RESTORATION TECHNIQUES FOR CULTURAL ARTEFACTS
- Academic year
- 2024/2025 Syllabus of previous years
- Official course title
- TECNICHE DI RESTAURO DEI BENI CULTURALI
- Course code
- EM3F30 (AF:512362 AR:288148)
- Modality
- On campus classes
- ECTS credits
- 6
- Degree level
- Master's Degree Programme (DM270)
- Educational sector code
- CHIM/12
- Period
- 2nd Term
- Course year
- 1
- Moodle
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Contribution of the course to the overall degree programme goals
A selected set of artifact types will be described. Both artifacts located in a open environment (architecture surfaces, frescoes, statues, etc.) as well as in a closed/confined environment (i.e. museums, archives, public and private houses, etc.) will be taken into consideration
Relationships between an artifact and its surrounding environment, such as degradation processes (both natural and anthropogenic), will be described.
Techniques, methods and procedures available and applicable for conservation and renewal of cultural artifacts will be also presented.
This course of lectures will aid the student in developing critical consciousness for the evaluation of art materials degradation, and artifacts conservation.
This course of lectures will help the student in developing communication skills in interacting with other “actors” (art conservators, restorers, superintendents, art historians, etc.) of cultural heritage sector
Expected learning outcomes
1. knowledge and understanding
● to know main materials and related production techniques of hystorical, artistic and archeological artifacts
● to know related technical and scientific vocabulary
● to know technical recommendations and legislate references related to restoration and conservation
● to understand the complexity of interactions between artifacts and their surrounding environment
2. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
● to know how to correctly apply technical and scientific vocabulary in all processes, including communication of acquired knowledge
● to know how to perform a basic analysis of degradation of artifacts and relationships with constituent materials
● to know how to correctly apply acquired competences to the evaluation of possible restoration and conservation intervention actions on artifacts
3. Judgment
● to know to formulate and argue basic to correctly apply technical and scientific vocabulary in all processes, including communication of acquired knowledge
● to know how to perform a basic analysis of artifact degradation and relationships with constituent materials
4. Communication skills
● to know how to communicate own considerations to other sector professionals with suitable terminology
● to know how to interact with other students and with the professor in a critical and educationally responsible manner
5. Ability to learn
● to know how to correctly take notes and share in a collaborative way
● to know how to critically refer to suggested texts and their bibliography
Pre-requirements
Contents
The artifact and the environment: phenomena and agents that can affect the duration of artifacts, in open as well as in a closed/confined environment
Degradation processes and conservation/renewal projects: selection of methodologies and products
Architecture artifacts, especially surfaces: composition and production theories
Artistic and historical artifacts (paintings, boards, paper, etc.): production techniques
Prevention, protection and maintenance of artifacts.
Referral texts
- L. Lazzarini, M. Laurenzi Tabassi. Il restauro della Pietra. Ed. CEDAM
- G. Perusini. Il restauro dei dipinti e delle sculture lignee. Storia, teorie e tecniche. II Edition. Ed. Del Bianco, 1991
- Stella Casiello. La cultura del restauro. Teorie e fondatori, Napoli 2005
- C. Fiori, S. Lorusso, R. Pentrella. Restauro, manutenzione, conservazione dei beni culturali: materiali, prodotti, tecniche. Bologna, 2002
- Cesare Brandi. Teoria del restauro, Roma 1963
Assessment methods
The student will have to demonstrate to have critically acquired issues related to degradation of materials, and conservation of artifacts, and to clearly express acquired information with appropriate language.
The evaluation will be performed as follows:
-scores between 18 and 22 (out of 30) will be awarded with sufficient knowledge and comprehension skills of course contents, as well as sufficient communication skills;
-scores between 23 and 26 (out of 30) will be awarded with fair knowledge and comprehension skills of course contents, as well as fair communication skills;
-scores between 27 and 30 (out of 30) will be awarded with good or optimum knowledge and comprehension skills of course contents, as well as good communication skills;
-the honours will be awarded only with excellent knowledge and comprehension skills of course contents, as well as critical evaluation and excellent communication skills.
No books, notes or electronic devices are admitted during the text.
required for the final examination:
- lesson slides and lecture notes