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.

Collection: Images

Project: 11. Science and culture as representation in Europe., 3. Rural world and urban world in the formation of the European identity.

Chronology: XVI, XVII, XVIII

Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University

Link: http://iealbacetenses.dipualba.es/viewer.vm?id=0000040164

Resource type: Image

Format: Photography

Source: Hernández López, C. (2007). Calles y casas en el Campo de Montiel. Hogares y espacio doméstico en las tierras de El Bonillo en el siglo XVIII. Albacete: Instituto de Estudios Albacetenses, p. 497.

Language: Spanish

Date: 2006-2007

Owner: Pablo Ballesta Fernández (Modernalia)

Copyright: © Carmen Hernández López © Instituto de Estudios Albacetenses “Don Juan Manuel”

Abstract: Popular architecture. Wooden structure that acted as a skeleton for the roof of a house.

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