Notas sobre a Carta de Veneza

This paper presents a critical reading of the Venice Charter, an Icomos key document, fruit of a conference held in 1964. The Charter is often quoted in Brazil but is not always properly understood. The conservation and restoration charters - especially those produced by international institutions - are documents that have an indicatory or, at the most, prescriptive character. They constitute the deontological foundation of many professionals involved in preservation, but they are not recipes for immediate use. In order to elaborate a well-founded reading of the document, its ideas must be understood in connection to the theoretical postulates of the time they were engendered and to the developments of the field. Thus this paper will examine these subjects, commenting and enlightening the Charter's articles and pointing out the origins of specific ideas. It also discusses how the Charter relates to previous documents and their theoretical foundations. This approach, based in a critical analysis, is necessary in order to reach a fuller interpretation of the Charter's indications so that they can be used in the present

El demonio mudo; Cuatro horas en el Lido (relatos)

Il demonio muto y Quattr'ore al Lido were published in Senso e altre storielle vane (Milán, Treves, 1883). Spanish translation by Berta González Saavedra.Il demonio muto y Quattr'ore al Lido vieron la luz en Senso e altre storielle vane (Milán, Treves, 1883). Traducción al español de Berta González Saavedra

Scultura e pittura d'oggi : ricerche /

Mode of access: Internet.Library's copy 3 is shelved at ZZ 1 B no.490.Library's copy 2 is shelved at ZZ 1 O no.81.Library's copy 2 and 3 are part of the Leonardo Borgese Collection

Questioni pratiche di belle arti. Restauri, concorsi, legislazione, professione, insegnamento.

Mode of access: Internet.Library's copy 2 is shelved at: ZZ 1 B no.492.1.Library's copy 2 is part of the Leonardo Borgese Collection

Restauração do círculo meridiano de Gautier e reabilitação do pavilhão correspondente: Museu de Astronomia e Ciências Afins (MAST)

MAST is a science and technology museum located on the premises of and within\ud the architectural complex belonging to the former National Observatory of Rio de Janeiro.\ud Soon after the museum was created, the historical heritage existing there which pertains to\ud a significant period of the history of science in Brazil was listed by the Brazilian National\ud Heritage Institute (Iphan) and the Rio de Janeiro State Cultural Heritage Institute (Inepac) in\ud 1986 and 1987, respectively. The listed heritage comprises 16 buildings as well as a\ud collection of scientific instruments and other significant artifacts, including a collection of\ud furniture. Following on from previous interventions on the instruments in the collection and the\ud astronomy domes within the campus, the restoration and rehabilitation of significant parts of\ud the listed heritage under MASTs responsibility were made possible through a partnership with\ud VITAE Foundation. The project was carried out by a multidisciplinary team and based on\ud historical research into the meridian circle and its shelter over a period of three years. It was\ud accompanied by an exhaustive photographic recording of each stage of the project, including\ud a diagnosis of the instrument is upkeep and its restoration, the rehabilitation of the pavilion,\ud and the replacement of the instrument to its original position, as well as a description of the\ud museum to provide the visitors with information about the restoration work carried out. It should\ud be noted that the restored instrument was at great risk of being lost, as it had been left\ud disassembled since the 1960s, and the top part of the dome that sheltered it had been\ud demolished in the 1980s, leaving just a vestibule and the base of the dome, part of which\ud was in danger of collapsing. The rationale behind this intervention was not to put the instrument\ud back in working order, but to allow it to be viewed and understood by the public within the\ud museum space that was created. The project highlighted the objects power of communication.\ud As for the dome, a shelter was built for the instrument using a metal cover similar to the original\ud in volume and appearance, but with a different function, i.e. it is no longer designed for\ud astronomical investigation, but rather to protect the exhibition space and merge harmoniously\ud with the rest of the listed architectural complex