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    Minerva and the Sea Towers

    Calvé, Óscar (text) and Crespo, Rosanna (illustration)

    València , 2023. Llibre

    Minerva is a young and brilliant inventor, able to speak different languages, play instruments and build monuments. Over 500 years ago, she answered the call of the Valencian coast towns who were suffering from pirate attacks, specially from the evil and feared Patapalo. Minerva came up with an incredible solution. She built many towers with a secret and magic connection.

    "Minerva and the Sea Towers" is a tale for those who light up our life. The breathtaking "Watchtowers" in the story which served as a defensive system in the 16th century for the Valencia kingdom against pirate attacks. It lets children learn about their cultural heritage they can still visit in several Valencian locations. In fact, "Minerva and the Sea Towers" can serve as a touristic guide for children. The book comes from the Demetrio Ribes Chair's new exposition project "Of Fear and Silk: Watchtowers in the Valencian Coast".

     

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    ISBN: 978-84-482-6913-5
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    Institutional Traits of Valencian Irrigation Entities (from the 13th to the 19th century)

    PERIS ALBENTOSA, Tomàs

    València , 2023. Llibre

    Second part of 'Enciclopedia del Regadío Histórico Valenciano'. The first part analysed the characteristics of hydraulic infrastructure and operative mechanisms to distribute the caudal. This part (also within the Valencian territory from the 13th to the 19th century) focuses on the organisatin formulae for the daily functioning. To that end, the same methods from the first part are followed: theme entries in alphabetical order.

    Almost every entry has an argumented espose of the concept along with a series of texts. The expositive part offers a synthesis about the topic combining empiric data and theoretical debates. Each aspect's interpretation holds the proper references in their bibliography.

    The texts serve multiple purposes. They uphold and credit the exposed ideas in the synthesis and (due to the heterogeneity of Valencian irrigation bound to a continuous dynamic evolution) try to provide chronological and geographical details for the reader without overloading the expositive part. They also contain a more precise and deep information on the analysis.

     

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    ISBN: 978-84-482-6775-9
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    Valencian Historical Irrigation Enciclopedia. Hydraulic Infrastructure and Water Distribution

    PERIS ALBENTOSA, Tomàs

    València , 2020. Llibre

    This work aims to promote the study on traditional irrigation methods to drop the linguistic walls between them and to showcase a part of the immense information baggage not so well known. Another aim is to help Valencian society to gain conscience of its valuable linguistic, historical, anthroological, scenery and more heritage born from water usage in Mediterranean countryside.

    A great work with more than 500 entries, accompanied by plans and photographs, and a documentary appendix on Valencian historical irrigation make this edition a reference work for the study of hydraulic heritage.

     

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    ISBN: 978-84-482-6421-5
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    Party and Urbanism. Valencia in the 16th and 17th Centuries

    JULIANA COLOMER, Desirée

    València , 2019. Llibre

    A great work with more than 500 entries, accompanied by plans and photographs, and a documentary appendix on the historical Valencian irrigation system make this eThe culture and heritage of a city are distinctive signs that give it uniqueness, define its identity and condition its future. Sometimes, such an obvious thing is forgotten when interventions are made on the architecture and urban morphology of the past, so that we lose an important part of the roots of certain places. Architectural works that were designed with a very definite objective, alter their meaning after renovations in which spatial reorganisation prevails. For example, the space next to the baroque façade of the cathedral of Valencia changed significantly after the opening of the space now known as Plaza de la Reina; and the demolition of the city wall in 1865 completely transformed the urban image of the city and, with it, its historical perception. The work presented here proposes to analyse the shaping of the cities in the different stages as a means of recording, conserving and understanding.dition, a reference work for studies of hydraulic heritage.

     

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    ISBN: 978-84-482-6421-5
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    Poblats Marítims. History, Locations and Scenes

    AGUILAR CIVERA, Inmaculada; SERRA DESFILIS, Amadeo

    València , 2017. Llibre

    The seaside Valencian districts are the main focus of the book. To know is to preserve, that is true for all heritage. The pages ring value to these districts, their monuments nd architecture, their urban track, their testimonies, their culture and their tradition. These districts are tightly related to sea activities which define their Mediterranean identity.

    The book goes through the history of Poblats Marítims of Valencia with twenty one contribution from experts divided in six theme blocks for: the formation of seaside urban nuclei from the 13th century to the 20th century; the communication and irrigation networks; the changes of the late 19th century on their urban physiognomy and lifestyle; social scenery; art forms that highlighted the Mediterranean essence; and sailing traditions.

