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In this framework, the present study addresses different aspects of the monastery's traditions and realities, incorporating broad methodological approaches to sacred topographies and cultural landscapes. Drawing on systematic fieldwork, new research and conclusions shed light on the history, topography, architecture, and life of the community, currently a vibrant sisterhood of nuns, which for centuries has been at the centre of this monastic world on Mount Menoikeion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47397711610092,"sku":"9781407362199","price":232.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1732683482689.jpg?v=1773721104"},{"product_id":"un-atelier-per-maioliche-di-eta-rinascimentale-a-roma-by-ilaria-de-luca-9781407363608","title":"Un atelier per maioliche di età rinascimentale a Roma","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIl volume affronta la scoperta di un'officina con fornace di età rinascimentale per la produzione di maioliche scoperta a Roma, nell'area del Foro di Traiano, grazie agli scavi archeologici realizzati dalla Sovrintendenza ai Beni Culturali del Comune di Roma, tra il 1998 e il 2017. Il ritrovamento si tratta della prima scoperta del genere documentata archeologicamente a Roma. In precedenza, ritrovamenti analoghi sono stati dispersi o distrutti a causa dello scarso interesse del mondo scientifico.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLa ricostruzione del contesto si è spinta nel dettaglio sino a individuare il principale proprietario della bottega (\u003cem\u003eGiovannino Boni\u003c\/em\u003e) attivo tra gli ultimi anni del XV secolo e i primi del XVI. Precede la descrizione dell'impianto produttivo un capitolo nel quale si tracciano i lineamenti della topografia dell'area dei Fori Imperiali tra la tarda antichità e l'epoca rinascimentale con l'analisi della distribuzione delle officine ceramiche contemporanee. Anche in questo capitolo sono presenti novità riguardanti l'attribuzione e l'identificazione di alcune opere di fortificazione medievale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume examines a workshop with a Renaissance furnace for the production of maiolicas in Rome, discovered during excavations conducted by the Superintendency for Cultural Heritage of the Municipality of Rome between 1998 and 2017 in the area of Trajan's Forum, Rome. This is the first discovery of its kind documented archaeologically in Rome. Previously, similar finds were scattered or destroyed due to lack of interest from the scientific community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReconstruction of the context allowed the identification of the main owner of the workshop as \u003cem\u003eGiovannino Boni\u003c\/em\u003e, who was active between the last years of the 15th century and the early 16th. Also discussed is the topography of the Imperial fora between late antiquity and the Renaissance. 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The final section presents new documentary and archaeological corpora of wooden objects, underscoring the material's versatility and its enduring economic, social, and cultural significance from Pharaonic to Islamic times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47398092538092,"sku":"9781407362816","price":239.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1738853482689.jpg?v=1773741874"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/series-international.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}