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Medieval and Earlymodern Fortifications of Koprivnica
Ranko Pavleš
; Podravka, Koprivnica
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In this paper, the author used an analysis of all previous reconstructions performed on Koprivnica’s fortifications, and published documents at hand, as the basis for an attempt to make a step further in portraying what these fortifications might have looked like in the past.
In the first part, the author cited 8 different artists that sketched the historic fortifications in Koprivnica. All sketches and drawings were accompanied with brief commentaries. Using this as pretext for further elaboration, in the second part the author presented blueprints of Koprivnica’s strongholds, dating from mid 16th to mid 17th century period. More attention was paid to early blueprints and sketches, as they had witnessed a previous, older situation, and provided an insight into the buildings of the bastion fort. Nine blueprints have been analyzed with the very first, small bastions built in, still preserved castle, and four blueprints with large bastions built in all four corners.
The next chapter probes into the development of Koprivnica’s fortifications from the early 16th century records. We have recognized three medieval phases of this development and a proper analysis of everything in the later blueprints that might have been medieval (for example, barbican, the outer trench rampart around the town etc.). It’s followed by description of building process on Koprivnica’s fortifications, in 1550s to 1560s (the author calls them the In-Between phase). Then, the object of investigation is moved to fortification with large bastions, the building of which took from 1570s to mid 17th century. Each phase is represented and back up with available data, and the author presented what the fortifications might have looked like. Finally, the author shares some thoughts on possible new research of Koprivnica’s fortifications and on the potentials, that the work of historians and archeologists is used in educational and promotional purposes.
Ključne riječi
Koprivnica; fortifications; 14. - 17. century
Hrčak ID:
77710
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.6.2010.
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