- Ninth International Symposium “Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques”
- Edited by Laura Bonora, Donatella Carboni, Matteo De Vincenzi, Giorgio Matteucci
The building materials of “Rocca Vecchia” (Old Fortress) in the Gorgona Island
- Fabio Fratini
- Francesca De Vita
- Daniela Pittaluga
- Silvia Rescic
- © 2022 Author(s) |
- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1.79
The research examines the building materials of the ancient fortress known as Rocca Vecchia, in the Gorgona Island, built by the Republic of Pisa and commonly dated to the 13th century. Particular attention is paid to the composition of the artificial stone materials (bricks, bedding mortars, plasters and renders) in order to better understand and define the different construction phases. The results will be useful from the historical point of view and for the future conservation intervention which will have to involve a group of prisoners who will also have the task of the subsequent maintenance.
- Keywords:
- Pisan Fortress,
- Tuscany,
- Geomaterials,
- Building techniques,
CNR, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0001-7314-8872
AlefRestauro e Conservazione, Italy
University of Genoa, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0001-5826-519X
CNR-ISPC, Institute of Cultural Heritage Sciences, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0003-0639-1375
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Chapter Information
Chapter Title
The building materials of “Rocca Vecchia” (Old Fortress) in the Gorgona Island
Authors
Fabio Fratini, Francesca De Vita, Daniela Pittaluga, Silvia Rescic
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1.79
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2022
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Book Title
Ninth International Symposium “Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques”
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Livorno (Italy) 14th-16th June 2022
Editors
Laura Bonora, Donatella Carboni, Matteo De Vincenzi, Giorgio Matteucci
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2022
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© 2022 Author(s)
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Firenze University Press
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Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques
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2975-0423
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2975-0288