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Session One (June 6 - July 1)
Building Restoration –
Touching the Stones
Restoration
of Traditional Masonry Buildings and Sketching and Analyzing Historic
Buildings
(Program
includes lectures and restoration field projects*)
Archaeological Ceramics
Restoration
Analysis
and Restoration of Archaeological Ceramics in Italy
(Program
includes lectures and restoration workshop*)
Book Bindings Restoration
The
Craft of Making and Restoring Book Bindings
Introduction
to the Preservation and Preventive Conservation of Books
(Program
includes lectures and practical workshop*)
Session Two (July 18 - August
12)
Paper Restoration
Restoration
and Conservation of Paper in Books and Archival Documents
(Program
includes lectures and restoration workshop*)
Traditional Painting
Techniques
Traditional
Materials, Methods of Painting and Art Restoration Issues
(Program
includes lectures and painting workshop)
Preservation Theory and
Practice in Italy
Restoration
Theory, Ethics and Issues
(Program
includes lectures and discussion)
*Field Projects:
·
Restoration of Porta Tuderte (also
known as the San Giovanni City Gate) (13th century)
·
Analysis of medieval buildings in San
Gemini as part of an urban study of the city
·
Restoration and conservation of
artifacts from the Office of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage for
the Abruzzo Region
·
Restoration of the Historic Archives
of the Dioceses of Terni
·
Archaeological research of the Roman
Baths in the Ancient City of Carsulae
Short Intersession Program (July
3 - 12)
Preservation Field Trip –
Italy
A
ten-day trip visiting Siena, Florence and Rome: places of cultural
interest, with emphasis on the urban and historical development of
each town, including specialized visits to places of interest to
restorers.
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