Two draft building specifications from 1538 for the construction of a roof on a monastery church in IJsselstein

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  • Willem Annema
  • Geertruida de Moor

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https://doi.org/10.7480/knob.105.2006.3.219

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Abstract

Until 1577 there was a monastery of the Cistercian order in IJsselstein. It had been founded by the local lords in 1342. Subsequently, the buildings were destroyed several times by acts of war. In 1495 a new complex was founded within the town walls in Benschopperstraat. Part of this survived and was restored in 1984. During the building of the church, part of the complex was burnt down, among which the monastery church. After fund-raising the reconstruction could start in 1539.

Within this scope specifications were made for the construction of a roof on the church. Preparatory to this, exploratory visits were paid to other monasteries. Of this campaign two building specifications have been preserved, one of them dated 1538. These two specifications are of importance for the building history because of some differences in the defined construction principles in the two specifications. An important difference indicates that at that time the transition took place from the spanned roof to the roof with a needle in the ridge of the roof.

Author Biography

Geertruida de Moor

Ir. Geertruida de Moor. Geboren in Zeeland. Werkte als secretaresse in Den Haag. Studeerde sedert 1962 MO Geschiedenis en zette deze na het behalen van het diploma in deeltijd door aan de Rijks Universiteit te Leiden, en behaalde het doctoraaldiploma in 1975. Behaalde in 1977 het VWO-diploma in de vakken Nederlands, Latijn, Frans, Duits, economie 2 en geschiedenis. In 1978 gevolgd door de graad in de middeleeuwse geschiedenis aan de Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven. Promoveerde aan de Rijks Universiteit te Leiden op een proefschrift over het klooster Leeuwenhorst bij Noordwijk. In 2001 behaalde zij de Magisters graad in Theology aan de Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio (USA). Slaagde in 2006 voor het Comprehensive Exam History of Theology aan de Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. (USA). Publiceerde vanaf 1981 in diverse binnen- en buitenlandse bladen.

Published

2020-08-28

How to Cite

Annema, W., & de Moor, G. (2020). Two draft building specifications from 1538 for the construction of a roof on a monastery church in IJsselstein. Bulletin KNOB, 105(3), 73–82. https://doi.org/10.7480/knob.105.2006.3.219

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Bulletin KNOB 105 (2006) 3

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Copyright (c) 2006 Willem Annema, Geertruida de Moor

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