Research Article

Late Antique Domus of Via Dogana in Faenza: The Vestibulum Mosaic. Completion of the Restoration Work, New Methods for Conservation and Enhancement

Number: 16 November 3, 2023
  • Agnese Franzonı
  • Elena Sagrıpantı
  • Paola Perpıgnanı
  • Michele Macchıarola
  • Simone Zambruno
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Late Antique Domus of Via Dogana in Faenza: The Vestibulum Mosaic. Completion of the Restoration Work, New Methods for Conservation and Enhancement

Abstract

This paper describes the multidisciplinary study and the completion of the restoration work conducted on an important floor mosaic from the fifth century AD. The floor, a big polychrome and figured mosaic, was discovered in the 1970s in the city center of Faenza and belonged to the vestibulum of a late antique domus. An effective collaboration between the Parco Archeologico di Classe - RavennAntica Foundation and the University of Bologna Master Degree in Conservation and Restoration has allowed to experiment, test, and improve some methodologies concerning mosaic restoration and enhancement. Specifically, some experimental studies regarding the use of lime mortars were carried out, in order to reintegrate the small gaps in the mosaic. Furthermore, in addition to a three-dimensional relief of the whole floor, some virtual integration proposals were created. At the same time, some information panels were proposed to integrate the museum project. The restoration was thus a moment of study and active experimentation, that did not neglect the enhancement of such a significant artistic testimony.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Archaeological Science

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Agnese Franzonı This is me
0009-0002-6612-5554
Italy

Elena Sagrıpantı This is me
0009-0009-8509-6059
Italy

Paola Perpıgnanı This is me
0009-0007-4020-8331
Italy

Michele Macchıarola This is me
0000-0002-5001-449X
Italy

Publication Date

November 3, 2023

Submission Date

February 28, 2023

Acceptance Date

September 4, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Number: 16

APA
Franzonı, A., Sagrıpantı, E., Perpıgnanı, P., Macchıarola, M., & Zambruno, S. (2023). Late Antique Domus of Via Dogana in Faenza: The Vestibulum Mosaic. Completion of the Restoration Work, New Methods for Conservation and Enhancement. Journal of Mosaic Research, 16, 459-475. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.1377322
AMA
1.Franzonı A, Sagrıpantı E, Perpıgnanı P, Macchıarola M, Zambruno S. Late Antique Domus of Via Dogana in Faenza: The Vestibulum Mosaic. Completion of the Restoration Work, New Methods for Conservation and Enhancement. JMR. 2023;(16):459-475. doi:10.26658/jmr.1377322
Chicago
Franzonı, Agnese, Elena Sagrıpantı, Paola Perpıgnanı, Michele Macchıarola, and Simone Zambruno. 2023. “Late Antique Domus of Via Dogana in Faenza: The Vestibulum Mosaic. Completion of the Restoration Work, New Methods for Conservation and Enhancement”. Journal of Mosaic Research, nos. 16: 459-75. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.1377322.
EndNote
Franzonı A, Sagrıpantı E, Perpıgnanı P, Macchıarola M, Zambruno S (November 1, 2023) Late Antique Domus of Via Dogana in Faenza: The Vestibulum Mosaic. Completion of the Restoration Work, New Methods for Conservation and Enhancement. Journal of Mosaic Research 16 459–475.
IEEE
[1]A. Franzonı, E. Sagrıpantı, P. Perpıgnanı, M. Macchıarola, and S. Zambruno, “Late Antique Domus of Via Dogana in Faenza: The Vestibulum Mosaic. Completion of the Restoration Work, New Methods for Conservation and Enhancement”, JMR, no. 16, pp. 459–475, Nov. 2023, doi: 10.26658/jmr.1377322.
ISNAD
Franzonı, Agnese - Sagrıpantı, Elena - Perpıgnanı, Paola - Macchıarola, Michele - Zambruno, Simone. “Late Antique Domus of Via Dogana in Faenza: The Vestibulum Mosaic. Completion of the Restoration Work, New Methods for Conservation and Enhancement”. Journal of Mosaic Research. 16 (November 1, 2023): 459-475. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.1377322.
JAMA
1.Franzonı A, Sagrıpantı E, Perpıgnanı P, Macchıarola M, Zambruno S. Late Antique Domus of Via Dogana in Faenza: The Vestibulum Mosaic. Completion of the Restoration Work, New Methods for Conservation and Enhancement. JMR. 2023;:459–475.
MLA
Franzonı, Agnese, et al. “Late Antique Domus of Via Dogana in Faenza: The Vestibulum Mosaic. Completion of the Restoration Work, New Methods for Conservation and Enhancement”. Journal of Mosaic Research, no. 16, Nov. 2023, pp. 459-75, doi:10.26658/jmr.1377322.
Vancouver
1.Agnese Franzonı, Elena Sagrıpantı, Paola Perpıgnanı, Michele Macchıarola, Simone Zambruno. Late Antique Domus of Via Dogana in Faenza: The Vestibulum Mosaic. Completion of the Restoration Work, New Methods for Conservation and Enhancement. JMR. 2023 Nov. 1;(16):459-75. doi:10.26658/jmr.1377322

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