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courseProgram

The course will be articulated by alternating theoretical and practical activities with field applications and the presentation of case studies, in order to provide the widest panorama on the most up-to-date information technologies that contribute to the documentation, enhancement and dissemination of cultural heritage.
The effort made in recent years to improve the photorealism that computer graphics are able to transmit thanks its sophisticated hyper-realistic effects has now also infected scientific environments in which communication and dissemination through the image is fundamental.
The study of a Cultural Property for reconstructive purposes certainly cannot ignore a strictly scientific approach that takes into account historical knowledge, scientific, bibliographic data, etc., otherwise the entire operation would be reduced to a mere exercise of the potential of computer graphics. .
Given these assumptions, the reconstructive study must be combined with the use of modern information technologies, not only to meet the needs related to the interpretation of the data itself, but also and above all to transmit the scientific data to an increasingly vast and heterogeneous public, with an innovative approach capable of satisfying different levels of interest and understanding.
The course therefore includes an introductory theoretical part of basic computer science relating to hardware and software components, and to the nature and processing of digital images. Ample space will then be reserved for the study of the most modern instrumental expeditious systems for the relief and documentation (in 2D and 3D) of archaeological and historical-artistic assets, in order to be able to evaluate their different effectiveness and metrological precision and the possible fields of application. This awareness will lead from time to time to the most appropriate choice in relation to the resources available, the time and the nature of the Property being studied.
Ample space will also be given to the use of AutoCAD software, and the techniques for the acquisition and processing of digital images, aimed at photogrammetric use (monoscopic photogrammetry, digital photogrammetry, close range multi images survey systems, creation digital terrain models, DEM, TIN, photo-straightening, photoplanes and photomosaics). The course will include the practical use of techniques for topographic survey, (total station, metric and operational characteristics of 3D scanning systems), systems and software for three-dimensional modeling.

examMode

The final evaluation will take place through an oral exam, during which the student will have to present a topic of their choice, among those discussed during the course; and answer questions on theoretical and practical topics taught during the course

books

Corso generale:
1- U. Marrone: Elementi di Informatica per esami e concorsi, Edizioni Simone 2015
2- M. Lo Prejato (A cura di): Manuale di informatica avanzato per la certificazione Microsoft Digital Literacy, Fondazione Mondo Digitale 2010.
3- Cannarozzo et Alii : Fotogrammetria Moduli 1-3 Zanichelli Editore 2012, (Scaricabile a questo indirizzo : https://online.scuola.zanichelli.it/cannarozzomisure-5ed/fotogrammetria/)
4- A. Pizzirani: Teoria e Tecnica del Trattamento delle Immagini, Ferrara, 2014.
5- D. Vasta: Video con la Reflex, Apogeo 2015.
(I manuali saranno resi disponibili in formato pdf durante il corso).

1- U. Marrone: Elementi di Informatica per esami e concorsi, Edizioni Simone 2015
2- M. Lo Prejato (A cura di): Manuale di informatica avanzato per la certificazione Microsoft Digital Literacy, Fondazione Mondo Digitale 2010.
3- Cannarozzo et Alii : Fotogrammetria Moduli 1-3 Zanichelli Editore 2012, (Scaricabile a questo indirizzo : https://online.scuola.zanichelli.it/cannarozzomisure-5ed/fotogrammetria/)
4- A. Pizzirani: Teoria e Tecnica del Trattamento delle Immagini, Ferrara, 2014.
5- D. Vasta: Video con la Reflex, Apogeo 2015.
(I manuali saranno resi disponibili in formato pdf durante il corso).

Remondino, F., 2006: “Image - based modeling for object and human reconstruction”. Mitteilungen Nr. 91, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland.
Remondino, F. And S. El-Hakim, 2006: “Image-based 3D modeling: a review”. The Photogrammetric Record, 21(115).
Luca Lanteri, Giorgia Agresti, Corrado Vaccarella, Luca Lucchetti, Miriam Noto and Claudia Pelosi, The mediaeval crypt of Saint Sepulchre in Acquapendente (Italy): study and photogrammetric documentation of the painted surfaces. in (I. Ruso editor), European Journal of Science and Theology, February 2020, Vol.16, No.1, 177-185, Iasi 2020.
L. Lanteri, G. Agresti, C. Pelosi, A New Practical Approach for 3D Documentation in Ultraviolet Fluorescence and Infrared, of Polychromatic Sculptures as Fundamental Step in Restoration, Heritage 2019, 2, pp. 207–215.
L. Lanteri, G. Agresti, C. Pelosi, 3d model and ultraviolet fluorescence rendering: a methodological approach for the study of a wooden reliquary bust. Proceedings of the 10th European Symposium on Religious Art, Restoration and Conservation, Prague 31 May – 1 Jun 2018, Kermes Quaderni, Lexis, Torino, 2018, pp. 110-113.

mode

The course will be articulated by alternating theoretical and practical activities with field applications and the presentation of case studies, in order to provide the widest panorama on the most up-to-date information technologies that contribute to the documentation, enhancement and dissemination of cultural heritage.

classRoomMode

The course will be articulated by alternating theoretical and practical activities with field applications and the presentation of case studies, in order to provide the widest panorama on the most up-to-date information technologies that contribute to the documentation, enhancement and dissemination of cultural heritage.

bibliography

Corso generale:
1- U. Marrone: Elementi di Informatica per esami e concorsi, Edizioni Simone 2015
2- M. Lo Prejato (A cura di): Manuale di informatica avanzato per la certificazione Microsoft Digital Literacy, Fondazione Mondo Digitale 2010.
3- Cannarozzo et Alii : Fotogrammetria Moduli 1-3 Zanichelli Editore 2012, (Scaricabile a questo indirizzo : https://online.scuola.zanichelli.it/cannarozzomisure-5ed/fotogrammetria/)
4- A. Pizzirani: Teoria e Tecnica del Trattamento delle Immagini, Ferrara, 2014.
5- D. Vasta: Video con la Reflex, Apogeo 2015.
(I manuali saranno resi disponibili in formato pdf durante il corso).

1- U. Marrone: Elementi di Informatica per esami e concorsi, Edizioni Simone 2015
2- M. Lo Prejato (A cura di): Manuale di informatica avanzato per la certificazione Microsoft Digital Literacy, Fondazione Mondo Digitale 2010.
3- Cannarozzo et Alii : Fotogrammetria Moduli 1-3 Zanichelli Editore 2012, (Scaricabile a questo indirizzo : https://online.scuola.zanichelli.it/cannarozzomisure-5ed/fotogrammetria/)
4- A. Pizzirani: Teoria e Tecnica del Trattamento delle Immagini, Ferrara, 2014.
5- D. Vasta: Video con la Reflex, Apogeo 2015.
(I manuali saranno resi disponibili in formato pdf durante il corso).

Remondino, F., 2006: “Image - based modeling for object and human reconstruction”. Mitteilungen Nr. 91, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland.
Remondino, F. And S. El-Hakim, 2006: “Image-based 3D modeling: a review”. The Photogrammetric Record, 21(115).
Luca Lanteri, Giorgia Agresti, Corrado Vaccarella, Luca Lucchetti, Miriam Noto and Claudia Pelosi, The mediaeval crypt of Saint Sepulchre in Acquapendente (Italy): study and photogrammetric documentation of the painted surfaces. in (I. Ruso editor), European Journal of Science and Theology, February 2020, Vol.16, No.1, 177-185, Iasi 2020.
L. Lanteri, G. Agresti, C. Pelosi, A New Practical Approach for 3D Documentation in Ultraviolet Fluorescence and Infrared, of Polychromatic Sculptures as Fundamental Step in Restoration, Heritage 2019, 2, pp. 207–215.
L. Lanteri, G. Agresti, C. Pelosi, 3d model and ultraviolet fluorescence rendering: a methodological approach for the study of a wooden reliquary bust. Proceedings of the 10th European Symposium on Religious Art, Restoration and Conservation, Prague 31 May – 1 Jun 2018, Kermes Quaderni, Lexis, Torino, 2018, pp. 110-113.

courseProgram

Part I. Preliminary remarks - 14 h
I.1. The legal system and the law. - I.2. The sources of law and the mechanisms of interpretation. - I.3. The administrative organization. - I.4. Administrative law and the notion of public administration in national and EU legal systems. - I.5. The procedure and the proceedings; negotiation tools

Part II. Cultural heritage - 30 h
II.1. The constitutional principles of cultural heritage. II.2. Cultural heritage: notion and characteristics - II.3. The legal nature of cultural goods. - II.4. Administrative functions: protection. - II.5. Administrative functions: enhancement, management and use. - II.6. Administrative functions: enhancement, management and use. - II.7. The administrative organization of cultural heritage. Central administrations. - II.8. The administrative organization of cultural heritage. Decentralized administrations. - II.9. Landscape. Notion. - II.10. Landscape. Planning and constraints.

