Santa Coloma d'Andorra: el projecte d'una església a l'Andorra d'abans del S. XI
(English) The church of Santa Coloma d’Andorra belongs to one of the simplest and oldest architectural types of religious architecture: that of a single rectangular nave with a square apse. However, the simplicity of this type should not necessarily be associated with a straightforward or immediate...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis doctoral |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | catalán |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/449394 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/449394 https://dx.doi.org/10.5821/dissertation-2117-449394 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Altmedieval arquitectura religiosa Boeci composició exegesi metrologia proporció Santa Coloma d'Andorra 72 - Arquitectura Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Arquitectura |
| Sumario: | (English) The church of Santa Coloma d’Andorra belongs to one of the simplest and oldest architectural types of religious architecture: that of a single rectangular nave with a square apse. However, the simplicity of this type should not necessarily be associated with a straightforward or immediate construction or design. The aim of this study is to determine the extent to which the architecture of Santa Coloma follows a complex metrical design, which could only be achieved within a cultural context that, in Santa Coloma — located near two major cultural centres of the time, the Cathedral of La Seu d’Urgell and the Monastery of Sant Serni de Tavèrnoles — is highly plausible. In this work, architecture is used as archaeological material to analyse the key elements of the building’s architectural composition. Historiography has been reviewed, plans have been drawn up, the unit of measurement has been identified, and its dimensions studied in relation to the knowledge of proportion of the period and descriptions of biblical buildings. And it turns out that in order to conceive, design and build an apparently simple church like this, it was necessary to be familiar with the architecture represented in the Bible and with the arithmetical elaborations compiled by Boethius and Cassiodorus in the 6th century. We will therefore see a building which, although rural and seemingly modest, is the result of a layout and proportions based on a specific symbolic language, reflecting and documenting a body of knowledge and a way of applying it. |
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