Franse steen in een Vlaamse stad : over het gebruik van Franse kalksteen voor restauraties en nieuwbouw in Brugge
TitelFranse steen in een Vlaamse stad : over het gebruik van Franse kalksteen voor restauraties en nieuwbouw in Brugge
Verantwoordelijkheids-vermeldingHendrik-Jan Tolboom
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Bron Van heinde en verre : Brugge als kruispunt van handelswegen : 9e Vlaams-Nederlandse natuursteendagen, 9-10 oktober 2025, Brugge (2025), pagina's 149-163
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SamenvattingAs the city architect of Brugge, at the end of the 19th century Louis Delacenserie was not only occupied with the
design and execution of new buildings but also with restauration projects. According to influential historians as J. de
Bethune and A. Duclos, the city of Brugge was on its peak in the late Middle Ages and the architecture of that period
had to be used for new buildings to revive the realm of the city. Historical buildings in the city had to be restored,
often reconstructing them to a state they could have had in medieval times. To execute these works often French
limestones were used, especially Euville limestone. To work the stones that were used for building and restoration,
stonemasons used techniques that gave the stonework a typical 19th-century character, which was quite different
from the medieval stonework. In the beginning of the 20th century this practice was criticized in the Netherlands and
Belgium and some changes emerged, although in Brugge this change is only traceable in restoration projects dating
from the second half of the previous century. Not just the execution was changing, also the type of stone changed;
Massangis limestone became the common stone for restoration projects. Although the execution of the stonemasonry
for these projects has changed in the previous century, it can still be easily distinguished from original stonemasonry,
because of the difference of technique caused by the use of modern machinery.
Sleutelwoorden: Euville, Franse kalksteen, Delacenserie, bewerking, Brugse neogotiek, Massangis, restauratiepraktijk
design and execution of new buildings but also with restauration projects. According to influential historians as J. de
Bethune and A. Duclos, the city of Brugge was on its peak in the late Middle Ages and the architecture of that period
had to be used for new buildings to revive the realm of the city. Historical buildings in the city had to be restored,
often reconstructing them to a state they could have had in medieval times. To execute these works often French
limestones were used, especially Euville limestone. To work the stones that were used for building and restoration,
stonemasons used techniques that gave the stonework a typical 19th-century character, which was quite different
from the medieval stonework. In the beginning of the 20th century this practice was criticized in the Netherlands and
Belgium and some changes emerged, although in Brugge this change is only traceable in restoration projects dating
from the second half of the previous century. Not just the execution was changing, also the type of stone changed;
Massangis limestone became the common stone for restoration projects. Although the execution of the stonemasonry
for these projects has changed in the previous century, it can still be easily distinguished from original stonemasonry,
because of the difference of technique caused by the use of modern machinery.
Sleutelwoorden: Euville, Franse kalksteen, Delacenserie, bewerking, Brugse neogotiek, Massangis, restauratiepraktijk
AnnotatieMet bibliografie
Trefwoordennatuursteen, restauratie, Franse kalksteen, neogotiek
Monument landBelgië
Monument plaatsBrugge
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