- Docente: Cesare Fiori
- Credits: 6
- SSD: CHIM/12
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
- Campus: Ravenna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Cultural Heritage (cod. 8849)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student knows the chemical processes related to the interaction artefact-environment and the materials and products used for restoration and maintenance interventions, taking into account their suitability (reversibility, effectiveness, compatibility, not hazardousness). Futhermore, he knows the current technical regulations.
Course contents
· Micro and macro
environmental factors that cause degradation of the cultural
heritage materials
· Evaluation of the
conservation state of the artefacts of historic-artistic
interest
· Products and techniques
for restoration, maintenance and conservation of artefacts made of
stone, ceramic, glass, metal, organic materials (ivory,
wood, paper, tissue) and mosaics, wall paintings, oil
paintings
· Scientific methods for
the control of the restorations treatments
Readings/Bibliography
1. C.Fiori, S.Lorusso, R.Pentrella, Restauro,
Manutenzione, conservazione dei beni culturali: materiali,
prodotti, tecniche, Pitagora Editrice, Bologna, 2003
2. Normative UNI per i beni culturali
3. C.Fiori, M.Vandini, Teoria e tecniche per la
conservazione del mosaico, Il Prato, Padova, 2002
Assessment methods
Oral exam on the subjects treated in the lessons
Office hours
See the website of Cesare Fiori