The San Gemini Preservation Studies. UMBRIA SAN GEMINI

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The San Gemini Preservation Studies

UMBRIA

SAN GEMINI

THE CHURCH OF SAN GIOVANNI BATTISTA

SAN GEMINI, ITALY

RESTORATION OF THE A.D. 1199 FAÇADE

2003 –2004

BY THE UWM SAN GEMINI PRESERVATION STUDIES

condition of the facade in the 1960’S

CHURCH OF SAN GIOVANNI BATTISTA FAÇADE 12 TH CENTURY IN 2001

CHURCH OF SAN GIOVANNI BATTISTA

SOUTH FAÇADE 18 TH CENTURY

CHURCH OF SAN GIOVANNI BATTISTA

FROM OUTSIDE MEDIEVAL WALLS

SURVEY OF CHURCH OF SAN GIOVANNI BATTISTA - PLANS

SURVEY OF CHURCH OF SAN GIOVANNI BATTISTA N. W. ELEVATION

SURVEY OF CHURCH OF SAN GIOVANNI BATTISTA N. W. ELEVATION - TOPOGRAPHYCAL ANALYSIS

SURVEY OF CHURCH OF SAN GIOVANNI BATTISTA 12TH CENTURY MOSAIC

DECORATIONS

the lunette above the portal, before the restoration

the lunette above the portal, before the restoration

a clear evidence of riuse

frontal view of the left lion before the restoration

the two-lights window and the top mosaic decoration before the restoration

lateral view of the left lion before the restoration

the original step with traces of a previous restoration

black crusts……and their removal

condition of the mosaics on the architrave and structural problems of the latter

black crusts…

…and their removal

cleaning tests on the mosaics and the stone surface

cleaning tests on the mosaics

cleaning of the original step

disquieting presences....

some comparisons before and after the restoration…

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