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Restoring the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi. Research and restoration work on the wall paintings and stained glass windows after the 1997 earthquake
Anno: 2009
a cura di: Giuseppe Basile
Contenuti:
Il Prato Edizioni, formato 21x29.7, 224 pagine, interno b/n, testo inglese, CD-rom allegato, collana Arte (54), € 40,00
ISBN 978-88-6336-083-7
ABSTRACT
Questo libro raccoglie gli studi e le ricerche relative al restauro della Basilica di San Francesco dopo dieci anni dal devastante terremoto che ha colpito l’Umbria (26 settembre 1997). Giuseppe Basile dal 1976 è funzionario storico d’arte presso l’Istituto centrale del restauro (Ministero Beni Culturali), dove dal 1987 dirige il Servizio per gli interventi sui Beni artistici e storici. Dall’anno accademico 1991/92 è docente presso la Scuola di specializzazione in Storia dell’arte all’Università “La Sapienza” di Roma (Teoria e storia del restauro delle opere d’arte), dal 1995 è membro ordinario della Pontificia Commissione per i Beni culturali della Chiesa e della Pontificia Commissione per l’Archeologia sacra.
INDICE
F. Vincenzo Coli
Francesco Scoppola
Caterina Bon Valsassina
Gisella Capponi
Mario Serio, The cultural Patrimony of Italy's Umbria and Marches Regions after the earthquake on Sept. 26, 1997. From the emergency to the restoration
Luciano Marchetti, Activities of the Vice-commissioner's Office for Umbria
Antonio Paolucci, A unique experience
Maria Andaloro, On fragmented paintings, after Assisi
Giuseppe Basile, Worksite summary: data, problems, methods, results
Restoration Works
Sergio Fusetti, Earthquake emergency in the Basilica: a real-life experience
Carla D'Angelo, Sergio Fusetti, Systematic recognition of the state of conservation, and emergency action on the wall paintings in the Upper and Lower Basilicas
Gisella Capponi, Carla D'Angelo, Worksite to protect the wall paintings
Sergio Fusetti, Carlo Giantomassi, Giovanna Martellotti, Restoring the wall paintings in the Upper Basilica
Giuseppe Basile, Recovering material from the collapsed vaults
Elena Latini, Stefano Marson, Haydèe Palanca, Paola Pogliani, Selecting, recognizing and recomposing fragments using traditional methods
Giovanni Attolico, Arcangelo Distante, Virtual re-composition of the St Mathew vault
Manuela Viscontini, Computer applications at the Assisi worksite, for recovering and assembling fragments, 1997-2006
Laura Cacchi, Manuela Viscontini, Developing and testing the system for virtual re-composition
Paola Cinti, Sergio Fusetti, Carlo Giantomassi, Giovanna Martellotti, Restoring and repositioning the fragmented paintings from the main arch and the vaulting
Lidia Rissotto, Emanuela Ozino Caligaris, Reconstructing the collapsed cross ribs
Studies Research and Surveys
Nicoletta Bernacchio, The conservation history of the Basilica through critical literature
Laura Cacchi, Sebastiano Ranghiasci-Brancaleoni and restoration between the 18 th and 19th centuries: activities in the Basilica
Tiziana Litteri, Giovan Battista Cavalcaselle, setting up a restoration school at the worksite in the Basilica
Valentina White, Notes on 19th century restoration work in the Basilica: documentary sources from the State Archive in Rome
Stefania Botti, Melinda Mihàlyi, Caterina Pileggi, Maria Cristina Rossini, Maria Angela San Mauro, Documents held in the archives regarding work carried out by the Central Institute for Restoration
Sandro Massa, Physical models and numerical simulations for safeguarding the frescoes in the Basilica
Gisella Capponi, Carla D'Angelo, Giovanni Filacchioni, Marcella Ioele, Sergio Omarini, Ulderico Santamaria, Research and experimentation on fiber-reinforced materials
Gisella Capponi, Carla D'Angelo, Giovanni Filacchioni, Marcella Ioele, Sergio Omarini, Ulderico Santamaria, Research and experiments on materials used for restoring the masonry and the wall paintings in the Upper Basilica
Stefano D'Amico, Angelo Rubino, The role of technology as an aid for reassembling the fragments: a diachronic profile
Sandro Massa, Alessandro Marchi, Mario Tavino, Study for a virtual representation of the St Mathew vault
Stefano D'Amico, Angelo Rubino, Measurements taken with 3D laser scansion on the inside and the facade of the Upper Basilica
Paola Santopadre, Domenico Artioli, Fragments of the cross rib between the star-studded vault and the St Mathew vault: study of painting technique
Giovanni Bottiroli, Antonietta Gallone, Barbara Masala, Analysis of color samples taken from the wall paintings by the artist known as the "Maestro Oltremontano"
Appendices
Giorgio Croci, Restoring the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi
Sandro Massa, Francesco Sacco, Environmental protection techniques: the function of the door at the entrance to the Upper Basilica
Anna Maria Marcone, Didactic experience gained from the Assist worksites
Marina Angelini, Roberta Bollati, Stained glass windows in the Upper Basilica: state of conservation and proposal for overall documentation
Marco Causi, Survey of visitors to the worksites for restoring fragments
Giuseppe Basile, Remembering the Earthquake
List of companies and operators
List of activities carried out by Central Institute for Restoration
Giuseppe Basile, Curator's note