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Item Number: 122507
Title: Le tombe dipinte di Tarquinia. Vicenda conservativa, restauri, tecnica di esecuzione
Author: Cecchini, Adele
Price: Not Available
ISBN: 9788840443478
Description: Firenze: Nardini, 2012. 30cm., pbk., 232pp. illus. Italian text. Summary: The conservation history of the painted Etruscan tombs of Tarquinia has ben reconstructed on basis of archival research, visual examination and oral history. The complex conservation history of this famous site begins in the first half of the 19th century when most of the tombs were discovered and the first interventions were carried out. The book describes the most recent and advanced methods of preventive conservation to protect the walla paintings from the outside climate and the measures and provisions adapted by the administrative authorities to reconcile conservatione and public use of the site. The last portion of the book focuses on the current intervention methods to protect the wall paintings and that give provide hope for the sustainability of the incredibly important heritage. The appendix contains an important study on the characterization of the painting technology focusing on the presence of different clay-based preparatory layers. The author brings together in detail information form numerous sources that allow us to reconstruct the conservation history of the painted tombs at Tarquinia. It is an essential document for anyone interested in safeguarding ghe long-term preservation and maintenance of thies extraordinary place for the future generations. (Kermesquaderni)

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