Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

a medieval hall house

Polish translation:

izba

Added to glossary by ptres
May 10, 2009 21:10
15 yrs ago
English term

a medieval hall house

English to Polish Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering Budowle
czy to ratusz średniowieczny?
co to za budynek?

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średniowieczny dom z otwartą (bez stropu) główną izbą

Tłumaczenie jest dość zawiłe, ale już wyjaśniam.
Hall house to dom, w którym znajdowała się "open hall" czyli główny "salon" średniowiecznego domu, w którym odbywały się na przykład spotkania rodzinne (więcej w linkach). Z reguły był to "salon" ogrzewany i przypuszcza się, że dlatego właśnie nie miał stropu (dym mógł zebrać się u góry i ulecieć przez strzechę).

Salon niezbyt pasuje do średniowiecznego domu, postawiłem więc na izbę.

Nie sądzę, by chodziło tutaj o ratusz.
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ratusz

Zależy od Twego tekstu, ratusz w późniejszym średniowieczu...

Nadal z Wikipedii - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_hall

History
In Ancient Rome large halls called basilicas were used for the administration of justice, as meeting places and for trade.
In the Early Medieval period, the hall, a single large open chamber, was the main, and sometimes only room of the home of a feudal lord. It was the place where the lord lived with his family and retinue, ate, slept and administered rule and justice. The hall was essential to the functioning of the feudal manor, the administrative unit of society. As manorial dwellings developed into manor houses, castles and palaces, the hall, or "great hall" as it was often termed, remained an essential unit within the architectural complex.
The modern concept of the town hall developed with the development of local government. Cities that were administered by a group of elected or chosen representatives, rather than a lord or princely ruler, required a place for their council to meet. the Palazzo Publicco of Siena and the Palazzo Vecchio of Florence are town halls dating from 1297 and 1299 respectively. In each case the large, fortified building comprises a large meeting hall and numerous administrative chambers. Both buildings are topped by very tall towers. Both buildings have ancient timepieces by which the people of the town can regulate their lives. Both buildings have facilities for the stage of documents and references that pertain to the city's administration. These features: a hall, a tower and a clock, as well as administrative chambers and an archive or muniment room became the standard features of town halls across Europe. Brussels Town Hall of the 15th century, with its 96 metre tower, is one of the grandest examples of the medieval era, serving as a model for 19th century town halls such as the Rathaus, Vienna.
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In Old English, as it was brought into Britain in the fifth century, a hall is, fundamentally, a relatively large space enclosed by a roof and walls. In 500, such a simple building was the residence of a lord and his retainers. This is the kind of hall which Beowulf knew. Even now, hall is the term used for a country house in midland and northern England.
The concept was more fundamental than referring to just domestic buildings. Though the lord's hall had an administrative aspect, this was more prominent in the town hall and the guild hall. The term might even be applied to a temple, in the same way as a basilica, now an ecclesiastical building, originated as a lordly reception hall with other domestic and other buildings close by in the same compound, just like an Anglo-Saxon moated hall but in a warmer climate.
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