Methodological proposal in order to reconstruct the plans of a disappeared medieval architecture: the Romanesque church of St. Julian’s Monastery at Samos (Lugo)

[Resumen] El monasterio de San Julián de Samos (Lugo) es uno de los edificios religiosos más grandes de Galicia y también uno de los que goza de mayor antigüedad dentro del monacato español. El presente artículo se enmarca dentro de una investigación más amplia, en la que se analiza el largo proceso constructivo experimentado por dicho monumento, desde sus orígenes hasta la actualidad, con el fin de comprender la realidad de su arquitectura y valorar qué hay de auténtico y de nuevo en su fábrica. En este trabajo, presentamos el método desarrollado para llevar a cabo la reconstrucción gráfica del aspecto de este monasterio, en una de las primeras fases de su proceso evolutivo, la época bajomedieval.[Abstract] St. Julian’s Monastery at Samos (Lugo) is one of the largest religious buildings in Galicia and it is also one of the oldest Spanish monasteries. The present paper is part of a wider research, which intends to analyse the long constructive process undergone by this monument, from its origin to the present time, in order to understand the reality of its architecture and value what it is original and new. This work shows the methodology developed to undertake the graphic reconstruction of one of the earliest stages of this monastery, namely the late-medieval period

Las causas y las consecuencias del incendio de 1951 en el monasterio de San Julián de Samos. Nuevos datos para su estudio

En la mañana del 24 de septiembre de 1951, en el monasterio de San Julián de Samos (Lugo-España) se declaró un incendio que rápidamente se extendió por sus dependencias. En el presente artículo nos proponemos analizar, por un lado, cuáles fueron las causas del inicio de las llamas y, por otro, qué consecuencias tuvieron sobre la arquitectura de este complejo religioso, es decir, cuál era su estado tras ser controlado el fuego, hecho que tuvo lugar el 26 de septiembre siguiente, y justo antes de iniciarse los primeros trabajos orientados a su restauración, dos meses después. Para alcanzar estos objetivos llevamos a cabo la revisión de la bibliografía existente y la búsqueda de nuevas fuentes documentales, escritas y gráficas. La lectura y estudio minucioso de todas ellas nos permite aportar nuevos datos sobre la imagen del monasterio de Samos tras el siniestro, determinando con mayor exactitud tanto las permanencias como las pérdidas que este hecho accidental provocó sobre esta antigua fábrica monacal.[Abstract] During the morning of 24th September 1951, a fire began in the monastery of San Julián de Samos (Lugo-Spain) and soon it was spread across its rooms. In the present article we propose, on the one hand, to analyze what were the causes of the beginning of the fire and, on the other hand, what were its consequences on the monastic architecture. In other words, we aim to know what was the state of the religious house at the end of the fire, which took place on 26th September, and just before the beginning of the first works made to accomplish its restoration, two months later. In order to achieve these goals, we carry out the revision of the existing bibliography as well as the search of new documental written and graphic sources. The reading and detailed study of all of them allow us to contribute new data about the image of the monastery after this disaster and to accurately determine not only the remains but also the losses that this accidental event caused in this ancient monastic complex

Descubriendo un paisaje histórico: el espacio cercado del monasterio de San Julián de Samos en el siglo XIX

Basándonos en un análisis de diversa documentación de archivo, así como en el estudio in situ de diferentes restos conservados, este artículo busca, por un lado, comprender cómo era el espacio sagrado del Cercado de Samos antes de 1835, fecha de supresión de las órdenes monásticas en España. De este modo, nuestro objetivo es entender por dónde discurrió la cerca que delimitó este ámbito, saber qué elementos se ubicaron en su interior y cómo fueron organizados. Por otro lado, la búsqueda realizada trata de comprender cuáles fueron las transformaciones que esta propiedad monástica experimentó para ser integrada en el tejido de la villa después de 1835, cómo fue el proceso de secularización y cuáles son las permanencias de aquel que aún se reconocen en la trama del asentamiento contemporáneo y su entorno rural inmediato. Descubrir cómo era este paisaje en el pasado es esencial para su valoración y su correcta conservación.[Abstract] Based on an analysis of diverse archival documentation as well as on a on-site study of different historical remains, this paper seeks to understand, on the one hand, how the “Cercado” of Samos Abbey was before 1835, the date of the abolition of the religious orders in Spain. That is, we aim to show the plan of the former monastic wall which enclosed the above-mentioned space, we intend to know which elements were placed within its limits and how they were organized. On the other hand, our research has as a goal the study of the changes which were experienced by this monastic property in order to be integrated into the surrounding rural and urban landscape after 1835; how the process of secularization was and what traces can be recognize in the contemporary town and its nearby rural surroundings. Discovering how this area was in the past is essential to value and preserve it correctly

