The presentation will be held in Italian and take place in the Sala archivi e fondo storico of the Architectural branch of Technological Library, Palazzo San Clemente, via Micheli 2 - Florence
This event is organized as part of the series of meetings Le Archistorie della biblioteca: presentation of books, experiences, projects...
Program
Introdution: Giulia Pili - Architectural branch of Technological library
Greetings: Emanuela Ferretti- University of Florence
Introduction and presentation of the issue:
- Matteo Ceriana - IUAV
- Antonio Pinelli - University of Florence
The editors will be present:
- Alessandro Brodini- University of Florence
- Maddalena Spagnolo - University of Neaples Federico II
Since antiquity, buildings have carried inscriptions on their surface. In particular, the habit of decorating façades with epigraphs spread in early modern Europe, in keeping with the all’antica revival. This issue of the journal investigates the role of new and ancient inscriptions (i.e. spolia) in secular and religious architecture from an aesthetic, political, literary and artistic point of view. Expression of the patron’s ambition and culture, the facciate parlanti engaged in a close dialogue with public spaces and their audience. While the inscriptions could be in different languages and media (carved on stone, graffitied or painted), they always retained a particular relationship with the building itself, as well as with the social and urban context.
Sponsored by:
DIDA Department of Architecture – University of Florence https://www.dida.unifi.it/
Locandina (in Italian)