Part III. The global dimension - 4 h
III.1. The legal globalization of cultural heritage. - III.2. Unesco sites.

examMode

The goal of the oral examination is to ascertain that the student knows basic rules of cultural heritage law.
The proposed questions will be intended to verify the knowledge of the basic rules governing the exercise of the functions of protection and enhancement of the cultural heritage, including landscape, and the administrative organization of the sector, linking the various institutions examined during the lessons.

books

Mandatory Textbook:

- C. Barbati, M. Cammelli, L. Casini, G. Piperata, G. Sciullo, Diritto del patrimonio culturale, II ed., Il Mulino, Bologna, 2020, Premessa e Capp. I-II-III-IV-V

Non mandatory textbook:

- S. Cassese, S. Battini, C. Franchini, R. Perez, G. Vesperini, Manuale di diritto pubblico, V ed., Giuffrè, Milano, 2014, Capp. 1-2-3-4-24-31

- L. Casini, La globalizzazione giuridica dei beni culturali, in Aedon 3/2012 www.aedon.mulino.it

classRoomMode

The lessons are articulated into:
- lectures;
- seminars, in which students will be involved in the examination of jurisprudential decisions relating to the cultural heritage sector.

bibliography

L. CASINI, Advanced Introduction to Cultural Heritage Law, Elgar Advanced Introductions series, 2024; ALIBRANDI T., FERRI P., II diritto dei beni culturali. La protezione del patrimonio storico-artistico, Roma, Nuova Italia Scientifica; BARBATI C., CAMMELLI M., CASINI L., PIPERATA G., SCIULLO G. (a cura di), Diritto del patrimonio culturale, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2017; BARBATI C., Il «nuovo» Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo, in Gior. dir. amm., 2015, 206 ss; BARBATI C., L’impresa museale: la prospettiva giuridica, in Aedon, 1/2010; BARBATI C., Le esternalizzazioni nel settore della cultura e dell’arte, entrambi in Atti del XVI convegno associazione amministrativisti italo-spagnoli, Genova 25/27 maggio 2006; CAMMELLI M., Decentramento ed outsourcing nel settore della cultura: il doppio impasse, in Dir. amm., 1/2002, 261 ss.; CAMMELLI M., Direttori dei musei: grandi riforme, piccole virtù e un passato che non passa, in Aedon, 1/2018; CAMMELLI M. (a cura di), Il codice dei beni culturali e del paesaggio, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2007; CASINI L., Beni culturali (dir. amm.), in Dizionario di diritto pubblico, Giuffrè, 2006, 679 ss. CASINI L., Ereditare il futuro. Dilemmi sul patrimonio culturale, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2016; CASINI L., Il ‘nuovo’ statuto giuridico dei musei italiani, in Aedon, 3/2014; CASINI L., La valorizzazione dei beni culturali, in Riv. trim. dir. pubbl., 2001, 651 ss.; CASSESE S., I beni culturali: dalla tutela alla valorizzazione, in Gior. dir. amm., 1998, 673 ss.; GIANNINI M.S., I beni culturali, in Riv. trim. dir. pubbl. 1976, 3 SS; MERUSI F., Articolo 9, in Commentario alla Costituzione. Principi fondamentali (a cura di C. Branca), Bologna, 1975, 434 ss.; PIPERATA G., La nuova disciplina dei servizi aggiuntivi nei musei statali, in Aedon 2/2008; PIPERATA G., Natura e funzione dei servizi aggiuntivi nei luoghi della cultura (nota a margine dell’ordinanza 27 maggio 2009, n. 12252 della Suprema Corte), in Aedon, 1/2010; SCIULLO G., Valorizzazione, gestione e fondazioni nel settore dei beni culturali: una svolta dopo il d.lgs. 156/2006?, in Aedon, 2/2006; VAIANO D., La valorizzazione dei beni culturali, Torino, Giappichelli, 2011.

courseProgram

"Cimabue and the workshop in Assisi".
The frescoes painted by Cimabue in the Upper Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi represented a pivotal moment in Italian painting and have catalyzed the interest of generations of scholars in particular on some 'key' questions -the significance of the program, the dating, the commissioning, organization of the site, and at last, fruition.
The course aims to analyze the paintings in light of the critical debate up to the most recent studies, within Cimabue's production and the historical artistic context of the last quarter of the 13th century between Florence, Rome and Assisi.
Two visits, that are integral part of the course, are planned: to Assisi at the Basilica of St. Francis where the restoration of Cimabue's Maestà in the lower basilica is currently underway, and to Florence (Museo dell'Opera di Santa Croce).
The course will be divided into two parts: the first (40 hours) the teacher will draw the picture, the second (8 hours) will have a seminar character and the student will have to prepare a short report on texts assigned to a specific topic.

examMode

Oral test . Ability to comment critically and with appropriate language on the works presented during the course with reference to the cultural context and the framework of recent studies with specific reference to the bibliography examined during the lessons.

books

Maria Andaloro, Ancora una volta sull’’Ytalia di Cimabue, in “in “Arte medievale”, 2, 1984 (1985), pp. 143-177.
Giuliano Bellosi, Cimabue, Milano, 1998
Eugenio Battisti, Cimabue, University Park 1967 (parti scelte)
Iole Carlettini, L’ Apocalisse di Cimabue e la meditazione escatologica di san Bonaventura, in “Arte medievale” 2° serie, 7, 1993, pp. 105-128
Flora Holly, Cimabue and the Franciscans,London, Turnhout 2018 (parti scelte)

Il Maestro di San Francesco e lo "stil novo" del Duecento umbro, Perugia, Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, 10th march- 9th june 2024, catalogue exibition ed. by A. De Marchi, V. Picchiarelli, E. Zappasodi, Milano 2024.

mode

The course will be divided into two parts: in the first one the teacher will draw the general picture, the second it will have a seminar character and the student will have to draw up a short report on texts assigned to a specific topic.
Included in lessons will the projection of images and they will start from the reading of the works (on the basis of the iconographic, stylistic-formal aspect, but also the technical aspect) to provide the instrumentsfor a correct analysis and understanding of them. Students will be directly involved in the second part of the course, invited to deepen a topic agreed with the teacher, which they will present in class.

classRoomMode

Attendance is not mandatory, but is strongly recommended.

bibliography

La basilica di San Francesco ad Assisi (Mirabilia Italiae), Modena, Panini 2005

courseProgram

Etruscan Pottery. Typological, stylistic and functional aspects.

The course will consider the main Etruscan ceramic productions from the Iron Age to Archaic period, analysing their morphological repertoire, ornamental patterns and contexts of provenance as indicators of lifestyles, dietary habists, cultural interactions, trade contacts, social and ideological structures.

An in-depth seminar will focus on the composition of the grave goods from the Monte Abatone necropolis and the methods of archaeometric investigation applied to the study of ceramics

examMode

The evaluation consists in an oral examination during which the professor will take into account general knowledge of course content and appropriate use of language. To recognize archaeological materials shown in picture and to place them in a coherent historical context, with interdisciplinary connections will be assessed too.