     

    Chapters:

    • Architecture and urban form of the Maritime Villages between the 13th and 18th centuries. Amadeo Serra Desfilis.
    • The urban planning of the Poblats Marítims in the 19th and 20th centuries: between autonomy, subordination and annexation. Amadeo Serra Desfilis.
    • La Casa de la Reina, a bourgeois dwelling in the 1840s expansion of Pueblo Nuevo del Mar. Víctor M. Algarra Pardo.
    • Religious architecture in the Valencian maritime settlements of El Grau, El Canyameral and El Cabanyal. Pablo Cisneros Álvarez.
    • Ditches and roads to the sea. Reconstruction of the agrarian landscape of the Maritime Settlements. Carles Sanchis Ibor and Víctor Algarra Pardo.
    • València al mar: the first projects around the former convent of San Juan de la Ribera, 1856-1900. Susana Climent.
    • Seven decades under water: the great floods in the Poblats Marítims. Iván Portugués Mollá.
    • The Turia Estuary. Manuel Beyxer's navigation channel between Valencia and El Grau. Lourdes Boix.
    • New times. Improvements, transformations and experiences. Inmaculada Aguilar Civera.
    • Supply, health and education. The architecture of services in the Poblats Marítims between the 19th and 20th centuries. Pablo Sánchez Izquierdo.
    • The train to Nazaret. 60 years out of service. Virginia García Ortells.
    • Social scenarios: subsistence and resistance of the seafaring villages. Ester Medan Sifre.
    • Modern times. Spaces for leisure and culture in the Maritime area. Ester Medan Sifre.
    • Maritime leisure: health and hospitality. Mireia Muñoz Vidal.
    • Oil and silver: the construction
    • Oil and silver: the visual construction of the Maritime Villages. Victoria Eugenia Bonet-Solves.
    • Between the ephemeral and the enduring. Royal receptions in the Poblats Marítims. Desirée Juliana Colomer.
    • The perception of the religious image and the devotion to the Cristo del Grao. Sergi Doménech García.
    • Crossing of views: the relationship between the Poblats Marítims and theatrical scenography and pre-film shows. Carmen Pinedo.
    • The physiognomy of memory: the image of the Poblats Marítims in the cinema. María Jesús Piqueras Gómez.
    • La mar que tot ho envolta. A few glimpses of the history, customs and traditions of the maritime neighbourhoods of the city of Valencia. Pep Martorell.
    • The Maritime Easter Week. History, memory and identity. Pedro García Pilan.

     

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    ISBN: 978-84-9089-092-9
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    Valencia-Madrid AVE. Dialogues about Territory and Train Views

    AGUILAR CIVERA, Inmaculada (coord.)

    València , 2011. Llibre

    The railway, just like roads, is an essential element to understand the history of spatial organisation in a society, its territory quality, its flux of people and resources, its territory policies and its relations with other cities and mnicipalities.

    This vision lead us to observe and reflect on a territory marked by its communication channeling, the Valencia-Madrid AVE, a line and transportation system that overlaps in time with other taveling methods and is related to the history of societies throughout centuries.

    This is the aim of the book AVE Valencia-Madrid. Diálogos sobre el territorio y escenas desde el tren, to showcase the history of the territory the AVE passengers cross hastily. A reading of the scenery in a global history and temporality.

    Capítulos:

    • AGUILAR CIVERA, Inmaculada, 'Valencian Landscape: AVE Valencia-Madrid. Landscae keys and references'.
    • ANDREU ÁLVAREZ, Joaquín; FULLANA SERRA, Vicente; SAHUQUILLO HERRAIZ, Andrés, 'The Contreras reservoir surroundings: water and transport culture'.
    • GIL SALINAS, Rafael, 'Journey of the senses: wine landscapes in Plana de Utiel-Requena'.
    • MUÑOZ NAVARRO, Daniel; URZAINQUI SÁNCHEZ, Sergio, 'Path culture. The Buñol-Chiva pit'.
    • BESÓ ROS, Adrià, 'The cultivation area of Valencia'. [pdf]
    • TABERNER PASTOR, Francisco, 'Valencia. Urban and metrpolitan culture'.

     

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    ISBN: 978-84-482-5645-6
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    A Hundred Elements of Valencian Landscapes: Public Work

    AGUILAR CIVERA, Inmaculada (dir.)

    València , 2005. Llibre

    This catalogue of 100 elements of the Valencian landscape brings to light the most relevant and meaningful work of human projection in its natural habitat through different historical periods. They are elements built on the territory, architecture of their place. Landscape distribution is a process that can be read through roads, borders, cities and signals.

    To elaborate this catalogue, 100 representative elements of our community's different eras were selected. It aims to bring forward these elements and preserve them and their heritage of great value. Their functional and technical aspect seems to go against this cultural consideraton except for the pieces so ancient they are read as heritage. These objects have never been treated as study, registration or protection material..

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    ISBN: 978-84-482-4070-7