This paper examines the spread of water mills in Italy during the Middle Ages, trying to define its historical development and the technology and the architecture. This study also includes an analysis of the different research approaches from the social-economic history to technology that are being pursued on this topic and it shows the development of a local dimension of the research. This paper also discusses which sources can be considered more suitable for the research of these topics and underlines the importance of an inter-disciplinary approach.
Il contributo esamina la diffusione dei mulini ad acqua nell'Italia medievale, cercando di delinearne lo sviluppo storico e la realtà materiale e tecnologica. Viene presentato inoltre un bilancio sulle principali linee di studio su questa tematica, sia sul versante della storia economico-sociale sia su quello della storia della tecnologia, sottolineando in primo luogo la dimensione locale della ricerca. Una riflessione è dedicata in secondo luogo alle fonti utili per impostare le indagini, secondo una ottica interdisciplinare.
Galetti, P. (2014). La forza delle acque: i mulini nell’Italia Medievale. RIPARIA, 0, 99-123.
La forza delle acque: i mulini nell’Italia Medievale
GALETTI, PAOLA
2014
Abstract
This paper examines the spread of water mills in Italy during the Middle Ages, trying to define its historical development and the technology and the architecture. This study also includes an analysis of the different research approaches from the social-economic history to technology that are being pursued on this topic and it shows the development of a local dimension of the research. This paper also discusses which sources can be considered more suitable for the research of these topics and underlines the importance of an inter-disciplinary approach.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
