The dimensional analysis of the bricks. The case study of Lucera between the thirteenth and fourteenth century

In a project aimed to the historic reconstruction of the medieval landscape of Capitanata, particularly of fortified sites, the swabian – angevin fortification of Lucera was the subject of targeted archaeological investigation in order to identify the material parameters present in the walls. This investigation allowed to outline the production dynamics, in relation to the resources of 'landscape', the design choices, and the social and cultural implications of the building work organization. The dimensional analysis carried out on the brick buildings in the center of Lucera has contributed to identify the role that the Angevin fortification may have played in the development of reactivated clay cycle. It also helped to focus on typical relationship between dimensional features and production, circulation and use of bricks, starting from to late middle age to early modern age.