204 rezultata unutar Institucija Visual Dimension bvba

This is a digital restoration of an ivory crosier, found in 1995 during the archaeological excavations of the abbey of Ename, Belgium (https://enameabbey.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/01.jpg). The object has the status of Flemish Masterpiece and is on displ…

The imperial throne in the Saint Laurentius church of Ename, Flanders, has been reconstructed based upon the archaeological excavation (in which presumed foundation blocks of this throne have been found), the restoration of the blind niches and the restor…

This small table, used for placing objects while serving the mass, is based upon a physical reconstruction at the monastery chapel of the historical park Campus Galli. As no tables from the 10th or 11th century are preserved, this recreation has been base…

This 11th-century pottery workshop is based upon the reconstructed pottery workshop in the open-air museum Campus Galli in Germany. This workshop contains all 11th-century pottery forms that have been excavated in Ename, Belgium.

This Frisian boat is an early 11th-century version of the cog, the popular medieval freight ship for overseas transport. The ship is suited for use on the sea but also in shallow water so that it can be loaded and unloaded in coastal areas, without a qua…

A traction trebuchet is the main artillery weapon around 1000. A large traction trebuchet needed a team of about 20 people, who could assemble it in less than an hour. Stone projectiles of about 10 kg could be hurdled towards the enemy over a distance of …

Everyday objects such as wooden buckets only contained natural materials, but no iron parts, as iron was too expensive for simple objects like this

Still standing pillory at Ename, erected in 1596 or early 17th century

A fire beacon was an essential part of a fortress. It allowed long-distance communication with other fortresses or ships nearby, to send messages quickly and reliably. Not only military messages could be sent, but also urgent pleas for assistance (for exa…

As it took a minimum of 30 seconds to about 1 minute to load a matchlock musket, the musketeer needed to be defended while loading his musket. In the new Dutch Republic in the 17th century, this was done by pikemen, using half-pikes (which had half of th…

17th-century 6-pound cannon with projectiles, charge, gunpowder (in a leather bucket) and utensils for cleaning and charging.

17th-century 24-pound cannon with projectiles, charge, gunpowder (in a leather bucket) and utensils to charge the cannon and to clean it after firing. Besides the normal iron cannon balls of 24 pounds, there are different types of mast-cutters (to break …

3D model based upon an authentic 17th-century German plague mask at the German Museum of Medical History in Ingolstadt.

This 17th-century wine flagon must have been a popular item, as it is depicted in many paintings from the middle of the 17th century. It was typically used for wine and brandy and made from pewter. Wine bottles were cooled with water from a well (typicall…

A highchair was a common piece of furniture in a 17th-century household and can be seen in many paintings of that period, for example at the Rijksmuseum.

Virtual restoration of the 18th-century Elene windmill (by arch. Thierry Ferfers) The mill was built in 1762 with adaptions in the 19th century - has to be restored.

A 17th-century rural house in Flemish style, with a weaver's workshop. In Flanders, most of the production of tapestries in the 16th and 17th century was done by home weavers on rented looms.

Apothekerspot in majolica - begin 18de eeuw (3D model en textuur: Sarah Tas, object: Huis Beaucarne, Ename)

Animation showing how water was taken from a water well - based upon reconstructions at the open air museum Bokrijk and other [places](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fi…

Although bakeries were quite common in cities, they are quite new in rural communities in Flanders in the middle of the 17th century, because every farm was producing its own bread. So we show here a normal house that is converted to a bakery, owned by a…

Due to the pollution of the river Scheldt, originating from textile dying and leather working activities in Oudenaarde, the abbey is extending substantially the ponds around the abbey to raise fish. A 3 m high wall is separating the abbey terrain from th…

The 16th century starts as a prosperous time and the village is at its largest, about 70 farms grouped around the church and its adjacent village greens. On Saint Laurentius day (10 August) the village greens are used to hold the annual fair.

The church, abandonded between 1578 and 1593, gets refurbished in baroque style. Around the middle of the 17th century, the Catholic Church starts a charm offensive and integrates an altar for Our Lady in every parish church, also in Ename in 1655.

Although the abbey is governing the church and getting income from its pilgrimage activities, no major changes seem to happen to church. Its mural paintings and especially its Maiestas Domini painting on the arcade of the upper east choir must be visible…