Historical and structural aspects of the mudéjar architecture of the Spanish city of Guadalajara

The Mudéjar is not comparable to other Western architectural styles, such as Romanesque and Gothic or Renaissance and Baroque, and this is because the Mudejar is the cultural manifestation of a plural society, so it can not be understood as the survival of some forms or an Islamic art within a Chris...

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Author: Trallero Sanz, Antonio Miguel|||0000-0001-7298-2291
Format: book
Publication Date:2018
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repository:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/60141
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/60141
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78093-1_44
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Mudéjar
Nudillo
Tapial
Arquitectura
Architecture
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Summary:The Mudéjar is not comparable to other Western architectural styles, such as Romanesque and Gothic or Renaissance and Baroque, and this is because the Mudejar is the cultural manifestation of a plural society, so it can not be understood as the survival of some forms or an Islamic art within a Christian culture, is the result of that cultural plurality under Christian rule. In this style there are two factors, political and cultural. According to the first, the political, Mudéjar art can only occur in the reconquered territory, that is, from the occupation of the territory by the mainland Christian kingdoms. As for the second factor, the Mudéjar is the cultural manifestation of a plural society, which means that there are important differentiating elements. On one side is the geographical, with everything that means from the political, cultural or economic point of view. The geographical situation has determined that there are specific characteristics in each of the regions. On the other hand, being the result of a plural society, its manifestations also vary according to the cultural load contributed at any moment. Another factor has been the incorporation of the different systems and construction techniques typical of each era.