Maneras de vivir, formas de construir: el hábitat en la Hispania visigoda

Abstract

The article offers an overall analysis of changes undertaken in Hispanic architectural culture between 6th-7th century. This process was consequence of social and political transformations of Late Antiquity, and its architecture shows us a diversified reality, where several types of constructions and technical solutions reflect the variety of social and economic contexts. The architectonic analysis complement the study of late antique society, where we find from simple structures of wood to sumptuous palatial buildings. A new concept of domestic housing, for the majority of the population, and news types of court palace clearly distinguish this historical period in comparison with Roman Empire.