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RESEARCH PRODUCT

ANTHROPOMORPHIC WOODEN RELIQUARIES FROM KNOWLEDGE TO RESTORATIOI{

B FiguccioM SebastianelliM VitellaFranco Palla

subject

Settore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataLipsoteca Saints reliquae Biodeterioration Conservative restoration

description

Two wood anthropomorphic reliquaries, belonging to the Lipsanoteca of Epiphany Church in Trapani (Ita1y) were restored following the consewative restoration procedures based on an interdisciplinary approach. The hystoric-artistic contextualization, the constitutive rnaterials and executive techniques were defined and physical-chemical-biological factors involved in degradation events were evaluated. The Saints relic (human bone or teeth), present in each reliquary were analysed through visual investigation. After restoration, the manufacts showed their peculiarities and their extraordinary cultural value.

http://hdl.handle.net/10447/263685