With contributions from the International Frontinus Symposium on water supply in medieval castles on October 6-9, 2005 in Blankenheim\/Eifel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A functioning water supply in medieval castles was vital for humans and animals – in some periods, even essential for survival. However, constantly flowing springs were available only to a few castles. So, how did the water supply work? How could springs deep in the rock or even rainwater be harnessed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This volume presents the complex techniques and systems used to supply water to castles in Central Europe and the Mediterranean, as well as to Crusader castles in the Near East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An outstanding example is the water supply system of Blankenheim Castle in the Eifel region, with its components of a water catchment, tunnel, pressure pipeline, and reservoir \u2013 a technical masterpiece of its time. The completion of its research prompted the International Frontinus Symposium on “Water Supply in Medieval Castles,” which was held as a joint event of the Rhineland Regional Association \/ Rhineland Office for the Preservation of Archaeological Monuments and the Frontinus Society from October 6-9, 2005, in Blankenheim\/Eifel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2020,"template":"","art_der_publikation":[34],"class_list":["post-2018","publikation","type-publikation","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","art_der_publikation-book-series-history-of-water-supply","post"],"yoast_head":"\n