San Gemini Preservation Studies 2008

PROGRAM – C ( July5 - August 10 )

Preservation Issues and Theory 533: Topics in Architectural Theory (3 credits)

Instructor : Max Cardillo

Preliminary schedule and Syllabus

 

 

Lecture : 8:30- 10:00

Lecture   10:15 -11:30 AM

Afternoon

7/5

Sat

Arrival

 

 

7/6

Sun

 

 Orientation

 

7/7

Mon

History of the Region

San Gemini Urban Development

Visit to Carsulae

7/8

Tue

 

Transformation, Time and Memory

 

7/9

Wed

 

What is Restoration, Preservation, Conservation and Restoration theory

 

7/10

Thu

 

Concept of Cultural Heritage

 

7/11

Fri

Visiting lecturer

 

 

7/12

Sat

 

 Visit to Todi

 

7/13

Sun

 

 Free day

 

7/14

Mon

 

Historical Practices of Restoration and preservation

 

7/15

Tue

 

Object vs. Idea

 

7/16

Wed

 

Original intent of the artist

 

7/17

Thu

 

Historical vs. aesthetic considerations

 

7/18

Fri

Visiting Lecturer

 

 

7/19

Sat

 

Travel

 

7/20

Sun

 

Travel

 

7/21

Mon

 

Travel

 

7/22

Tue

 

Travel

 

7/23

Wed

 

Travel

 

7/24

Thu

 

Travel

 

7/25

Fri

 

Travel

 

7/26

Sat

 

Travel

 

7/27

Sun

 

Travel

 

7/28

Mon

 

Wholeness in art

 

7/29

Tue

 

Context  and  Frames

 

7/30

Wed

 

Museums

 

7/31

Thu

 

Change and Restoration

 

8/1

Fri

Visiting Lecturer

 

 

8/2

Sat

 

Visit to Orvieto

 

8/3

Sun

 

Free day

 

8/4

Mon

 

  Cleaning

 

8/5

Tue

 

  Lacunae and integration

 

8/6

Wed

 

  Reconstructions, Completions,  Additions,

 

8/7

Thu

 

Strategies for restoration

 

8/8

Fri

Visiting lecturer

 

 

8/9

Sat

 

Visit to Assisi

 

8/10

Sun

 

Free day

 

Note: This is a preliminary syllabus and schedule subject to change


Requirements:

Attending all classes and field trips, required reading, writing papers

 

 

Required Reading - Program C

 

Hearder, H &  Waley, D.P.

A Short History of Italy

Cambridge University Press

Entire book

Cennino d'Andrea Cennini

 The Craftsman’s Handbook " Il Libro dell'Arte",

Dover

Entire book

Jukka Joikilehto

A History of Architectural Conservation *

Butterworth Heinemann

Part I - Chapters 1 to 7, Part II - Chapter 8

Daniel V. Thompson

The Materials and Techniques of Medieval Painting

Dover

Entire book

Cesare Brandi

Theory of Restoration **

 

 

Istituto Centrale per il Retauro

Nardini Editore

Entire book

Edited by: Stanley Price, Kirby Talley, Melucco Vaccaro

Historical and Philosophical Issues in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage

Getty Conservation Institute

Part I - Chapters 1 to 7, Part II - Chapter 8

 

* You can download for free this book at: http://www.iccrom.org/eng/e-docs.htm

** You can find this book at the ICCROM bookshop, the web site is a bit clumsy , the search window does not work (go to theory then press submit or open this address: http://www.iccrom.org/eng/bookshop/BookshopDetail.asp?txtID=123)