Black on White: Microbial Growth Darkens the External Marble of Florence Cathedral by Alba Patrizia Santo, Oana Adriana Cuzman, Dominique Petrocchi, Daniela Pinna, Teresa Salvatici, Brunella Perito

“…This paper describes a multidisciplinary study on the state of conservation of white marbles of the Florence Cathedral and the microbial community involved in their deterioration. …”
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Timber Structures of Florence Cathedral: Wood Species Identification, Technological Implications and Their Forest Origin by Nicola Macchioni, Marco Degl’Innocenti, Francesca Mannucci, Ilaria Stefani, Simona Lazzeri, Samuele Caciagli

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Characterization of the Community of Black Meristematic Fungi Inhabiting the External White Marble of the Florence Cathedral by Letizia Berti, Massimiliano Marvasi, Brunella Perito

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Architecture as the receptacle of Mitsein by Temple, Nicholas

“…This 'shortcoming' opens up a field of study about the spatial dimensions between 'face-to-face' and 'side-by-side' relationships in architecture, highlighted by an examination of historical examples, most notably a poetry competition on the subject of friendship ('Certame Coronario') held in Florence Cathedral in the early 15th century. The concluding part of the paper argues that the decline in the meaning and purpose of civic and religious space in the contemporary world (the basis of collective participation in previous ages), requires us to rethink fundamentally the architectural contexts of social interaction, where questions of mitsein can be re-evaluated. …”
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