PROTOCOL KNOWLEDGE OF THE MONASTERY OF CONSERVATION TO COLLORETO (CS)

The complete and deep knowledge of an artifact can be achieved by producing an appropriate digital analytic sheet, suitably prepared. That sheet, should include all the information gathered in the diagnosis phase and at the same time it should enable a quick and effective consultation. The information and analytic data became a knowledge support useful for structuring post-diagnosis phase in view of a conservation intervention. Diagnostic studies should be carried out considering the broader context of knowledge into which is inserted the artifact and the various aspects that characterize it from the historical-architectural aspect to the constitutive materials aspect until reach the state of conservation. To underline how the interdisciplinary synergies allow to compose and manage the complexity of knowledge, it has been developed a survey aimed at the definition of the conservation of the Monastery of Colloreto (CS) which is currently in the form of ruins that still does not hide how that building was impressive in the period of its maximum splendor. During pre-diagnosis phase it has been relevant to highlight some important historical spots of the Monastery because they had a strong influence on its transformation during years and because it helps to reconstruct the case history of the artifact. This process, called “anamnesi”, is supported from photographic illustrations that allow to better define the current conditions of monastic building. Some samples of stone material taken from the Monastery were characterized, in the diagnosis phase, through various types of analysis. First of all it took place the macroscopic identification and the observation of thin sections. After, the samples were subjected to chemical analysis as XRF (X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy). It was therefore possible to obtain a sort of "atlas" of the materials of the Monastery, made by drawing up some specific Analytical Sheet with the description of each individual sample. The characterization carried out on materials also allows to deduce information about the "traceability" in terms of treatment incurred as a constructive purpose and to develop case studies to research the origin of materials, which allows to develop specific experimental protocols on the basis of which it becomes possible to make useful comparisons for define, in post-diagnosis phase, an appropriate and compatible conservation intervention.