All lessons except the last are held in the classroom with frontal lessons.
The last lesson takes place in the laboratory, at the DCCI department, for practical experiences.
• Metals in human evolution starting from the origins
• The use of early metals and the transition from metal to alloy
• What a metallic artifact can tell:
1. from ore to metal
2. from metal to alloy
3. from the alloy to the object
4. from the object to its use
5. from abandonment to recovery (processes of alteration)
6. from discovery to conservation
Laboratory practice with observation of samples and processing of bronzes from the casting to the object
For the approach to metallurgy we recommend books on common metallurgy such as
Daniel A. Brandt, J.C. Warner, Metallurgy Fundamentals: Ferrous and Nonferrous Sixth Edition, ISBN 1635638747
Pietro Pedeferri, Corrosion Science and Engineering (Engineering Materials), 2018, Springer
For metallurgy applied to cultural heritage or the history of metallurgy
G. AGRICOLA De re metallica
B. CELLINI Memoirs
PLINY THE ELDER De Naturalis Historia book 33
Ricevimento: Appointments with the teacher can be arranged by email paolo.piccardo@unige.it
FABIO NEGRINO (President)
MONICA BALDASSARRI
FABRIZIO BENENTE
CLAUDIO CAPELLI
ELENA CIMAROSTI
ANDREA DE PASCALE
ANTONINO FACELLA
SILVIA PALLECCHI
PAOLO PICCARDO
FRANCESCO RUBAT BOREL
CARLO VARALDO
Please check the information on the official web page
The exam consists in a discussion on a case study proposed to the student
The ability of the student to argument around a case study and on the possible information that can be obtained by studying an object made in metal is the most important skill that will be assessed during the exam
It is important to read scientific papers on the topic to have a wider vision of the possibilities offered by the study of anceint artefacts made of metal
