1) Study and conservation of works of art and historical
buildings: The research aims at studying structures and
decorations as a tool for conservation, with the objective of
developing diagnostic and restoration methods specifically
designed for this type of works of art.
2) Study of ancient glass: The objective of the
research is to deepen the knowledge of the ancient glass materials
and of its production techniques by the historical research on the
glass production mainly in the Mediterranean area and
by physical and chemical investigation techniques.
3) Archaeometrical study of archaeological materials:
The knowledge of the chemical and physical properties of the
archaeological materials, both natural and artificial, can
give important information on the raw materials employed for their
production, on their provenance and could allow to discriminate
sites and chronology of production.
1) Study and conservation of works of art and historical
buildings. This research represents a fundamental support to
conservation interventions on historical buildings, archaeological
and artistic heritage and to plan the environments destined to
cultural heritage preservation and valorization. The main
objectives concern:
- intervention methodologies for the documentation,
conservation, re-qualification and valorization of historical
buildings and their decorations, and of the archaeological sites
for the optimization of the interventions, also aimed at managing
sites destined to public fruition;
- preventive conservation aimed at the definition of monitoring
protocols and verification of the preservation conditions of sites,
structures and decorations
- monitoring, preventive maintenance and conservation interventions
of artworks, in monuments, historical buildings, museums, of mural
paintings and decorations, with particular attention to the
preservation history of the artworks.
2) Study of ancient glass: The objective of the
research is to deepen the knowledge of the ancient glass materials
and of its production techniques by the historical research on the
glass production mainly in the Mediterranean area and
by physical and chemical investigation techniques. In
particular, mosaic glasses represent the wider set of coloured
glasses produced in antiquity and the previous studies put into the
evidence the difficulties in analysing the chemical and physical
properties of a such complicated material. Glass-making is a very
sophisticated skill and the contribution given by the chemical
analyses of glass materials is fundamental for the classification
of glass types and for identifying compositional groups according
to consistent characteristics that can be associated with
chronological and geographical differentiations. Furthermore, the
scientific investigations are very important in understanding the
deterioration mechanisms. The research aims at: define
classification criteria as a function of site and chronology of
production; create a database with the information of historical,
archaeological and chemical-physical character; individuate the
main causes of glass deterioration, relating them to the glass
durability and to the specific conservation environment.
3) Archaeometrical study of archaeological materials:
The knowledge of the chemical and physical properties of the
archaeological materials, both natural and artificial, can
give important information on the raw materials employed for their
production, on their provenance and could allow to discriminate
sites and chronology of production. The study of the
archaeological materials is supported by the scientific methods:
the knowledge bout their chemical nature is a tool to support
archaeological evidences about chronology and provenance of the
artefact. Besides, the scientific investigations could reveal false
objects and recognize interventions and modification to which an
object could have been subjected after its retrieval. In addition,
the analyses of the decay product could give
precise indications on the conservation interventions and on
the appropriate conditions for a better conservation of the
findings.
