2019
DOI: 10.3390/min9100569
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Methodological Approach to Reconstructing Lost Monuments from Archaeological Findings: The San Francesco di Castelletto Church in Genoa

Abstract: Throughout history, natural hazards, wars, political changes and urban evolution have contributed to the obliteration of outstanding monuments. The study of their remains, frequently recovered as archaeological findings, can be the basis for a reconstruction of the lost structures, by way of their size, function, decoration and stylistic evolution. The present study developed a multidisciplinary approach to gather and interpret archaeological fragments and archive sources, in order to gain as much information … Show more

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“…Most pieces show superficial accretional weathering (gypsum and secondary calcite) whose origin cannot be assessed, as the outdoor exposure for 500 years and the burial time interval could both have contributed [20].…”
Section: Weathering Productsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Most pieces show superficial accretional weathering (gypsum and secondary calcite) whose origin cannot be assessed, as the outdoor exposure for 500 years and the burial time interval could both have contributed [20].…”
Section: Weathering Productsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Following these rationales, this study focused on the characterization of color traces preserved upon a cluster of 54 Middle Age marble pieces. The pieces, part of a group of 356 marble fragments excavated at the site of the gothic monastic complex of S. Francesco of Castelletto (Genoa, Italy), were catalogued: the typological and stylistic analysis helped in defining them as Middle Age ornamental and architectonic pieces pertaining to the first phase of edification of the long-lost monastic complex [20]. The number of colored surfaces in pieces belonging to diverse parts of the complex (church façade, cloisters, etc.)…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%