Cognitive methodology and diagnostic plan for cultural heritage conservation

Caterina Gattuso
Abstract:
The article proposes the results of a research aimed at supporting a conservation work and enhancement of a monumental cult building of the Byzantine era, the abbey of Santa Maria del Pàtire, located in the municipality of Rossano (CS - Italy) one of the most interesting Byzantine architectures in Calabria. The research started with a historical survey and an identification of the relevant components of the abbey. The heart of the research is the characterization of the church constitutive materials for conservative purposes, in a cultural perspective of prevention of potential degradation forms. To this end, a diagnostic plan was developed, articulated in coordinated phases that include both the cognitive analysis of the environmental context and the cognitive analysis of the artefact through a specific anamnesis and a photographic dossier. The meaning of the methodological approach in the preventive analyses is therefore emphasized that carefully and specific techniques must be used and may be useful for guiding the most suitable technical inputs or suggesting solutions for effective conservative action.
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Event details
IMEKO TC:
TC4
Event name:
TC4 MetroArchaeo 2020 (ONLINE)
Title:

IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

Place:
Trento, ITALY
Time:
22 October 2020 - 24 October 2020