of equal importance. The first, a synthesis on the country houses of the small and medium nobility in the context of a period highly favourable to the architectural activity. The second, a deeper analysis of about eighty manorial domains, which constitutes the basis upon which rests the larger interpretative account in the first part. If the method adopted stresses archaeological analysis of the buildings, more than archives often missing, it also uses an approach comparing them with structures in other regions of France and with contemporary rural treatises (Estienne, Liébault) and “maisons pour les champs” models (Androuet Du Cerceau), who often suggest forms already widespread. The enquiry conducted in this manner allows us not only to understand the function, the individuality and the evolution of the manors of upper Normandy between 1450 and 1600, but it reveals also the ability of the architects working in the province to innovate, with the early appearance of the compact plan with double rows of rooms, the vestibule “à l’antique” or the window with a wooden mullion, experiments which, because of the civil wars, would not be fully exploited until the next century. Following the pioneering study on Le Manoir en Bretagne, 1380-1600 (Inventaire général, Paris, 1993), this thesis offers an additional firm bench mark for comparison in future regional studies.

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Diploma thesis "The humanity against the hatefulness - The action " castles " of Premysl Pitter against the background of theyears 1945 -1947" deals with the life of Premysl Pitter. For understanding of P.Pitter's effort and the unique action the thesis describes also the cohabitation of Czechs and Germans on the present territory of the Czechoslovakia in the most dramatic events of modern history. It characterizes the historical roots of the transfer of Germans, because it is necessary to know something of historical background.