Archeologia dell’architettura e storia del territorio: la valle del Lucido (MS)

This paper presents the results of research in the valley of the river Lucido in the province of Massa-Carrara (MS), from the point of view of extensive analysis of architecture in historic centres. Through the detailed archaeological study of each of the constructions that make up these historic centres, using additional information obtained from archaeological excavations and written sources, a diachronic analysis can be made of the social history of the settling of the valley between the 11th and 20th centuries. Specific attention is also paid to configuration processes in the village network, their transformation in the Middle Ages and their later transformation in the modern era.No disponible

CERAMICA TARDOMEDIEVALE E RINASCIMENTALE DAL MARE DI ROVIGNO

Un casuale ritrovamento di frammenti ceramici sul fondo marino prospiciente Rovigno ha aperto una finestra su un periodo poco conosciuto e documentato del governo veneziano in questo centro e nel suo circondario, con una serie d\u27indicazioni sul tipo di traffici marittimi, dei collegamenti culturali con l\u27area veneto-padana sino a quella marchigiana e sul livello di vita della popolazione.Ovaj ogled donasi nekoliko opaska o vaznosti nalaza brojnih keramickih ulomaka u podmorju oko Rovinja koji se u najveéem dijelu pripisuju XV. i XVI. stoljeéu. Ovi ulomci obuhvaéaju gotovo sve tipologije keramike u upotrebi u ono doba i u veéem su dijelu lokalni proizvod. S obzirom na prisutnost laboratorijskih materijala, proizveli su ih obrtnici usko vezani za venetsko-padski ambijent; u veéem dijelu mogli bi biti odlomci razbijenih proizvoda uvezenih morskim putem i vjerojatno iskrcani u mjestu koje se veé u rimsko doba koristilo kao pristaniste. Unatoc oskudnoj pismenoj dokumentaciji iz onog doba, nalaz predmeta opée upotrebe, ali odredene vrijednosti, ocito svjedoCi da je u ono doba gradansko drustvo bilo bogato i kulturno, zahvaljujuéi intenzivnim pomorskim vezama sa mletackom i ostalom jadranskom obalom. Krajem ovog prilicno sretnog razdoblja, uslijed niza zaraza kuge, ratova i pljacki, posebice za vrijeme rata izmedu Venecije i Austrije, tzv. "Uskockog rata", kao i sirenjem malarije, u Rovinju i okolici Qos i gore u drugim istarskim mjestima), biljdi se pad zivotnog standarda i razvoja obrtnistva. !stra dozivljava dramaticno opadanje broja stanovnika, koje ée prebroditi tek pocetkom XVIII. stoljeéa. Ulomci keramike, pronadeni slucajno u niskom podmorju uz obalu Rta Mucia, izmijesani su s obilnim gradevnim materijalom starijeg datuma, vjerojatno ispusten u more nakon iskopa i melioracije zemljista tijekom izgradnje sanatorija Sv. Pelagije ( danasnja Bolnica za ortopediju i rehabilitaciju "M. Horvat") na prijelazu iz XIX. i XX stoljeée

Nascoste in piena vista. Molteplici legami tra la scrittura e la ceramica bassomedievale

The study of majolica from the late Middle Ages allowed us to observe the relationship that is established, in this chronological context, between ceramics and writing. During the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries, together with the multiplication of decorative motifs – including, in line with the traditional theory of communication, Gothic letters and complex sentences – it is possible to observe the proliferation of unusual forms of writing. Through the study of these presences, it was possible to observe how they are carriers of three distinct degrees of communication. Some of these had to be able to transmit a wide-ranging message but needed a suitable cultural substrate for its reception, others could instead be understood only by a small group of individuals and, finally, others still seem completely devoid of a communicative will. However, as often happens, reality appears to be more complex than the scheme in which it is intended to be registered and for this reason, it will be necessary to observe and understand each circumstance in which these unusual types of writing were produced

