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“Spogliare il sacro”. Tutela e dispersione del patrimonio storico-artistico in Sicilia durante le soppressioni degli enti religiosi del 1866
2015
Il saggio affronta il tema delle leggi eversive del 1866-67 e il loro impatto sul patrimonio artistico italiano. La ricerca si è avvalsa di documenti archivistici in gran parte inediti che hanno permesso di chiarire alcuni momenti della tutela e della musealizzazione di opere d'arte in Sicilia, e i numerosi casi di dispersione del ricco patrimonio ecclesiastico. The essay deals with the theme of subversive laws of 1866-67 and their impact on the Italian artistic heritage. The research used many unpublished archival documents which made it possible to clarify some moments of the protection and museum display of works of art in Sicily, and many cases of dispersion of the rich ecclesiastical h…
Biodeterioration of the Wooden Roof of the Phnom Penh National Museum
2017
Within the framework of a training program in Cambodia, during a visit to the National Museum in Phnom Penh, the most important in the Kingdom of Cambodia, the authors noted the presence of some signs of a termite attack in the secondary elements of the roof of an inner garden. Following this observation, a further investigation was performed in order to evaluate the phytosanitary condition of the wooden bearing element of the roof. The inspection highlighted the presence of severe decay, constituting a real danger for the integrity of the roof; consequently, an intervention of restoration, conservation and safeguard was considered to be necessary and urgent. This paper presents the results…