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The reuse of Spolia in Sicily

Grant number: 16/25483-2
Support Opportunities:Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
Start date until: March 06, 2017
End date until: November 05, 2017
Field of knowledge:Humanities - Archeology - Historical Archaeology
Principal Investigator:Maria Beatriz Borba Florenzano
Grantee:Leonardo Fuduli
Supervisor: Lorenzo Campagna
Host Institution: Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia (MAE). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
Institution abroad: Università degli Studi di Messina, Italy  
Associated to the scholarship:15/23696-6 - The reuse of spolia in Ancient Sicily, BP.PD

Abstract

This research internship abroad proposes two different steps of the research to carry out the post-doctoral research currently in progress (MAE-USP), which aims to discuss the use and reuse of spolia in Sicily in the Medieval and Modern age. The first one is a survey of primary source documents required, mainly, they are Norman and modern churches or private building of the 18th century in which are clearly showed ancient architectural elements purposely reused. The spolia must be documented each of them through a data sheet with photos, measures, description e all information about the monument in which it is reused. The second step is the research on the data in the libraries highly specialized of Sicily and Rome which a specific bibliography on the subject.

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