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Il problema del restauro nella conservazione architettonica della Basilica San Leone
2009
Il testo indaga i problemi "compositivi" relativi al progetto di restauro e conservazione architettonica della basilica San Leone di Assoro.
Maestri e cantieri nella Sicilia interna tra XV e XVI secolo: le chiese Madri di Pietraperzia e Assoro
2014
The essay focuses on two yards of the interior of Sicily between the end of the fifteenth century and the first half of the sixteenth century: the mother church of Pietraperzia and that of Assoro. New documentary investigations allowed to set out the master builders involved in the construction process and to deduce some construction methods in use for churches basilica. These data, together with the direct observation of the buildings have allowed to hypothesize, in both cases, the original configuration of the churches. The hypotheses were supported by a comparison with contemporary building, similar to typological characteristics, and a re-reading of the archival documents referring to t…
Le absidi delle chiese Madri di Assoro e Pietraperzia (XV-XVI secolo)
2015
This contribution focuses on two case studies dating from the 15th and 16th centuries: the apse of the mother church of Assoro and the mother church of Pietrap- erzia, both in the province of Enna, for which it is pos- sible to identify common constructive characteristics and a close relationship including in terms of the clients involved. The study examines historical aspects and those of a geometric and construction nature, taking also into ac- count the lasting influence of the apse. The investigation, hampered by the limited archival sources, both literary and iconographical, is based on the study of the few documentary records found, as well on the direct survey and examination of the …