A collection of narrative practices on cultural heritage with innovative technologies and creative strategies

[Abstract] The H2020 project rurAllure, “Promotion of rural museums and heritage sites in the vicinity of European pilgrimage routes” (2021-2023) aims to enrich pilgrims’ experiences with the creation of meaningful cultural products focused on the lesser-known heritage sites of rural areas that are not found on pilgrimage routes, but in their surroundings. One of the project goals is to create contents and narratives to be offered to pilgrims over successive days with the integration of state-of-the-art technology. This way, hidden rural heritage will be discoverable and pilgrims will have the opportunity to actively engage with rural places nearby, their local communities, identity, and culture. The latter will no longer be passive witnesses, but active participants in transnational networks of shared history and living heritage. The rurAllure project aims to develop a new concept of mobile guide for pilgrims that will present rural heritage sites and activities of interest along with information of transportation and accommodation to help movement from and back to pilgrimage routes, as well as cohesive narratives to be consumed along the way, focused on four pilots: literary heritage on the ways to Santiago de Compostela, thermal heritage and others on the ways to Rome, ethnographic heritage on the ways to Trondheim, and natural heritage on the ways to Csíksomlyó. To facilitate the pilots’ brainstorming in the creation of multimedia contents, we developed a review of narrative models on cultural heritage storytelling. In this paper, we present the results, a collection of 22 case studies we analyzed with a common structure, from which six distinctive groups of narrative practices emerge: sound-walks, wearable guides, context-aware games, simulations, digital exhibitions, and cultural wayfinding. All cases studies disrupt traditional notions of storytelling consumption and foster new relationships between people and places of interest that may lead to advancements in the pilgrimage context. The present review provides a collection of best practices and actions that utilize the latest digital technologies and innovative strategies for producing meaningful narratives, mainly about cultural heritage sites. All of them are focused on the active engagement of users with particular locations of interest, landmarks, structures, objects, or intangible expressions. By doing so, their creators try to enhance tourists’ experiences while they explore or travel to places with cultural, natural, or historical significance. This state-of-the-art collection was developed within the H2020 project rurAllure, “Promotion of rural museums and heritage sites in the vicinity of European pilgrimage routes” (2021-2023). The project is focused on attracting en-route pilgrims to hidden or lesser-known rural museums and heritage sites located near four European pilgrimage routes: Santiago de Compostela, Rome, Trondheim, and Csíksomlyó. With this collection, our aim is to develop the project in the creation of multimedia contents and multimodal narratives for people that make their way to these pilgrimage destinations based on an initial, precise approach to the latest actions in the field

La reforma de la Abadía de Samos entre 1491 y 1637: desvelando la lógica de los cambios arquitectónicos

Based on several archival sources and new graphic approaches, this article seeks to examine the first major changes that were made on the medieval architecture of Samos Abbey (Lugo-Spain) during the period that ranged from the beginning of the religious orders’ reform, in the late 15th century, to the 1630s. On the one hand, the detailed analysis of some historical documentary sources let us understand the reasons for the spatial changes. On the other hand, we are able to know if the new rules that were established to reform the spiritual life also caused some transformations on the existing monastic complex in order to shape a new one.Basándonos en diversas fuentes documentales y nuevas aproximaciones gráficas, este artículo pretende examinar los primeros cambios significativos que se hicieron en la arquitectura medieval de la Abadía de Samos (Lugo-España) en el periodo que comprende desde el inicio de la reforma de las órdenes religiosas, a finales del siglo XV, hasta la tercera década del XVII. A través del análisis detallado de algunos documentos históricos podemos, por un lado, entender cuáles fueron las razones para los cambios espaciales. Por otro, tenemos la oportunidad de saber si las nuevas reglas, establecidas para reformar la vida espiritual, causaron también alguna transformación en el complejo monástico existente para dar forma a uno nuevo

