Time matter(s) invention and re-imagination in built conservation : the unfinished drawing and building of St. Peter's, the Vatican / Federica Goffi, Carleton University, Canada.

Author/creator Goffi, Federica
Format Electronic
Publication InfoFarnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, CT : Ashgate, [2013]
Descriptionxix, 255 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Subjects
Alfarano, Tiberio, 1525-1596--Criticism and interpretation.
Maderno, Carlo, 1556-1629--Criticism and interpretation.
Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano--History.
Architectural design--Italy. --History.
Architecture--Conservation and restoration. --Italy. --History.
Vatican City--Buildings, structures, etc.

Contents Prologue. Notes on the ontology of remaking mnemic buildings -- Day 1. Introduction to a micro-historical study of the renovation of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican (1506-1626) -- Day 2. Architecture's twinned body: building and drawing -- Day 3. 'Hallowed configuration': the mediating role of architectural representation in built conservation -- Day 4. Stratigraphic drawings and the drawings of members: assembling the exquisite corpse -- Day 5. Restoring the corporate body: heteroglossia versus unity of style -- Day 6. Framing the icon: skin-deep conservation versus the imagination of built conservation -- Day 7. Time matter(s): the sempiternal nature of built conservation -- Conclusion: the role of ambiguity and the unfinished in defining built conservation.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 219-241) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012045845
ISBN9781409443018 (hardback : alk. paper)