Dear
Colleague,
This
is a reminder about our summer 2011 field school, the San Gemini Preservation
Studies Program, now in its 12th year, which is dedicated to the preservation of
cultural heritage and offers students the opportunity to study and travel in
Italy. This year, we continue with our courses on architecture, ceramics and art
restoration, and have added a course on paper restoration.
Courses
offered:
·
Surveying and
Analyzing Historic Buildings
·
Introduction
to Conservation of Archeological Ceramics
·
Introduction
to Paper Restoration
·
Traditional
Painting Methods and Restoration Techniques
·
Restoration
Issues and Theory in Italy
Field
Projects:
·
Restoration of the Porta
Burgis
·
Surveying
the 12th Century San Giovanni Battista Church
complex
·
Surveying the
Church of Santo Gemine
·
Archaeological
survey of the public baths in Carsulae
To
find out more about our program and review the syllabi, please visit our
website: http://sangeministudies.org
Our
courses are open to students from various disciplines, both undergraduate and
graduate. All lessons are taught in English.
If
you know any students, scholars, or others interested in this type of study,
please inform them about our program. We would appreciate it if you could list
our program on your organization's website as an available educational resource.
We have
a 2011 flyer that you may wish to post on your department notice board or
forward to interested parties. You can print this from our website, on our About
Us page (http://sangeministudies.info/contac-us/about-us).
Please let us know if you have any problem printing and we can email you the
PDF.
Thank
you very much.
Cordially,
Max Cardillo
Director,
San Gemini Preservation Studies Program
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