<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal">Field school in Italy. Please see the e-mail below.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">-Stacy</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dear
Colleague,</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">I
would like to inform you about our summer 2014 field school, the<b> San Gemini
Preservation Studies Program</b>, now in its 15th year, which is dedicated to
the preservation of cultural heritage and offers students the opportunity to
study and travel in Italy. The courses offered are listed below:</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Building
Restoration </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">(June
2^nd thru 27^th)</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Introduction
to Art and Building Restoration in Italy</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Surveying
and Analyzing Historic Buildings </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Ceramics
Restoration </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">(June
2^nd thru 27^th)</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Introduction
to Conservation of Archaeological Ceramics</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Workshop
on Ceramics and Ceramics Conservation in Italy</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Book Bindings
Restoration </span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">(June
2^nd thru 27^th)</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Introduction to the Restoration of Book
Bindings in Italy <br>
Workshop on the Restoration of Book Bindings <br>
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</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Paper
Restoration </span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">(</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">July 14^th
thru August 8^th)</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Introduction
to Restoration of Paper in Books and Archival Documents</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Restoration
Workshop – Paper in Books and Archival Documents</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Traditional
Painting Materials &amp; Techniques </span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">(</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">July 14^th thru August 8^th)</span></p>


<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Traditional
Painting Methods and Techniques in Italy, including Issues of Weathering and
Aging </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Painting
Workshop – Traditional Painting Methods and Techniques in Italy</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Preservation
Theory and Practice in Italy </span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">(</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">July 14^th thru August 8^th)</span></p>


<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Restoration
in Italy – Issues and Theory</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">*Field
Projects:</span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Restoration
of the façade of the Church of San Carlo (13^th Century)</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Surveying
the San Giovanni Battista Church complex (12^th Century)</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Archaeological
survey of the public baths in Carsulae</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">To
find out more about our program and review the syllabi, please visit our <b><a href="http://sgpres.org/">WEBSITE</a></b>.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Our
courses are open to students from various disciplines, both undergraduate and
graduate. All lessons are taught in English.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">If
you know any students, scholars, or others interested in this type of study,
please inform them about our program. We would appreciate it if you could list
our program on your organization&#39;s website as an available educational
resource. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">We
have a 2014 flyer that you may wish to post on your department notice board or
forward to interested parties. You can print this from our website, on our
About Us page. Please let us know if you have any problem printing and we can
email you the PDF.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Thank
you very much.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Best
wishes, Polly Withers</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Coordinator,
San Gemini Preservation Studies Program</span></p>

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