Issue1_Articles
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Documentation |
Documentation for Architecture Conservation:
La Villetta Cemetery in Parma, Italy
| Cemeteries as Heritage Monument | |
| by Michela Rossi | |
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Cemeteries are, first of
all, heritage monuments. In fact, death constitutes an important matter
for each individual’s social life; it is expressed by figuration and
symbols, and according to religious beliefs, each culture develops
forms and rituals closely related to each other. The anthropologists
identify cultures by the treatment given to corpses, in which many
funeral artefacts and funerary outfits are involved.
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| La Villetta, the Main Cemetery in Parma | |
| by Michela Rossi | |
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La Villetta Cemetery is
the main funerary ground in Parma and it represents one of the most
valuable monuments of the city. The cemetery is characterized by many
historically rich artefacts, owning a great amount of valuable local
documentation collected from the 19th century throughout the 20th
century.
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| A Cemetery Information System | |
| by Cecilia Tedeschi | |
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Cemeteries are complex
structures, with an ambiguous definition between urban and
architectural scale. This makes their architectural survey and
information plotting difficult.
GIS (Geographic Information
Systems) are the best available software to visually simplify the
complex relationship between these miniature cities and the
architecture.
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1.13. Heritage in Danger
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Heritage in Danger |
| Introduction; Call for Papers | |
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In a world of
globalization and homogenization, the cultural heritage diversity
emphasizes the cultural identity through its authenticity.
We usually blame the lack of money when a monument or an object of patrimony is left out of protection, but more often the lack of the sensitive perception or interest are the main factors. |
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1.14. Book Review
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Book Review |
| Introduction to the Preventive Conservation of Textiles | |
| A book by Christos Karydis | |
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(in Greek)
The development of preventative strategies for large textile collections in the long term use is essential. The idea of this book came to the author after his PhD research of the textile collections of the most important Orthodox monastic centre in the Eastern Church called Holy Mountain of Athos. Results from the surveys of fourteen inhabitant monasteries suggest the need to prioritise preventive conservation, rather than interventive conservation. |
1.1. Humor Monastery
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News |
| The conservation of the Mural Paintings from the Assumption Church, Humor Monastery, Romania (1535) |
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| by Teodora Poiata and Rui Bordalo |
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Among many onsite conservation projects active in Romania, we stop in one which we consider worthy to mention due to its complexity and history. The Church of Humor Monastery, located in Moldavia, northern part of Romania, is a centre of interest for art historian, scientists and restorers. It is one of the places with still alive traditions, included by UNESCO on the list of the World Heritage because of its unique exterior murals.
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1.2. The Lamo Centre
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News |
| The Lamo Centre at the Munshi House, Leh, Ladakh | |
| by Anca Nicolaescu | |
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In Ladakh (a barren
desert situated at a height of between 3000-5000 meters above sea level
and located in the Northern Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir) you
don’t expect to meet many conservation projects. In fact, due to the
valuable Tibetan Buddhist heritage still existing in this area, you can
encounter various ongoing projects dealing with vernacular
architecture, traditional building techniques, murals, wooden
decorative paintings and urban planning preservation.
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