Crusader Architecture

The palace of the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, built at the end of 14th century, is one of the
outstanding late-medieval residence buildings in Europe. It impresses not only by the modernity of its
architectural features but also by a sophisticated interior structure combining representational purposes,
administrative requirements and private living.

This ASLU volume examines the built environment and aspects of domestic material culture of the Late Byzantine/Frankish, Ottoman and Early Modern Cyclades in the Aegean (13th – 20th centuries). On the basis of primary archaeological data gathered by the Cyclades Research Project, this monograph’s aims are the reconstruction of everyday domestic life in towns and villages, the identification of socio-cultural identities that shaped or were reflected on pre-Modern material remains, and the history of island landscapes through the study of certain aspects of material culture. Aspects of ‘material culture’ analysed in this study include settlement layout (fortified settlements and undefended nucleated villages), domestic buildings (housing of urban character, peasant housing and farmsteads), ceramics (locally produced and imported glazed tableware), internal fittings (built structures and mobile fittings) and island-costumes (male and female dress codes).

The talk was delivered at the 'Friends of Medieval Dublin' venue in Wood Quay, Dublin, on 9 August 2016. A thorough analysis of the history of the site of Kilmainham was followed by an attempt to reconstruct the appearance of the Hospitaller Manor and the activities of the brethren who lived there, through historical and archaeological analysis.This talk then evolved in the JMH publication (2020, see above).