Traditional iron building elements in Etna’s territory: the front doors

In the study of traditional construction equipment the building elements in iron are generally present little if neglected at all. In the historical centres, also in eastern Sicily, you can see the widespread presence of iron works such as railings, front doors, shelters. The documentation of their...

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Main Author: Alessandro Lo Faro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ar.Tec. 2015-05-01
Series:Tema
Online Access:http://artecweb.org/ojs2/index.php/TeMA/article/view/16
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description In the study of traditional construction equipment the building elements in iron are generally present little if neglected at all. In the historical centres, also in eastern Sicily, you can see the widespread presence of iron works such as railings, front doors, shelters. The documentation of their geometrical and constructive aspects, therefore, becomes an important factor for the preservation of the urban image. The analysis here conducted on the ironworks, in eastern Sicily, has been done to identify their formal and constructive aspects and define their mensiochronological parameters
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spelling doaj.art-1f5f2e143962437586010ce989594e942023-12-03T00:10:15ZengAr.Tec.Tema2421-45742015-05-0111192410.17410/tema.v1i1.1616Traditional iron building elements in Etna’s territory: the front doorsAlessandro Lo Faro0University of Catania, DICAR, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e ArchitetturaIn the study of traditional construction equipment the building elements in iron are generally present little if neglected at all. In the historical centres, also in eastern Sicily, you can see the widespread presence of iron works such as railings, front doors, shelters. The documentation of their geometrical and constructive aspects, therefore, becomes an important factor for the preservation of the urban image. The analysis here conducted on the ironworks, in eastern Sicily, has been done to identify their formal and constructive aspects and define their mensiochronological parametershttp://artecweb.org/ojs2/index.php/TeMA/article/view/16
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title Traditional iron building elements in Etna’s territory: the front doors
title_full Traditional iron building elements in Etna’s territory: the front doors
title_fullStr Traditional iron building elements in Etna’s territory: the front doors
title_full_unstemmed Traditional iron building elements in Etna’s territory: the front doors
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