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Tyniecka ikebana
2016
Tyniec ikebana or tynike is a creative reinterpretation of the traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement used for the liturgical purposes and for the proclamation of the Christian message. In my article I will present the basie features, history and principles of ikebana and the relationship between Buddhism and Japanese culture and ikebana. Next I am going to describe the cultural role of flowers in Europę, and the reception of ikebana in the Western culture. But the main purpose of the article is to show the specificity of the ikebana practice in Benedictine monastery in Tyniec (Poland) as a new, interesting way of evangelization. The main problem is the tension between the Buddhist …
Il progetto di Giovanni Amico per la biblioteca del monastero di San Martino delle Scale
2021
The contribution analyzes two drawings from a project by Giovanni Amico (1733) for the Benedictine library of the monastic complex of San Martino delle Scale, near Palermo, whose construction has undergone successive transformations. The models pursued by the architect from Trapani confirm his interests and the interference of the client, both aimed at the production from beyond the Alps at the time of the Habsburg domination of the island.