Evaluation will depend on the achievement of the course objectives
1) Avanced knowledge of the of the topics covered in the course through the study of specialist texts (knowledge and understanding)
2) Ability to place Etruscan materials and cultural phenomena in a correct historical context (applying knowledge and understanding);
3) Ability to critically evaluate and discuss the topics of the course with independent judgement, making connections, including interdisciplinary ones (making judgements);
4) Use of appropriate terminology to express concepts in a clear and organic way (communication skills);
5) Mastery of appropriate methodological tools to conduct autonomous research in the archaeological field

Examination grade:
- Excellent (30 / 30 cum laude). The student has excellently achieved all course objectives.
- Very good (from 27 to 29): The student has successively fullfilled the corse objectives 1-4 .
- Good (from 24 to 26): the student has achieved the objectives 1-3 and can express course contents in an appropriate language.
- Sufficient (from 21 to 23): the student has achieved the first two expected objectives and can express himself in adequate language, with some inexactness.
-Just sufficient (18 to 20): the student has only achieved the first objective of the course and uses language that is not entirely adequate, with errors.
- Insufficient (failure to pass the exam): the student demonstrates that he/she has not achieved any of the intended learning objectives.

books

M. Martelli (a cura di), La ceramica degli Etruschi. La pittura vascolare, Novara (De Agostini) 1987
M. Martelli, La ceramica greca in Etruria: problemi e prospettive di ricerca, in Atti del Secondo Congresso Internazionale Etrusco, (Firenze, 26 maggio-2 giugno 1985), Roma 1989, pp. 781-811.
G. Bartoloni et. Al., Viticoltura e consumo del vino in Etruria : la cultura materiale tra la fine dell'età del Ferro e l'Orientalizzante Antico, in Archeologia della vite e del vino in Toscana e nel Lazio,
Firenze (All'Insegna del Giglio), 2012.

mode

Frontal lectures (24/30 hours), seminars and PPT presentations. The course will include visits to Museums and archaeological areas

classRoomMode

Attendance is not mandatory, but strongly recommended. Non attending students can choose
a replacement programme, to be agreed with the teacher at the beginning of the
course.

bibliography

Teaching materials provided by teacher

courseProgram

Title: Environment and economy in the first agricultural societies in Italy and in the Near East
The module is divided into two parts. The first part of the course deals with methodological issues and the characterization of the Italian and Near Eastern Neolithic facies. A brief history of the studies will be followed by themes whose objective is to provide a critical reading of the archaeological sources. Then the theme of the environment between the end of the Pleistocene and the beginning of the Holocene will be introduced. The course will begin with some hints on the last hunter-gatherer societies of the Mesolithic and Epipaleolithic in Italy and the Near East. The lessons will continue proposing an examination of Neolithic cultures. Particular attention will be paid to the origins of these first communities, the objective of the course is, in fact, to understand the process of formation of the first agricultural societies in relation to ecological and economic aspects. The second part is dedicated to in-depth seminars on specific topics, in which students are directly involved through individual reports and collective discussions.

examMode

- The exam consists of an oral test.
- The level of knowledge acquired on the topics covered in the course, the candidate's ability to critically apply this knowledge to problems and case studies addressed, as well as the effective clarity in the presentation will be assessed. The evaluation will be expressed in thirtieths, with possible honors. The minimum mark for passing the exam is eighteen out of thirty.

books

ITALY
Pessina Andrea, Tinè Vincenzo 2008 - Archeologia del Neolitico. L'Italia tra sesto e quarto millennio, Carocci editore (ristampa 2021)

Grifoni Cremonesi Renata 2002 – I culti e i rituali funerari, in Le ceramiche impresse nel Neolitico antico. Italia e Mediterraneo, no. 1, Roma, Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato: 209-219.

Radina Francesca, Sarti Lucia 2002 – Le strutture di abitato, in Le ceramiche impresse nel Neolitico antico. Italia e Mediterraneo, no. 1, Roma, Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato: 183-207.

NEAR EAST
Cauvin Jacques 2010 - Nascita delle divinità, nascita dell'agricoltura. La rivoluzione dei simboli nel Neolitico, Jaca Book.

George Willcox 2012 - The Beginnings of Cereal Cultivation and Domestication in Southwest Asia, in A Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, D.T. Potts (ed.), Blackwell Publishing, 163-180.

classRoomMode

Attendance is not mandatory, however the attending student must be present at 75% of the lessons (18 lessons out of 24). The student who cannot attend will receive adequate teaching material. Lessons are held both in person and remotely in synchronous form.

bibliography

Teaching material provided by the teacher

courseProgram

Monographic course

The myth, the journey, the return. Readings from the Odyssey.
After a few introductory lectures intended to illustrate Greek literary production in its general outlines, the course will focus, through the reading and commentary of the most significant passages, on some of the main characters of the Odyssey, in particular on the female characters, hitherto partly neglected, analysing their traits in relation to the objects that characterise them and determine their functions, during Odysseus' journey or at the crucial moments of his return.

General Part

Greek literature from Homer to the Hellenistic age. A list of genres and authors will be uploaded on the Moodle platform.

examMode

The oral exam will be aimed at verifying the knowledge acquired through the study of the Greek literature textbook, the knowledge of the problems discussed in the monographic course, and the ability to understand and contextualise the texts translated in the lessons. Any seminar contribution offered during the course of the lectures will also be assessed.

books

For the monographic part
- the texts uploaded on Moodle during the lessons are an integral part of the programme
- a translation of your choice of the Iliad with the Greek text beside it, e.g. by G.A. Privitera, Mondadori, or R. Calzecchi Onesti, Einaudi.

For the general part
- a textbook of Greek literature of your choice among those presented and discussed during the introductory lectures.

For non-attending students
- a textbook of Greek literature
- at least two texts of your choice, one in poetry, one in prose, within the Greek literary tradition
- a critical essay relating to the texts chosen for the examination.
Handbook, texts to be translated, critical essay are to be agreed upon by interview during reception hours at least one month before the exam.

mode

Lessons will be opened to the dialogue with students. Optional seminars will be arranged between teacher and students on selected topics.

classRoomMode

Not compulsory, but highly recommended.

bibliography

Further bibliography will be indicated in the course of the lectures.

courseProgram

During the course, historical, theoretical and methodological notions will be combined with experiences related to particular cases. We will proceed by relating restoration, museum and exhibitions with the aim of evaluating the reciprocal critical instances and the relationships between these areas. The history of exhibitions, the theme of museum writing, the problems of bases and frames will be addressed. A specific experience will be made of the setting up at Palazzo Bruschi in Tarquinia of a work by
Sebastian Matta "So that the victims win" (paper glued on canvas), which has been the subject of a restoration intervention Inspections will be carried out to verify past or ongoing experiences that highlight the correlation with museum restoration. Some inspections or external trips involve a full immersion of several hours.

examMode

Critical summary skills will be considered in the oral exam and in a written paper. The oral exam lasts about twenty minutes and ascertains the assimilation of critical, theoretical and methodological instances about the topics covered. The written paper will concern the laboratory experiences (in particular those carried out in the restoration laboratories) and must be sent to the teacher ten days before the exam date and will be discussed during the verification.
Clarity and critical skills and the quality of writing. Elementary thinking and grammatically incorrect writing remain insufficient

