CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2022
| Author | Nadai, Zsofia |
|---|---|
| Title | Tangible Heritage of Kisvárda Castle |
| Summary | At the heart of this thesis lie an interpretation of the archaeological investigations of Kisvárda Castle, focusing on the different periods of its palisade fortifications with the help of primary sources. The chronology of the constructions could be refined through comparison of the available archaeological data, laboratory analysis, written sources, and contemporary depictions. This interdisciplinary work clearly shows that it is worth revising results from earlier investigations because all disciplines of historical research have much improved over the past decades. Improvements have been especially marked in available methodologies, the availability of contemporary written sources, and new results from the secondary literature. At the end of the thesis, I interpret the new chronology in the light of life at the castle in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, focusing on aspects of construction work. Apart from dating structures more accurately, the analysis of the context extends to the circumstances of the excavations, both in the mid-twentieth century, and in the last phase which took place under the auspices of the Hungarian Castle and Mansion Program. In this part of the thesis, I review and evaluate the history of restorations at the castle and processes of heritagization of the site. |
| Supervisor | Szende, Katalin; Laszlovszky, József |
| Department | Medieval Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2022/nadai_zsofia.pdf |
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