Making an Animation as a Means of Dissemination and as a Tool for Research into Historical Sites: The Case Study of San Julián de Samos

© 2021 The Author(s), This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This version of the article has been accepted for publication in International Journal of Humanities and Arts Computing. The final published paper is available online at: https://doi.org/10.3366/ijhac.2021.0266Versión final aceptada de: López-Salas, E. (2021). Making an Animation as a Means of Dissemination and as a Tool for Research into Historical Sites: The Case Study of San Julián de Samos. International Journal of Humanities and Arts Computing 15(1-2), 133-151. https://doi.org/10.3366/ijhac.2021.0266[Abstract] In this article we will examine how and why the animation ‘Creating the monastic site: from its origins to the nineteenth century’ allowed us to expand the digital art and architectural project ‘Digital Samos. A digital approach to the Monastery of San Julián de Samos’. On the one hand, by making the animation, we were able to create an easy-to-read and more effective visual product to disseminate our research results about the evolving nature of the monastic site of San Julián de Samos in north-western Spain, far beyond static computer-aided design reconstructions. On the other hand, we will see that the animation became a research tool that forced us as scholars to tackle the visualization of relational past realms in their entirety and on a short-term time basis, without compromising the rigour with which computer-based visualization methods and outputs should be used in the communication of and research into cultural heritage

Aprendiendo a verbalizar

Treball final de Grau en Mestre o Mestra d'Educació Infantil. Codi: MI1040. Curs acadèmic 2016-2017A continuación, se expone el Trabajo Final de Grado que aborda, principalmente, la relevancia de la estimulación del lenguaje oral en el segundo ciclo de Educación Infantil. También pretende acercarse a una clara definición del concepto teórico del lenguaje oral, a través de diversas teorías de adquisición y de desarrollo del mismo. En segundo lugar, a partir del marco teórico, se ha llevado a cabo una propuesta metodológica con la intención de trabajar, desde las tres áreas de la educación infantil, el desarrollo y adquisición de la lengua oral en alumnos de 3-4 años, comprobando, a su vez, el nivel de lenguaje adquirido que tienen en función de su edad y las dificultades que presentan a la hora de expresarse oralmente. De este modo, también se contrasta que el lenguaje es una de las principales herramientas del pensamiento, siendo el eje vertebrador sobre el que se han de construir el resto de aprendizajes, como afirman los autores citados. Es una propuesta metodológica que gira en torno a 7 actividades donde la función y la actitud del maestro es más que relevante y, por lo tanto, un condicionante para los alumnos. Los resultados obtenidos nos muestran si las actividades planteadas son las adecuadas para cumplir este cometido, comentando en el apartado de conclusiones, las singularidades de cada actividad.Then presents the final degree work which deals mainly with the relevance of the stimulation of the oral language in the second cycle of early childhood education. It also aims to reach a clear definition of the theoretical concept of the oral language, through various theories of acquisition anddevelopment. Second, starting from the theoretical framework, has carried out a methodological proposal with the intention of working, from three areas of early childhood education, development and acquisition of the oral language in pupils of 3-4 years, checking, at the same time, the level of acquired language that have depending on their age and the difficulties presented when it comes to express orally. In this way, also contrasts that language is one of the main tools of thought, being the backbone on which are built the rest of learning, as the cited authors. Is a methodology that revolves around 7 activities where function and the attitude of the teacher is more than relevant and, therefore, a conditioning factor for the students. The results show us if raised activities are suited to this role, commenting on the conclusions, the singularities of each activity section