books

R. Longhi, Proposte per una critica d’arte, «Paragone», 1950, 1, pp. 5 - 19; F. Minissi, Conservazione vitalizzazione musealizzazione. Scuola di Specializzazione per lo studio ed il restauro dei monumenti. Università degli Studi “La Sapienza”, Roma, 1988, pp.7 - 39; U. Eco, Il Museo del terzo millennio, Conferenza tenuta al Museo Gugghenheim di Bilbao il 25 giugno 2001; M.I. Catalano, Dall’esperienza dell’arte all’estetica: la “Sala delle Mostre” dell’Istituto Centrale del Restauro, in La teoria del restauro nel Novecento da Riegl a Brandi, Atti del Convegno Internazionale (Viterbo, 12 – 15 novembre 2003), a cura di M. Andaloro, Firenze, 2006, pp. 179-197; M. C. Mazzi, «Museografia come restauro preventivo», in La teoria del restauro nel Novecento da Riegl a Brandi, Atti del Convegno Internazionale (Viterbo, 12 – 15 novembre 2003), a cura di M. Andaloro, Firenze, 2006, pp. 199 – 213; Snodi di critica. Musei, mostre, restauro e diagnostica artistica in Italia 1930-1940, a cura di Maria Ida Catalano, Roma 2013; G. Carbonara Il restauro critico, in Palazzi storici e museografia moderna, Atti del convegno nazionale (Lecce, Rettorato, 23 – 24 ottobre 2014), a cura di R. Casciaro, Galatina (LE), 2016, pp. 13 – 26.; R. Casciaro, Il Museo come opera d’arte, in Palazzi storici e museografia moderna, Atti del convegno nazionale (Lecce, Rettorato, 23 – 24 ottobre 2014), a cura di R. Casciaro, Galatina (LE), 2016, pp. 13 – 26, pp. 75 – 88; G. Celant, Verso una storia reale e contestuale, in Post Zang Tumb Tuum, Art Life Politics Italia 1918 – 1943, catalogo della mostra, a cura di Germano Celant, Fondazione Prada, Milano 18.2 - 25.6. 2018, Milano 2018, pp. 553 –

courseProgram

Title: Ovid’s Metamorphoses

Programme: the course is focused on Ovid’s Metamorphoses, poem which represent an original transfornation of epic form. The work will be analysed in the historical and cultural context of Augustan Age, paying peculiar attention to the tradition of epic genre in Rome and to Vergil’s Aeneid. Object of in-dept analysis will be ideological features, models, structure, language and style of the poem. The course aims to provide a critical knowledge of Ovid’s epic poem. The goal will be pursued through reading and literary-philological analysis of an anthology of the poem’s episodes.

examMode

The examination is oral and consists of two parts: in the first part, the student must demonstrate knowledge of the main features of Latin literary history; in the second part, the student must demonstrate the ability to translate, analyse and comment on the literary texts on the syllabus: the level of content knowledge demonstrated (superficial [18-21], appropriate [22-26], precise and complete [27-29], complete and thorough [30]), the ability to make a critical sense and formulate judgments (sufficient [18-24]], good [25-28], excellent [29-30]), the mastery of expression (deficient exposition [18-21], simple [22-25], clear and correct [26-28], secure and correct [29-30]).

books

A complete edition of Ovid’s Metamorphoses with Latin text (suggested: Ovidio, Le metamorfosi, intr. di G. Rosati, trad. di G. Faranda Villa, note di R. Corti, Milano, Rizzoli BUR, 1994, with many reprints, ISBN: 9788817129763); L. Galasso, Ovidio: Guida alle Metamorfosi, Roma, Carocci Editore, 2023, ISBN: 9788829020683; L. Galasso, La letteratura latina in età ellenistica, Roma, Carocci Editore, 2021, ISBN: 9788829009381; G. Rosati, Mito e potere nell'epica di Ovidio, «MD» 46 (2001), pp. 39-61.

classRoomMode

Attendance in this course is optional, but highly recommended.

bibliography

More bibliography and didactic materials will be given during the course (for attending students).
Non attending students have to contact the professor for a programme.

courseProgram

The course illustrates the evolution of the relationship of the Greek world with the marine element, from the age definable as 'Homeric' (8th century) up to the birth and development of the Athenian thalassocracy of the 5th century BC, in particular from the point of view of the 'history of mentality' and of the imagination, and with particular attention to the general theoretical reflections that arise precisely after the experience of the Persian wars first and then of the Athenian thalassocracy.
Some lessons will have a seminar character: specific topics or ancient texts will be illustrated by the students after adequate preparation, under the guidance of the teacher. The creation of a paper and its presentation in a seminar will constitute an integral part of the course.
For students not coming from the classical curriculum, the translation of the texts from Greek will not be required, but the ability to know how to refer to the specific terms used in the original texts and to understand their actual value is required.

examMode

Oral exam. It will be appreciated a critical and conscious knowledge of the topics that have been discussed by the professor; a further positive element will be considered the capacity 1) to connect historical phaenomena even if distant in space and time; 2) to show a multidisciplinary approach.

books

Testi d’esame:
1) Anthology of passages from various sources discussed during the lessons + lecture notes from the teacher (they will be collected at the end of the semester and made available in PDF)
2) Gianfranco Mosconi, «Grande cosa è il dominio del mare»: una frase di Pericle e l’esperienza rivelatrice delle guerre persiane in Anna Maria Rotella, Michele Antonio Romano (a c. di), Il mare e le sue genti (Atti Primo Festival dell’Archeologia e del Turismo, Vibo Valentia, 17-19 maggio 2019), Vibo Valentia 2021 (ISBN 978-88-946184-0-2), pp. 45-65.
3) Pietro Janni, Il mare degli Antichi, Bari 1996, pp. 77-168.
4) Giovanni Casertano, Platone e il mare, in «Archai» 29, 2020, pp. 1-30 (pubblicazione telematica)
5) Arnaldo Momigliano, Sea-Power in Greek Thought, in «Classical Review» 58, 1944, pp. 1-7.

mode

Frontal lessons and shared lessons.
Attendance, although optional on a formal level, is in any case necessary, given the nature of the monographic course.
There will be seminar lessons too. A seminar paper, and its presentation to the other students, will be appreciated in the final evaluation.

bibliography

-N. Corvisier, Les Grecs et la mer, Les Belles Lettres, Paris 2008.
-M.C. Beaulieu, The Sea in the Greek Imagination, University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia (PA) 2016.
-Anna Maria Rotella, Michele Antonio Romano (a c. di), Il mare e le sue genti (Atti Primo Festival dell’Archeologia e del Turismo, Vibo Valentia, 17-19 maggio 2019), Vibo Valentia 2021.
-D. Puliga, I Greci, i Romani e…il mare Carocci, Roma 2023.
-G. Mosconi, Il porto perfetto dei Greci: dall’Odissea all’Atlantide di Platone all’Utopia di More (passando per il Pireo e la Siracusa di Dionisio I), in «Hesperìa. Studi sulla grecità d’Occidente» 43, n.s. 5, 2023, pp. 41-69.
A. Angelini, Il mare degli antichi e i suoi pericoli. Tra gorghi, stretti e rupi cozzanti, «Byblos» s. III, 2, 2016, pp. 79-94

courseProgram

The course aims to provide students with the tools for a scientific approach to the study of Roman history, from its origins to the 'noiseless fall' of the West. The first part of the course will deal with issues of chronology, historical geography, historiography and epigraphy, alternating between lectures of a more event-oriented nature and others focusing on broad methodological issues. The second part of the course will instead have a monographic and seminar character: it will be dedicated to the study of the senate, an institution that was always present in Rome, from the monarchy to Late Antiquity, whose evolution proceeded in parallel with the many upheavals of the res publica Romana.

A) GENERAL PART
Periodization; the sources for Roman history; the Roman calendar; the birth of Rome; the age of kings; the birth of the Republic and the Roman constitution; republican institutions and the cursus honorum magistratuale; the evolution of the Republic and the civil wars; the Augustan principate; the first two centuries of imperial history; the crisis of the 3rd century; the great reformers: Aurelian, Diocletian, Constantine; the 4th century and Christian Rome; Romans and barbarians; the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

B) MONOGRAPHIC STUDY
The Senate of Rome, between change and continuity

The Senate of Rome, more than other institutions of the Res Publica, is the element of continuity that from monarchy to Late Antiquity characterised the history of Rome. From this particular assembly, composed only of magistrates and ex-magistrates and in which the Greek historian Polybius recognised a marked aristocratic element, passed all the topics of discussion that were important for the life of the Res Publica, both in the phases in which the senate's opinion actually directed the political action of the magistrates and the entire civic life of the civitas, and when it limited itself to cooperating with the emperors in the search for mediation, and when it was forced to remain a spectator of the decisions of others.
Studying the senate therefore means looking at a privileged observatory to follow the entire course of Rome's history.
The monographic part of this course will therefore be dedicated to outlining the characteristics of this assembly, its composition, the places in which it met, its calendar, its action and its limits. It will then examine an anthology of senatorial deliberations, handed down either epigraphically or in manuscript form, examining both the forms of the senatus consultum and its contents, and thus the historical-institutional-legal problems that they resolved.

