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Tijdschrift voor Historische Geografie - Volume 7, Issue 3, 2022
Volume 7, Issue 3, 2022
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Nederland Schoon
More LessAbstractDutch beauty. The contribution of land art to the beauty of the landscape
For centuries the Dutch man-made landscape was famous worldwide for its scenic beauty. In recent decades the countryside has been taken over by ugliness. It makes one wonder whether the creation of a beautiful environment receives enough attention in policy making and landscape design. In this article, the distinctive features of scenic beauty are being explored and an overview is given on how land art has contributed to the creation of scenic beauty and meaningful places in the last 50 years. Next to landscape architects it is argued that land artists can contribute to the beauty of our future landscapes.
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De meanderende Oude Rijn
More LessAbstractThe meandering Old Rhine. A reconstruction of the course of the river in the Roman period and the early Middle Ages
Using the knowledge of river processes that control river dimensions and meandering, a reconstruction is made of the river pattern of the Old Rhine between Leiderdorp and Katwijk in the Netherlands. The river pattern changed from a straight river in the Roman period to a meandering river in the early Middle Ages and this pattern was fossilized by the damming of the river at the start of the late Middle Ages. Using archaeological results from the area, the meandering processes are modelled and the archaeological expectations of different areas are assessed. The assessment shows that normally used reconstructions of the development of the Old Rhine delta are inconsistent and that in large areas of the former delta no archaeological finds can be found from prehistoric or Roman times because they were eroded by a meandering river.
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Tuinwallen op Texel, ouder dan gedacht
By Wilma EelmanAbstractTuinwallen on Texel, older than thought. The introduction of historical sod banks in the Westfrisian island of Texel
The characteristic sod banks – so-called tuinwallen – that are used as field boundaries on the Westfrisian island of Texel are usually thought to have been introduced from the 17th or 18th century. This article describes recent archaeological research that showed sod banks from the 15th century. Recent archival research even provides evidence of sod banks in the 14th century. This again raises the question when sod banks were introduced in the agricultural landscape of Texel. This question needs further archaeological research.
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‘Het lazaren huys buyten’
More Less‘Het lazaren huys buyten’. City lepers and visible segregation in medieval times
In late medieval time we see an increase in the number of leper houses near cities in Northwestern Europe. It is noticeable that these houses are generally located outside the city walls. This segregation of lepers can be traced back to centuries before the Middle Ages. As early as the book of Mozes (Leviticus) there are passages about isolating lepers outside the community. In the late Middle Ages, many city councils decided to make housing and laws to get a grip on this special group of the ill. City councils also have religious motives for founding leprosaria.
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