The San Gemini Preservation Studies
UMBRIA
SAN GEMINI
THE CHURCH OF SAN GIOVANNI BATTISTA SAN GEMINI, ITALY RESTORATION OF THE A.D FAÇADE 2003 –2004 BY THE UWM SAN GEMINI PRESERVATION STUDIES
condition of the facade in the 1960S
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 12 TH CENTURY MOSAIC DECORATIONS
2003 –2004 RESTORATION WORK CONSOLIDATION CLEANING POINTING STONE TREATMENTS
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…
UWM-San Gemini 2003 UWM-San Gemini 2004