Bibliography:
M. Beard, SPQR. Storia dell’antica Roma, Mondadori, Milano 2016 (ed. or. SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, 2015, Profile Books, London 2015);
P. Brown, Il mondo tardoantico. Da Marco Aurelio a Maometto, Einaudi, Torino 2017.
P. Buongiorno, Claudio, il principe inatteso, 21 Editore, Palermo 2017.
L. Canfora, Giulio Cesare. Il dittatore democratico, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2006.
G. De Sanctis, La religione a Roma, Carocci, Roma 2012.
F. Dupont, La vita quotidiana nella Roma repubblicana, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2000.
L. Fezzi, Il dado è tratto. Cesare e la resa di Roma, Laterza 2017
A. Giardina, L’uomo romano, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2006.
A. Giardina, Roma antica, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2000.
A. Marcone, Augusto. Il fondatore dell’impero che cambiò la storia di Roma e del mondo, Salerno, Roma 2015.
S. Mazzarino, La fine del mondo antico, Bollati Boringhieri, Torino 2008.

F. Santangelo, Roma repubblicana. Una storia in quaranta vite, Carocci 2019.
R. Syme, La rivoluzione romana, Einaudi, Torino 2020.
P. Veyne, L’impero greco-romano. Le radici del mondo globale, Rizzoli, Milano 2007 (ed. or. L’empire gréco-romain, Seuil, Paris 2005).

STUDENTS WHO CAN NOT READ THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO AGREE UPON THE EXAMINATION'S BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH THE PROFESSOR.

examMode

The oral examination includes the verification of the student's knowledge of the agreed syllabus, as well as the verification of the necessary skills in the historical disciplines.

books

1) Giovanni Geraci e Arnaldo Marconi, Storia romana (con la collaborazione di A. Cristofori e C. Salvaterra), Mondadori, Milano 2016 (quarta edizione).
2) Gabirella Poma, Le istituzioni politiche del Mondo romano
3) A. Giardina, Roma antica, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2000.
4) Materiale didattico illustrato a lezione.

GLI STUDENTI CHE NON POTRANNO SEGUIRE LE LEZIONI E QUELLI ISCRITTI A SOSTENERE L'ESAME DI STORIA ROMANA COME CORSO SINGOLO, IN SOSTITUZIONE DEL MATERIALE DIDATTICO DI CUI AL PUNTO 4), SCEGLIERANNO UNO DEI SEGUENTI VOLUMI:

M. Beard, SPQR. Storia dell’antica Roma, Mondadori, Milano 2016 (ed. or. SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, 2015, Profile Books, London 2015);
P. Brown, Il mondo tardoantico. Da Marco Aurelio a Maometto, Einaudi, Torino 2017.
P. Buongiorno, Claudio, il principe inatteso, 21 Editore, Palermo 2017.
L. Canfora, Giulio Cesare. Il dittatore democratico, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2006.
G. De Sanctis, La religione a Roma, Carocci, Roma 2012.
F. Dupont, La vita quotidiana nella Roma repubblicana, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2000.
L. Fezzi, Il dado è tratto. Cesare e la resa di Roma, Laterza 2017
A. Giardina, L’uomo romano, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2006.
A. Giardina, Roma antica, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2000.
A. Marcone, Augusto. Il fondatore dell’impero che cambiò la storia di Roma e del mondo, Salerno, Roma 2015.
S. Mazzarino, La fine del mondo antico, Bollati Boringhieri, Torino 2008.

F. Santangelo, Roma repubblicana. Una storia in quaranta vite, Carocci 2019.
R. Syme, La rivoluzione romana, Einaudi, Torino 2020.
P. Veyne, L’impero greco-romano. Le radici del mondo globale, Rizzoli, Milano 2007 (ed. or. L’empire gréco-romain, Seuil, Paris 2005).

STUDENTS WHO CAN NOT READ THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO AGREE UPON THE EXAMINATION'S BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH THE PROFESSOR.

mode

Teaching is scheduled in the classroom frontally. In the event of difficulties for attendees or lecturers, distance learning is planned.

classRoomMode

Attendance is recommended but not compulsory

bibliography

Giovanni Geraci e Arnaldo Marconi, Storia romana (con la collaborazione di A. Cristofori e C. Salvaterra), Mondadori, Milano 2016 (quarta edizione).
Gabirella Poma, Le istituzioni politiche del Mondo romano A. Giardina, Roma antica, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2000
M. Beard, SPQR. Storia dell’antica Roma, Mondadori, Milano 2016 (ed. or. SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, 2015, Profile Books, London 2015);
P. Brown, Il mondo tardoantico. Da Marco Aurelio a Maometto, Einaudi, Torino 2017.
P. Buongiorno, Claudio, il principe inatteso, 21 Editore, Palermo 2017.
L. Canfora, Giulio Cesare. Il dittatore democratico, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2006.
G. De Sanctis, La religione a Roma, Carocci, Roma 2012.
F. Dupont, La vita quotidiana nella Roma repubblicana, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2000.
L. Fezzi, Il dado è tratto. Cesare e la resa di Roma, Laterza 2017
A. Giardina, L’uomo romano, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2006.
A. Giardina, Roma antica, Laterza, Roma-Bari 2000.
A. Marcone, Augusto. Il fondatore dell’impero che cambiò la storia di Roma e del mondo, Salerno, Roma 2015.
S. Mazzarino, La fine del mondo antico, Bollati Boringhieri, Torino 2008.

F. Santangelo, Roma repubblicana. Una storia in quaranta vite, Carocci 2019.
R. Syme, La rivoluzione romana, Einaudi, Torino 2020.
P. Veyne, L’impero greco-romano. Le radici del mondo globale, Rizzoli, Milano 2007 (ed. or. L’empire gréco-romain, Seuil, Paris 2005).

courseProgram

The course program focuses on the illustration and discussion of the main forms of medieval settlement. Particular attention is given to the evolutionary trends of Italian communes and to specific case studies. The discussion of these topics will be enriched by the analysis of selected documents, which will serve both to clarify the subjects covered and to provide insight into the types of sources available for the study of late medieval Italy.
Indicative Lesson Plan:
Definition and characteristics of the main medieval settlement forms.
Origin and development of episcopal cities.
The role of the Church in urban organization.
Structure and functions of territorial lordships.
Fortification and the phenomenon of incastellamento.
Spatial organization of castles and their role in the territory.
Origins of communes and the process of gaining autonomy.
Political and institutional structure of the commune.
Economic, social, and urban evolution of communal cities.
Markets and fairs: places of exchange and commerce.
Craftsmanship, guilds, and the organization of urban labor.
The role of confraternities and religious associations.

examMode

Oral interview on the basis of the materials seen in class and the bibliography indicated.

books

Reading and study of the following texts:

Jacques Le Goff, La città medievale, Firenze-Milano, 2011

One of the following textbooks of your choice:
- G. Milani, I comuni italiani. Secoli XII-XIV, Roma 2005
- F. Franceschi, I. Taddei, Le città italiane nel medioevo (XII-XIV secolo), Bologna 2012
- E. Occhipinti, L'Italia dei comuni. Secoli XI-XIII, Roma 2000

