Designing the medieval new town
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https://doi.org/10.51347/jum.v4i2.3871Keywords:
medieval, town planning, geometry, Grenade-sur-Garonne, bastidesAbstract
The hypothesis that complex geometry has been used as the basis for the design of medieval urban layouts is contested. In particular, the case of the bastide of Grenade-sur-Garonne in south-west France is analysed, comparing the geometrical hypotheses with measurements on the twentieth-century cadastral plan. In this case, it appears far more likely that the plan was designed by using a much simpler metrology. Further, it is suggested that the fields north and south of Grenade were probably originally laid out as house lots.
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2000-08-15
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Boerefijn, W. (2000). Designing the medieval new town. Urban Morphology, 4(2), 49–62. https://doi.org/10.51347/jum.v4i2.3871
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