Methodology for the study of the walls of the Patio de Santo Tomás, University of Alcalá

The aims of the study were: first, finding out the shape and size, building techniques and materials of the original Patio; second, identifying the main elements and construction techniques of the different historical stages of the building; and third, surveying the successive building works undertaken in the building over the past five centuries. In order to achieve these goals, the methodology used combined historic and graphic documentation, stratigraphy, morphology and metric analysis and materials characterization.