El Bonillo - History Lab https://historylab.es Thu, 19 May 2022 15:14:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg El Bonillo - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Protection on a window grille in El Bonillo (Albacete) https://historylab.es/protection-on-a-window-grille-in-el-bonillo-albacete/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=protection-on-a-window-grille-in-el-bonillo-albacete Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:31:09 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/proteccion-en-reja-de-una-ventana-de-el-bonillo-albacete/ Popular architecture. Photograph of the detail of an iron grille on a window in El Bonillo (Albacete).

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]]> The safety and security of the house was the concern of every family. A good door was accompanied by window guards. These had to be made of a hard, weather-resistant material such as iron. The grille shown here corresponds to a window in El Bonillo. The element is made up of a rectangle with 7 vertical bars and 4 horizontal ones that cross them. All of this is framed in a frame attached to the wall. At the upper ends of the frame there are two figures in the shape of cones, which are joined to another central figure with two spiral ornaments.

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]]> Timber frame to support the roof of a house https://historylab.es/timber-frame-to-support-the-roof-of-a-house/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=timber-frame-to-support-the-roof-of-a-house Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:31:03 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/armazon-de-madera-para-sostener-el-tejado-de-una-vivienda/ Popular architecture. Wooden structure that acted as a skeleton for the roof of a house.

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]]> The construction of dwellings during the Modern Age was conditioned by the materials available, either because of existing raw materials or because of the economic availability of these materials.
One of the most important parts of the house was the roof. A good roof made the difference between collapse and water seepage and the well-being of the home. To maintain good support, the builders used wooden frames to support the tiled or vegetable roofs. This photograph is an example of a frame, belonging to a house in Salinas de Pinilla, near El Bonillo (Albacete). It shows various elements that give shape to the structure: at the highest part, wooden beams are placed to support the roof. These logs are held in the central part by a vertical pendolon, from which two counterpoints emerge towards the log. This intermediate area is supported in the lower part by horizontal beams.

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