This study is based on historical documents belonging to the most important ecclesiastical institution in Seville during the 16<sup>th</sup> century. The Cathedral’s archives have been consulted, with special focus on the section devoted to books of written descriptive records of houses (called ‘apeos’) that belonged to the Cabildo (Chapter) in 1542. These records not only documented the physical distribution of the houses with measurements in Castilian yards of the different parts of the house, but also described the more qualitative features of the interior architectural design. The main purpose of this study is to characterize the typical Sevillian houses from historical documents of the period focused on the collation of San Salvador. By way of a novel methodology, the following steps have been developed: first, an architectural analysis; second, a typology of houses based on functions, dimensions, construction, lay-out, etc.; third, a detailed glossary of architectural terms listed to permit a rigorous understanding of the domestic architecture in 16<sup>th</sup> century Seville; and finally, an example of every documented record has been drawn. Among the most significant conclusions is that the Sevillian dwellings of that period reflected the Islamic terminology, architecture, construction and lay-out typical of Andalusia, but with distinctive features of Sevillian housing.
Este artículo recoge el análisis de una de las tipologías arquitectónicas residenciales modestas más reconocidas y menos analizadas en el siglo XVI en Sevilla, los corrales de vecinos. Además, se debe resaltar la existencia de numerosos corrales repartidos por toda la ciudad en el Siglo de Oro, y se ha reflejado el análisis de su ubicación, nombres, construcción y espacios: se han localizado sobre el plano de la ciudad en dicho periodo, se han dibujado los inmuebles descritos en los apeos literarios formulando hipótesis en planta para facilitar la comprensión y análisis arquitectónico y, por último, se han caracterizado y analizado los espacios, su construcción y dotaciones, todo ello a partir de los apeos y de los dibujos realizados. Palabras clave: arquitectura; corrales de vecinos; Sevilla; siglo XVI; apeos. This paper contains the analysis of one of the most well-known and modest architectural types of residence in the 16 th century Seville: courtyard tenement housing. Besides, it should be highlighted the existence of a great number of them distributed inside the walls of the city in the Golden Century, and an analysis of location, names, construction and spaces have been studied based in literary surveys and drawings: first there have been identified twenty seven cases of study later located in an elaborated map of city; secondly drawings based in literary surveys have been made to facilitate the architectural analysis and the specifications of this residential type; and finally, the courtyard tenement housing-spaces, construction elements, water supplies, sanitation, etc.-has been characterized and fully studied. Key words: architecture; courtyard tenement housing; Seville; 16 th century; surveys. APROXIMACIÓN TIPOLÓGICA DE LOS CORRALES Fue Joaquín Hazañas el primero que intentara en su día una definición del corral de vecinos: "las palabras patio y corral son sinónimas en nuestra lengua […], por esa misma razón llamamos en Sevilla a la casa de vecindad corral de vecinos,
This paper deals with the first hypotheses of elevations and of the architectural analysis of San Ildefonso’s Baths on the basis of unpublished data offered by the Book of written descriptive records (apeos) of 1542 in the Chapter on Seville Cathedral. Our own transformation methodology has been applied to this hitherto largely unknown book in order to attain and encompass graphic representation from the literary description. After giving a brief history of the Baths, the objective is to ascertain its location, by drawing hypothetical floor plans and elevations and analysing its typology, dimensions, spaces, and building elements. This research has shown that it was one of the most important bathing complexes in the historical centre of Seville, at least in the 13th Century, although it later became obsolete and was demolished in the 18th Century.
Este artículo pretende dar a conocer los suelos en los espacios que caracterizaban la casa sevillana en el siglo XVI a partir del análisis de casi 800 apeos realizados por maestros alarifes y cuya propiedad pertenecía a instituciones religiosas. A partir de este estudio se han detallado pormenorizadamente los espacios y sus pavimentos siguiendo un recorrido similar al efectuado por los alarifes. Igualmente, se han elaborado dibujos en planta a partir de los apeos y un análisis de detalles constructivos y de la relación existente entre los espacios y sus acabados superficiales. Además, se han seleccionado tres casas de las que se aportan planos, detalles, fotografías e infografías como ejemplos de tipos de suelos en las casas sevillanas.
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