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The History of Water Management in the Iberian PeninsulaTechnology of Grandeur: Early Modern Aqueducts in Portugal

The History of Water Management in the Iberian Peninsula: Technology of Grandeur: Early Modern... [Aqueduct construction remains an important yet understudied chapter in the history of early modern European technology and urbanism. Combining the symbolism of form with the utility of function, aqueducts spoke the revived language of classical architecture, serving as monumental statements of princely beneficence, civic pride, and local identity. Mobilizing community resources in an act of political will, such projects marked the consolidating power of central authorities that spearheaded urban renewal through the creation and display of the improved water supply. The case of early modern Portugal is crucial for broadening the scope of this discussion, which is usually focused on sixteenth century Italy, situating it within a larger geographical and chronological context. While revealing the deep rootedness of Portuguese aqueducts in the local traditions of construction and water management, their analysis sheds new light on the central question of continuity and rupture in the transfer of hydraulic technology and knowledge from antiquity through the Middle Ages.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

The History of Water Management in the Iberian PeninsulaTechnology of Grandeur: Early Modern Aqueducts in Portugal

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Editors: Duarte Rodrigues, Ana; Toribio Marín, Carmen
Tchikine, Anatole
The History of Water Management in the Iberian Peninsula — Mar 19, 2020
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Springer International Publishing
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© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020. This work was supported by the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia under the research projects IF/00322/2014 and PTDC/HARHIS/28627/2017.
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978-3-030-34060-5
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139 –158
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-34061-2_7
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[Aqueduct construction remains an important yet understudied chapter in the history of early modern European technology and urbanism. Combining the symbolism of form with the utility of function, aqueducts spoke the revived language of classical architecture, serving as monumental statements of princely beneficence, civic pride, and local identity. Mobilizing community resources in an act of political will, such projects marked the consolidating power of central authorities that spearheaded urban renewal through the creation and display of the improved water supply. The case of early modern Portugal is crucial for broadening the scope of this discussion, which is usually focused on sixteenth century Italy, situating it within a larger geographical and chronological context. While revealing the deep rootedness of Portuguese aqueducts in the local traditions of construction and water management, their analysis sheds new light on the central question of continuity and rupture in the transfer of hydraulic technology and knowledge from antiquity through the Middle Ages.]

Published: Mar 19, 2020

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