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T1 Relojes monumentales y sus campanas en Castilla y León: patrimonio, historia y técnica para medida del tiempo
A1 Sanz Platero, Daniel
A2 Universidad de Valladolid. Escuela de Doctorado
K1 Relojes - España -  Castilla y León - Historia
K1 clock turret
K1 Reloj monumental
K1 bell
K1 Campana
K1 5506.02 Historia del Arte
AB This doctoral thesis presents a historical, technical, and heritage analysis of large-scale watchmaking, along with the sound of its bells, within the geographical context of the Autonomous Community of Castile and León. The chronographs that exist today, true testaments to the technology, and those that existed in documented form, have been essential elements in the measurement of time, along with the sounds of their respective bells. This is, therefore, a historical and documentary compendium of great relevance, because, to date, no comprehensive record has been produced that would unite these characteristics and combine documentation from fieldwork and archives. In short, this process has resulted in the development of a highly important compendium on the history of Spanish watchmaking and its bells.	On the one hand, we highlight the figure of the clock as a complex machine for measuring time, a product of medieval technology that emerged as an empirical product and then gradually transformed over time. On the other hand, we consider the transcendental symbolism of the clock as a guide for the different societies that have coexisted under its presence. Thus, the chronograph is not only based on a machine that requires a specific function, but is also the result of technical development, the assembly process, or a specific placement, assisted by the element of sound, in the form of the bell, as the main guide in announcing the passing of the hours. The location of the clock, its placement in the tower, its evolution and transformation over time, its care, and its state of conservation are historical factors that are considered to be primary heritage values. We examine the significant list of clockmakers located, their commissions, the application of foreign technologies and influences, as well as the circumstances that led to the importation of foreign mechanisms and the subsequent development of a national industry. The clock bell and its position, the striking systems and the elements specific to the sounding instrument, that is, its shape and the decorative motifs used in casting, as well as the social profile of the bell makers, founders, and their commissions.	We have references to 858 machines, 174 preserved auxiliary elements, 1497 clock bells, 116 liturgical bells—which have been used to link chronological and decorative circumstances to those belonging to the clock—as well as references to 194 archives and private collections from which a significant amount of documentation has been extracted. All these issues have been taken into account in the preparation of this work, which covers more than 1200 locations in Castile and León.
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/80030
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/80030
LA spa
NO Escuela de Doctorado
DS UVaDOC
RD 24-nov-2025