An approach useful in the characterization of the historical quarries that provided the stone materials utilized in the most important buildings of Florence has been recently investigated. Actually the two Florentine sandstones (Pietraforte and Pietra Serena) show some varieties that can not be macroscopically recognized, and the key of identification is based on the presence of different paragenesis of the clay minerals. In this paper the results of the application of this methodology in the study of the coats of arms located under the arcades of the court in the “Palazzo del Bargello” are reported. The analyses confirm the results obtained in the previous researches showing that along the centuries the quarries closer to the town were abandoned. Moreover the complete remaking of some coats of arms has been confirmed by the provenance of their sandstone material from recent exploitation quarries.

The supply quarries of the sandstones utilized in coats of arms of the ‘Bargello’ (Florence, Italy) / F. Fratini; C. Manganelli Del Fa; S. Rescic; E. Pecchioni. - STAMPA. - (2000), pp. 159-163. (Intervento presentato al convegno Protection and Conservation of the Cultural Heritage of the Mediterranean Cities Sevilla Spain tenutosi a Sevilla Spain nel 5-8 Aprile 2000).

The supply quarries of the sandstones utilized in coats of arms of the ‘Bargello’ (Florence, Italy)

PECCHIONI, ELENA
2000

Abstract

An approach useful in the characterization of the historical quarries that provided the stone materials utilized in the most important buildings of Florence has been recently investigated. Actually the two Florentine sandstones (Pietraforte and Pietra Serena) show some varieties that can not be macroscopically recognized, and the key of identification is based on the presence of different paragenesis of the clay minerals. In this paper the results of the application of this methodology in the study of the coats of arms located under the arcades of the court in the “Palazzo del Bargello” are reported. The analyses confirm the results obtained in the previous researches showing that along the centuries the quarries closer to the town were abandoned. Moreover the complete remaking of some coats of arms has been confirmed by the provenance of their sandstone material from recent exploitation quarries.
2000
Protection and Conservation of the Cultural Heritage of the Mediterranean Cities
Protection and Conservation of the Cultural Heritage of the Mediterranean Cities Sevilla Spain
Sevilla Spain
5-8 Aprile 2000
F. Fratini; C. Manganelli Del Fa; S. Rescic; E. Pecchioni
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