At least 2 of the following essays:
- P. Toubert, Dalla terra ai castelli. Paesaggio, agricoltura e poteri nell'Italia medievale, a cura di G. Sergi, Torino 1997, limitatamente ai seguenti capitoli: parte I, cap. 2 (pp. 44-98), parte II, cap. 2 (pp. 156-182), cap. 3 (pp. 183-245)
- G. Tabacco, La città vescovile nell’alto Medioevo, in Modelli di città. Strutture e funzioni politiche, a cura di P. Rossi, Torino 1987, pp. 327-345
- R. Bordone, La città comunale, in Modelli di città. Strutture e funzioni politiche, pp. 347-370
- G. Chittolini, La città europea tra Medioevo e Rinascimento, in Modelli di città. Strutture e funzioni politiche, pp. 370-393
- S. Voce, La città medievale. Parma raccontata da Salimbene de Adam, in La città e le sue metamorfosi. Atti del convegno (Parma, 7 maggio 2019), a cura di S. Voce, Bologna 2020, pp. 137-158
- A. Di Muro, Alle origini della città medievale. Il Mezzogiorno longobardo (secoli VIII-IX), in Ingenita curiositas. Studi sull'Italia medievale per Giovanni Vitolo, Battipaglia 2018, pp. 515-542
- F. Bruni, Per un profilo di Perugia medievale e tardomedievale: identità, miti delle origini, funzioni culturali della città, in Tra popolo e patrizi: l'italiano nel presente e nella storia, Firenze 2017, pp. 453-487
- M. Miglio, Il progetto culturale nel Quattrocento a Roma, in Il ‘400 a Roma. La rinascita delle arti da Donatello a Perugino, a cura di M.G. Bernardini, M. Bussagli, Milano 2008, pp. 107-113
- M. Miglio, Niccolò V, Leon Battista Alberti, Roma, in Leon Battista Alberti e il Quattrocento. Studi in onore di Cecil Grayson e Ernst Gombrich. Atti del convegno internazionale (Mantova, 29-31 ottobre 1998), Firenze 2001, pp. 47-64
- M. Miglio, Il Senato in Roma medievale, in Il Senato nel Medioevo e nella prima età moderna, a cura di G. Arnaldi, Roma 1997, pp. 117-172

Those who have never attended an introductory course in Medieval History must substitute one of the textbooks on the history of cities with a general introductory textbook on history (for example, Andrea Zorzi, Manuale di storia medievale, Torino 2021; Luigi Provero - Massimo Vallerani, Storia Medievale, Firenze 2022)

Non-attending students, in addition to the materials indicated, must study 4 of the essays of their choice. Attendance at the course is however strongly recommended.
Any other bibliography will be pointed out in class to those who show an interest in deepening certain topics.

mode

Frontal lesson and visit to relevant sites.

classRoomMode

Classroom lectures.

The lectures will begin on 02/24/2025 with the following schedule:

Monday 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Aula B11 (Campus Riello)
Tuesday 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM - Aula F7 (Campus Riello)

bibliography

Reading and study of the following texts:

Jacques Le Goff, La città medievale, Firenze-Milano, 2011

One of the following textbooks of your choice:
- G. Milani, I comuni italiani. Secoli XII-XIV, Roma 2005
- F. Franceschi, I. Taddei, Le città italiane nel medioevo (XII-XIV secolo), Bologna 2012
- E. Occhipinti, L'Italia dei comuni. Secoli XI-XIII, Roma 2000

At least 2 of the following essays:
- P. Toubert, Dalla terra ai castelli. Paesaggio, agricoltura e poteri nell'Italia medievale, a cura di G. Sergi, Torino 1997, limitatamente ai seguenti capitoli: parte I, cap. 2 (pp. 44-98), parte II, cap. 2 (pp. 156-182), cap. 3 (pp. 183-245)
- G. Tabacco, La città vescovile nell’alto Medioevo, in Modelli di città. Strutture e funzioni politiche, a cura di P. Rossi, Torino 1987, pp. 327-345
- R. Bordone, La città comunale, in Modelli di città. Strutture e funzioni politiche, pp. 347-370
- G. Chittolini, La città europea tra Medioevo e Rinascimento, in Modelli di città. Strutture e funzioni politiche, pp. 370-393
- S. Voce, La città medievale. Parma raccontata da Salimbene de Adam, in La città e le sue metamorfosi. Atti del convegno (Parma, 7 maggio 2019), a cura di S. Voce, Bologna 2020, pp. 137-158
- A. Di Muro, Alle origini della città medievale. Il Mezzogiorno longobardo (secoli VIII-IX), in Ingenita curiositas. Studi sull'Italia medievale per Giovanni Vitolo, Battipaglia 2018, pp. 515-542
- F. Bruni, Per un profilo di Perugia medievale e tardomedievale: identità, miti delle origini, funzioni culturali della città, in Tra popolo e patrizi: l'italiano nel presente e nella storia, Firenze 2017, pp. 453-487
- M. Miglio, Il progetto culturale nel Quattrocento a Roma, in Il ‘400 a Roma. La rinascita delle arti da Donatello a Perugino, a cura di M.G. Bernardini, M. Bussagli, Milano 2008, pp. 107-113
- M. Miglio, Niccolò V, Leon Battista Alberti, Roma, in Leon Battista Alberti e il Quattrocento. Studi in onore di Cecil Grayson e Ernst Gombrich. Atti del convegno internazionale (Mantova, 29-31 ottobre 1998), Firenze 2001, pp. 47-64
- M. Miglio, Il Senato in Roma medievale, in Il Senato nel Medioevo e nella prima età moderna, a cura di G. Arnaldi, Roma 1997, pp. 117-172

Those who have never attended an introductory course in Medieval History must substitute one of the textbooks on the history of cities with a general introductory textbook on history (for example, Andrea Zorzi, Manuale di storia medievale, Torino 2021; Luigi Provero - Massimo Vallerani, Storia Medievale, Firenze 2022)

Non-attending students, in addition to the materials indicated, must study 4 of the essays of their choice. Attendance at the course is however strongly recommended.
Any other bibliography will be pointed out in class to those who show an interest in deepening certain topics.

courseProgram

The first part of the course (about 25 hours) is devoted to the evolution of Italian cities between late antiquity and the early Middle Ages (5th-9th centuries), read through the archaeological investigations conducted in urban centers over the last half-century.
A second part (about 25 hours) will be devoted to the archaeology of architecture, that is, methods of reading, analyzing and interpreting the built environment through stratigraphy, typology and archaeometry. Special attention will be devoted to the contexts of northern Latium between the 10th and 13th centuries. Field exercises are planned.

examMode

The exam will be carried out in a single oral test, aimed at verifying the student's preparation on the course content and on the ability to learn, understand and exhibit. The test will consist of a series of questions aimed at ascertaining the knowledge of the topics covered in the course. In addition, at least one question will be aimed at the solution of a practical problem on the type of those addressed during the laboratory hours.

books

1- F.R. Stasolla, Archeologia del medioevo, Mondadori, Milano 2023.
2- G.P. Brogiolo, A. Cagnana, Archeologia dell'architettura. Metodi, interpretazioni, All'Insegna del Giglio, Firenze, 2012.
3- S. Gelichi, I quarant’anni di Archeologia medievale e l’archeologia in Italia negli ultimi quarant’anni, «Archeologia Medievale», Numero speciale, 2014, pp. 11-20.

Students unable to attend lectures are required to add the following to the texts listed above:
- G.P. Brogiolo, Le origini della città medievale, SAP, Mantova 2011.
- A. Augenti, Città e porti dall'antichità al medioevo, Carocci. Roma 2010.

mode

The course consists of 35 hours of lectures and 13 hours of field and laboratory exercises.

classRoomMode

Attendance is mandatory. Students unable to attend the course are required to arrange a replacement programme with the lecturer.

bibliography

- G.P. Brogiolo, Le origini della città medievale, SAP, Mantova 2011.
- A. Augenti, Città e porti dall'antichità al medioevo, Carocci. Roma 2010.

courseProgram

During the course will be analysed the urban development of the cities in the Vesuvian area, especially Pompeii and Herculaneum, from their foundation until their destruction following the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. After an introduction on the history of the excavations in the Vesuvian area, all the most significant archaeological aspects of these centres will be presented and discussed: the urban development, the individual public monuments both of a political and sacred nature, the city walls and private buildings. Particular attention will also be paid to the finds from the excavations of these centres and to the analysis of themes such as the development of painting and mosaic systems, architectural decoration and statuary in the Vesuvian area.
The slides of the individual lessons in pdf format will be sent periodically by the teacher to the attending students only.
Students who cannot attend classes are invited to contact the teacher for an interview on the exam schedule and to receive information on the exam texts.

examMode

- The exam consists of an oral test.
- The level of knowledge acquired on the topics covered in the course, the candidate's ability to critically apply this knowledge to problems and case studies addressed, as well as the effective clarity in the presentation will be assessed. The evaluation will be expressed in thirtieths, with possible honors. The minimum mark for passing the exam is eighteen out of thirty.

books

Indication on the exam texts will be provided by the teacher on the first day of lesson.

