[Anthsoc] Fwd: Italy Summer 2010 Field School - Historic Preservation & Restoration

[David Lubell]

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Subject: 	Italy Summer 2010 Field School - Historic Preservation & 
Restoration
Date: 	Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:03:09 -0500
From: 	Max Cardillo <mcardillo at sgsmail.org>
To: 	<dlubell at watarts.uwaterloo.ca>



Dear Colleague,

I would like to inform you about our summer 2010 field school in Italy, 
the San Gemini Preservation Studies Program, now in its 11th year, which 
is dedicated to the preservation of cultural heritage.

This year the program focuses on the study of *architectural survey and 
restoration, elements of art restoration and conservation of 
archaeological ceramics*. The field projects involve the survey and 
restoration of medieval churches, archeological excavation in the 
ancient Roman city of Carsulae, and work on local archival material.

The program is a collaboration between scholars from various 
universities and local preservation groups, fostering a 
multidisciplinary approach to historic preservation. It is now a part of 
the International Institute for Restoration and Preservation Studies. 
All academic activities are held in English.

Application deadline is *March 15th*.

Courses offered:

    * Introduction to Art and Architectural Restoration in Italy
    * Surveying and Analyzing Historic Buildings
    * NEW - Introduction to Conservation of Archaeological Ceramics
    * NEW - Workshop on Ceramics and Ceramics Conservation
    * Fieldtrip to Sienna, Florence and Rome

Field Projects:

    * Survey and Restoration of the 12th Century San Giovanni Battista
      Church complex
    * Survey and Restoration of the Church of Santo Gemine
    * Archaeological survey and excavation of the public baths in Carsulae

To find out more about our program please visit our website 
*_http://www.sangeministudies.org <http://www.sangeministudies.org/>_*

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's website as an 
available educational resource. Also, below is a link to a flyer that 
you may wish to post on your department notice board or forward to 
interested parties.

/*http://sangeministudies.info/SGS-LFT-2010.pdf*/

/(If this link does not open when you click on it, please copy and paste 
it into your browser or contact me and I’ll email you a copy.)/

Thank you very much. Cordially,

Max Cardillo

Director

San Gemini Preservation Studies

US Tel: (718) 768-3508

www.sangeministudies.org

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