SVIBOR - Project code: 2-99-111

MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Strossmayerov trg 4, HR - 10000 ZAGREB
tel.: +385 1 459 44 44, fax: +385 1 459 44 69
E-mail: ured@znanost.hr

SVIBOR

SVIBOR - Collecting Data on Projects in Croatia


Project code: 2-99-111


Croatian Medieval System of Measurements


Main researcher: SEKULIĆ, SENA (14900)



Assistants
Type of research: applied
Duration from: 04/30/91. to 12/30/94.

Papers on project (total): 14
Institution name: Arhitektonski fakultet, Zagreb (54)
Department/Institute: Department of Historical shapes of Architecture and Art
Address: Kačićeva 26
City: 10000 - Zagreb, Croatia
Communication
Phone: 385 (1) 456-1222
Fax: 385 (1) 440 839

Summary: A survey of the historical measurements - the hollow measures in Croatia

Keywords: stone measure, stone pillars

Research goals: The main task of historical metrology is the establishment of the value of the measurements and the regions of their application, in order to understand the economy and the human society in this specific way - the research of the national terms:"Croatian measures"-preserved up to this day, are the evidence of the identity despite of the denationalization, especially in Istria. Hollow stone measures ("kamenice") and the stone pillars ("prangers") are researched and exactly measured.


COOPERATION - INSTITUTIONS


  1. Name of institution: Comite International pour la Metrologie Historique
    Type of institution: International organization
    Type of cooperation: Joint publishing of scientific papers
    City: Edinburg, Velika Britanija

Other information about the project.
MZT Croatian language SVIBOR Alphabetic list Sorted on project code Sorted on institutions Search help
Ministry of
Science and
Technology
Croatian
language
Svibor
homepage
Alphabetic
list
Sorted on
project code
Sorted on
institutions
Search Help

Last update: 10/03/95
Information: svibor@znanost.hr