- Fausto Zevi (a cura di), Pompei (Napoli 1991);
- Massimo Osanna, Pompei ieri e oggi (Treccani 2024).

mode

Execution: The course consists of frontal lessons of 2 hours each, an external visit (4 hours), readings and presentation of commented videos in the classroom (4 hours). Total 48 hours.

classRoomMode

Attendance: Attendance is not mandatory, however the attending student must be present at 75% of the lessons (18 lessons out of 24). The student who cannot attend will receive adequate teaching material.

bibliography

- Fabrizio Pesando - Maria Paola Guidobaldi, Pompei, Oplontis, Ercolano, Stabiae. Guide Archeologiche Laterza (Roma 2006), pp. 1-90; 163-209; 246-311; 371-401; 436-449.
- Marco Fabbri, Note sulla Forma Urbis di Pompei, in: Scienze dell’Antichità 22, 2016, 11-27;
- Fabrizio Pesando, Colonia Cornelia Veneria Pompeianorum, ovvero l’esperimento dell’oligarchia, in: Mélanges de l’École française de Rome – Antiquité 127, 2, 2015 (online) pp. 1-15.

An integral part of the course are the materials provided by the teacher to the attending students in PDF format of the individual lessons. This material can only be used for educational purposes.

courseProgram

Etruscan Pottery. Typological, stylistic and functional aspects.

The course will consider the main Etruscan ceramic productions from the Iron Age to Archaic period, analysing their morphological repertoire, ornamental patterns and contexts of provenance as indicators of lifestyles, dietary habists, cultural interactions, trade contacts, social and ideological structures.

An in-depth seminar will focus on the composition of the grave goods from the Monte Abatone necropolis and the methods of archaeometric investigation applied to the study of ceramics

examMode

The evaluation consists in an oral examination during which the professor will take into account general knowledge of course content and appropriate use of language. To recognize archaeological materials shown in picture and to place them in a coherent historical context, with interdisciplinary connections will be assessed too.

Evaluation will depend on the achievement of the course objectives
1) Avanced knowledge of the of the topics covered in the course through the study of specialist texts (knowledge and understanding)
2) Ability to place Etruscan materials and cultural phenomena in a correct historical context (applying knowledge and understanding);
3) Ability to critically evaluate and discuss the topics of the course with independent judgement, making connections, including interdisciplinary ones (making judgements);
4) Use of appropriate terminology to express concepts in a clear and organic way (communication skills);
5) Mastery of appropriate methodological tools to conduct autonomous research in the archaeological field

Examination grade:
- Excellent (30 / 30 cum laude). The student has excellently achieved all course objectives.
- Very good (from 27 to 29): The student has successively fullfilled the corse objectives 1-4 .
- Good (from 24 to 26): the student has achieved the objectives 1-3 and can express course contents in an appropriate language.
- Sufficient (from 21 to 23): the student has achieved the first two expected objectives and can express himself in adequate language, with some inexactness.
-Just sufficient (18 to 20): the student has only achieved the first objective of the course and uses language that is not entirely adequate, with errors.
- Insufficient (failure to pass the exam): the student demonstrates that he/she has not achieved any of the intended learning objectives.

books

M. Martelli (a cura di), La ceramica degli Etruschi. La pittura vascolare, Novara (De Agostini) 1987
M. Martelli, La ceramica greca in Etruria: problemi e prospettive di ricerca, in Atti del Secondo Congresso Internazionale Etrusco, (Firenze, 26 maggio-2 giugno 1985), Roma 1989, pp. 781-811.
G. Bartoloni et. Al., Viticoltura e consumo del vino in Etruria : la cultura materiale tra la fine dell'età del Ferro e l'Orientalizzante Antico, in Archeologia della vite e del vino in Toscana e nel Lazio,
Firenze (All'Insegna del Giglio), 2012.

mode

Frontal lectures (24/30 hours), seminars and PPT presentations. The course will include visits to Museums and archaeological areas

classRoomMode

Attendance is not mandatory, but strongly recommended. Non attending students can choose
a replacement programme, to be agreed with the teacher at the beginning of the
course.

bibliography

Teaching materials provided by teacher

courseProgram

During the course, historical, theoretical and methodological notions will be combined with experiences related to particular cases. We will proceed by relating restoration, museum and exhibitions with the aim of evaluating the reciprocal critical instances and the relationships between these areas. The history of exhibitions, the theme of museum writing, the problems of bases and frames will be addressed. A specific experience will be made of the setting up at Palazzo Bruschi in Tarquinia of a work by
Sebastian Matta "So that the victims win" (paper glued on canvas), which has been the subject of a restoration intervention Inspections will be carried out to verify past or ongoing experiences that highlight the correlation with museum restoration. Some inspections or external trips involve a full immersion of several hours.

examMode

Critical summary skills will be considered in the oral exam and in a written paper. The oral exam lasts about twenty minutes and ascertains the assimilation of critical, theoretical and methodological instances about the topics covered. The written paper will concern the laboratory experiences (in particular those carried out in the restoration laboratories) and must be sent to the teacher ten days before the exam date and will be discussed during the verification.
Clarity and critical skills and the quality of writing. Elementary thinking and grammatically incorrect writing remain insufficient

books

R. Longhi, Proposte per una critica d’arte, «Paragone», 1950, 1, pp. 5 - 19; F. Minissi, Conservazione vitalizzazione musealizzazione. Scuola di Specializzazione per lo studio ed il restauro dei monumenti. Università degli Studi “La Sapienza”, Roma, 1988, pp.7 - 39; U. Eco, Il Museo del terzo millennio, Conferenza tenuta al Museo Gugghenheim di Bilbao il 25 giugno 2001; M.I. Catalano, Dall’esperienza dell’arte all’estetica: la “Sala delle Mostre” dell’Istituto Centrale del Restauro, in La teoria del restauro nel Novecento da Riegl a Brandi, Atti del Convegno Internazionale (Viterbo, 12 – 15 novembre 2003), a cura di M. Andaloro, Firenze, 2006, pp. 179-197; M. C. Mazzi, «Museografia come restauro preventivo», in La teoria del restauro nel Novecento da Riegl a Brandi, Atti del Convegno Internazionale (Viterbo, 12 – 15 novembre 2003), a cura di M. Andaloro, Firenze, 2006, pp. 199 – 213; Snodi di critica. Musei, mostre, restauro e diagnostica artistica in Italia 1930-1940, a cura di Maria Ida Catalano, Roma 2013; G. Carbonara Il restauro critico, in Palazzi storici e museografia moderna, Atti del convegno nazionale (Lecce, Rettorato, 23 – 24 ottobre 2014), a cura di R. Casciaro, Galatina (LE), 2016, pp. 13 – 26.; R. Casciaro, Il Museo come opera d’arte, in Palazzi storici e museografia moderna, Atti del convegno nazionale (Lecce, Rettorato, 23 – 24 ottobre 2014), a cura di R. Casciaro, Galatina (LE), 2016, pp. 13 – 26, pp. 75 – 88; G. Celant, Verso una storia reale e contestuale, in Post Zang Tumb Tuum, Art Life Politics Italia 1918 – 1943, catalogo della mostra, a cura di Germano Celant, Fondazione Prada, Milano 18.2 - 25.6. 2018, Milano 2018, pp. 553 –

courseProgram

This subject treats about the diagnostic analysis, especially the non-invasive ones, used in the study of cultural heritage objects in order to obtain information about the constituent materials and the state of preservation to be used for conservative purposes. The diagnostic methods are theoretically unlimited and can be derived also by other fields of science. Between the most used diagnostics techniques the following are treated: multispectral analysis with digital devices; elemental and molecular analysis by non-invasive portable instruments (X-ray fluorescence, Raman and infrared spectroscopy, reflectance spectrophotometry and other spectroscopic techniques). Innovative diagnostic techniques.

