Romanesque Architecture In The Province Of Soria, 1856-2014. Historiographical And Methodological Frame

The historiography of Romanesque in the province of Soria has three different stages. The former one begins with Eduardo Saavedra's researches (1856) and it extends until 1934, when Gaya Nuno defends his PhD Thesis (La arquitectura romanica en la provincia de Soria), which will not be published until 1946. The Spanish Civil War and the post-war period mark the beginning of the second stage, which is merely transitional, lacking any important contribution. The last stage begins with the publication of the three volumes of the Enciclopedia del Romanico en Castilla y Leon (2002). These works have largely improved the knowledge of Romanesque architectural heritage, enhanced besides by the task undertaken by the technical office of the Cultural Project Soria Romanica (20072012), responsible for studying and restoring more than thirty Romanesque buildings in the Southern part of province. It is within this working frame that the building recording of the churches here presented must be understood. This historiographical assessment about provincial Romanesque does not include those buildings sited in the capital city, the Cathedral of El Burgo de Osma, the Monastery of Santa Maria de Huerta and the hermitage of San Baudelio (Casillas de Berlanga).