Geometry of a Medieval Town in the Context of Political Religious Governance of the Territory |
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| Fabrizio Barone, Rosa Fiorillo, Armando di Maio, Marco Casazza |
- Abstract:
- Recent studies proved that, at least since the Medieval epoch, the sound of bells played a broader role than the liturgic one. In the Norman period, for example, it played an immaterial social role as a tool for territorial management and coordination, as verified in Southern Italy, reflecting also the evolution of the relationship between old and new rulers and the Church. The positioning of bell towers and towers was part of the integration between the defensive and liturgical buildings network, manifesting itself with the propagation of the sound of the bells. In this context, adopting a geometric physics metrological approach, we show how this procedure of territorial positioning was integrated into the urban texture in the case of the city of Salerno (Campania Region, Italy), adopting spatial and acoustical solutions, that we prove to be coherent with our hypothesis. Consequently, this work confirms the potentiality of adopting this type of geometrical physics metrological approach to implement and verify new research hypothesis. Moreover, we confirm that, through a quantitative metrological modelling, it is possible to discover some immaterial aspects of heritage assets, that often remain undocumented, being characteristic of ancient practices totally based on repeated experiences and experiential knowledge of natural phenomena. This is also the case of this study, where we observed the immaterial acoustic links, connecting the relevant points of religious and political control of the city of Salerno in the Norman period.
- Download:
- IMEKO-Metroarchaeo-2025-091.pdf
- DOI:
- 10.21014/tc26-2025.091
- Event details
- IMEKO TC:
- TC26
- Event name:
- TC26 MetroArcheo Conference 2025
- Title:
Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
- Place:
- Bergamo, ITALY
- Time:
- 15 October 2025 - 17 October 2025