examMode

The exam takes place in the forms established by art. 23 of the University Teaching Regulations. In the evaluation of the test and in the attribution of the final grade, the following items will be taken into account: the level of knowledge of the contents demonstrated, the ability to apply the theoretical concepts to case studies in the field of diagnostics of cultural heritage, analytical capacity, synthesis and of interdisciplinary links typical of this discipline, of the capacity of critical sense and formulation of judgments.
The exam consists of an oral test that will last about 30 minutes.
At the end of the course, a file containing 144 standard questions will be made available on the teaching platform, which can be formulated during the exam.
During the oral exam students will be asked questions on the topics covered during the course and, specifically, on the diagnostic techniques examined and their applications to the specific case studies treated in the lessons. The student must demonstrate that he/she has understood the theoretical principles of the diagnostic techniques studied and the practical applications in the field of cultural heritage.

books

- Aldo Napoli, Claudia Pelosi, Vittorio Vinciguerra, Principi di analisi spettroscopica con applicazioni ai beni culturali, Aracne Editrice, Roma, 2010, capitoli 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13.

- Salvatore Siano, Archeometria e restauro. L'innovazione tecnologica. Nardini Editore, Firenze, 2012 .

All teaching material is made available to students on a shared drive folder and on Moodle platform.

mode

The teaching methodology will be developed with lecture hall lessons and specific workshops on diagnostic techniques. In particular, the diagnostic techniques will be treated from the theoretical and practical points of view with applications in the field of cultural heritage for the characterisation of the materials, techniques and degradation products.
Practical training will be performed with instruments of Laboratory of Diagnostics and Materials Science and Instrument Center of University of Tuscia on artworks under restoration in the Laboratories of Restoration of LMR/02 course.
Practical training: 10 hours.
Lecture hall lessons: 54 hours

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Attendance of the lessons is optional. However, it is advisable to follow the practical training

bibliography

- Aldo Napoli, Claudia Pelosi, Vittorio Vinciguerra, Principi di analisi spettroscopica con applicazioni ai beni culturali, Aracne Editrice, Roma, 2010, capitoli 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13.
- Salvatore Siano, Archeometria e restauro. L'innovazione tecnologica. Nardini Editore, Firenze, 2012 .
- C. Seccaroni, P. Moioli, Prontuario per l'analisi XRF portatile applicata a superfici policrome, Nardini Editore, Firenze, 2002
- I. Adrover Gracia, Applicazioni della spettrofotometria IR allo studio dei beni culturali, Il Prato, Padova, 2001
- M.R. Derrick, D. Stulik, J.M. Landry, Infrared Spectroscopy in Conservation Science, The Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, 1999
- G. Poldi, G.C.F. Villa, Dalla conservazione alla storia dell'arte. Riflettografia e analisi non invasive per lo studio dei dipinti, Edizioni della Normale, Pisa, 2007

courseProgram

(programme valid for attending and non-attending students)

The main phases of Italian literature criticism will be examined, with particular attention paid to the critical techniques and currents that have characterised the literary debate in Italy from the second half of the 19th century to the present; reading, contextualisation and historical-ideological analysis of critical methodologies applied to literary issues, authors and texts.

Exam texts:
- G. Tellini, Metodi e protagonisti della critica letteraria. Con antologia di testi e prove di lettura, Firenze, Le Monnier/Mondadori Education, 2010 or 2019 (and subsequent reprints).

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In itinere examinations (optional) and final interview on course topics.
The interview aims to:
1) verify the skills of historicisation and analysis of the critical text and the assimilation of the related technical terminology;
2) to verify understanding of the nineteenth- and twentieth-century critical methodologies applied to Italian literature.

books

(for attending and non-attending students)
G. Tellini, Metodi e protagonisti della critica letteraria. Con antologia di testi e prove di lettura, Firenze, Le Monnier/Mondadori Education, 2010 or 2019 (and subsequent reprints).

mode

face to face lessons, seminars. The lessons are conducted according to a dialogical approach, with the aim of encouraging and monitoring the student's understanding of specialised topics, which are not always easy to assimilate

classRoomMode

Optional class attendance.
Attendance at lectures is not compulsory. However, considering that teaching will be organised to solicit the active role of the student, attendance of lectures is highly recommended.

bibliography

Teaching materials provided by the professor

courseProgram

(exam program valid for attending and non-attending students)
II module: The critical "case" of Giovanni Pascoli. Twentieth-century paths in the history of Pascolian criticism. Beginning with a focused examination of some essays of academic and militant criticism produced around the time of Pascoli's centennial in 1955, we will reconstruct a fundamental moment in the debate on the modernity of the work of an author who, like few others, embodied the problematic spirit of a transitional season in the long history of the Italian poetic tradition.

Examination texts:
1. reading of Giovanni Pascoli, Arano, Digitale purpurea, La siepe (pdf downloadable from course materials on Moodle).
2. Pier Paolo Pasolini, Pascoli (1955), in Id., Passione e ideologia. Saggi, Milano, Garzanti, 1977, pp. 263-271 (pdf downloadable from course materials on Moodle).
3. Gianfranco Contini, Il linguaggio di Pascoli (1955), in Id., Varianti e altra linguistica, Torino, Einaudi, 1970, pp. 219-245 (pdf downloadable from course materials on Moodle).
4. Edoardo Sanguineti, Attraverso i Poemetti pascoliani (1962), in Id., Ideologia e linguaggio, Milano, Feltrinelli, 1965, pp. 7-36 (pdf downloadable from course materials on Moodle).

examMode

In itinere examinations (optional) and final interview on course topics
The examination will be structured as follows: first general question on the basics of the technical terminology and on course topics; second question focused on a specific topic to assess the ability of autonomy and judgment acquired by the student.

books

Examination texts:
1. Giovanni Pascoli, Arano, Digitale purpurea, La siepe (pdf downloadable from course materials on Moodle).
2. Pier Paolo Pasolini, Pascoli (1955), in Id., Passione e ideologia. Saggi, Milano, Garzanti, 1977, pp. 263-271 (pdf downloadable from course materials on Moodle).
3. Gianfranco Contini, Il linguaggio di Pascoli (1955), in Id., Varianti e altra linguistica, Torino, Einaudi, 1970, pp. 219-245 (pdf downloadable from course materials on Moodle).
4. Edoardo Sanguineti, Attraverso i Poemetti pascoliani (1962), in Id., Ideologia e linguaggio, Milano, Feltrinelli, 1965, pp. 7-36 (pdf downloadable from course materials on Moodle).

mode

Face-to-face lessons

classRoomMode

Optional class attendance

bibliography

A. Traina, Il latino del Pascoli. Saggio sul bilinguismo poetico, Bologna, Patron, 2006
Lessico critico pascoliano, eds. M. Biondi and G. Capecchi, Roma, Carocci, 2023

books

LUGLI Adalgisa, Museologia (Enciclopedia d'Orientamento, 33), Jaca Book, Milano 1992 (ristampa 2024)

DALAI EMILIANI Marisa, Musei della Ricostruzione in Italia, tra disfatta e rivincita della storia, in ID., Per una critica della museografia del Novecento in Italia. Il "saper mostrare" di Carlo Scarpa, Marsilio, 2008, da pag. 77 a pag. 119

MAZZI Maria Cecilia, Musei anni '50: spazio, forma e funzione (Le Voci del Museo, 20), Edifir, Firenze 2009; da pag. 11 a pag. 184

MARSON Stefano, POGLIANI Paola, Franco Minissi: il museografo, l'architetto e gli allestimenti del Museo Civico di Viterbo (Le Voci del Museo, 43), Edifir, Firenze 2022