Il Complesso monastico di S. Domenico: aspetti e problemi

In occasione dei lavori di restauro nel complesso conventuale di San Domenico in Cagliari, condotti a partire dalla metà degli anni ’80 del secolo scorso dalla Soprintendenza ai Beni A.P.S.A.E. di Cagliari e Oristano in collaborazione con la competente Soprintendenza Archeologica, sono state indagate diverse aree del chiostro che hanno restituito numerose ceramiche medievali e post medievali appartenenti ad un ampio arco cronologico (XIV-XIX) e a diverse aree di produzione, quali la Liguria, la Toscana, il Lazio, la Campania e la Penisola Iberica insieme a numerose testimonianze di produzione locale. La presenza di questo materiale testimonia, da una parte, il persistere nel tempo di alcuni assi privilegiati nei traffici commerciali della Sardegna (versante tirrenico e levantino), dall’altra fornisce importanti informazioni sulle vicende architettoniche del convento domenicano e sulla vita della comunità religiosa e del quartiere storico di Villanova. [ultima revisione Gennaio 2018

La maiolica arcaica pisana a Cagliari, status quaestionis alla luce delle nuove scoperte

L’elaborato prende in considerazione le testimonianze per lo più edite di maiolica arcaica pisana a Cagliari. Il saggio è aperto da una breve introduzione sulle caratteristiche tecnico-formali, le fasi produttive e la diffusione in Sardegna. Segue l’analisi dei più rilevanti contesti di Cagliari (tra cui la chiesa di Santa Chiara, piazza San Cosimo, vico III Lanusei) e si dà particolare rilievo al contesto di San Domenico. L’obiettivo è la riconsiderazione di un importante fenomeno della cultura materiale del Basso Medioevo a Cagliari, per trarne alcune considerazioni generali sulla sua reale consistenza e commercializzazione. This is a work on the archaic pisan majolica’s evidences in Cagliari, mostly published. The essay begin with a concise introduction on this potter’s technical-morphological features, production’s stages and presences in Sardinia. Then will be take in consideration the most relevant situations in the city, as the Santa Chiara church, the San Cosimo square, the vico III Lanusei con­text and, chiefly, the San Domenico context. The objective is to re-examine a revealing phenomenon about material culture in later medieval age in Cagliari, for draw from a new viewpoint some general estimation on his true consistence and commercialization. 

Les chantiers navals en Ligurie du Moyen Âge à l’époque moderne (xiie - xvie siècles)

Gênes représente, avec Venise, la principale tradition de construction navale de la péninsule italienne à la fin de l’époque médiévale. Cette situation provenait de la proximité des principaux facteurs de production (demande et offre) avec les zones à même de fournir les matières premières essentielles : bois, fer et textile. À partir des sources manuscrites, principalement des actes notariés (à partir du xiie siècle), il s’est révélé possible de mettre au jour des dizaines de types d’embarcations diverses et d’explorer en profondeur les grands chantiers de construction, situés entre Gênes et Savone, et tout particulièrement à Varazze. Cet article met tout particulièrement en évidence les différences substantielles qui séparent les traditions de construction de Gênes et Venise.Together with Venice, Genoa owned the best tradition in shipbuilding in the High and Late Middle Ages. This was made possible by the proximity of demand and supply factors to the places providing most of naval munitions: wood, iron and textiles. The written sources, mostly notary acts since the 12th century, present a few dozens of different ship-types and make it possible to localize the main dockyards, which were located between Genoa and Savona, and especially in Varazze. The paper sketches also the main differences in shipbuilding between Genoa and Venice

I Villaggi medievali abbandonati del Meilogu

In the middle-age Meilogu was the center of Sardinian historical, economical and settlement dynamics, especially in the context of the Judgedom of Torres. Etimology shows his centrality. The toponym Meilogu comes from the Latin Medium locum, which means “the place of the middle”, and It was the name of a “curatorial”, "territorial districts" in which the kingdom was divided. This PhD thesis aims to investigate, with archaeological perspective and diachronic perspective, the evolution of the landscapes of settlements in the middle ages (VI-XIV a.D.). In particular, the research focus is the phenomenon of “deserted villages”. Between the XIV and XV century a change of settlement involving all Europe and the historical conjuncture, led to the disappearance of thousands of villages; Sardinia was particularly affected by this phenomenon with the abandonment of about 50% of his settlements. The deserted villages of Meilogu have been studied with the methods of Landscapes Archeology, combining the analysis of the written sources, geographic and cartographic to archaeological surveys, which had as its purpose the delimitation of archaeological sites of the medieval period. The investigations have led to the knowledge of 30 medieval and post-medieval archaeological sites, mostly unknown; the settlement of this period is divided among different types (villages of varying size, domos, castles, isolated churches), with a variety unknown to written sources