Integrated methods for reconstructing the decoration and production process of the frigidarium wall-paintings, at the Sarno Baths, Pompeii

Salvadori, Monica; Boschetti, Cristina; Baronio, Paolo; Sbrolli, Clelia

doi:10.1016/j.culher.2019.04.020

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“…Regarding the bath and the nearby cubicula, the presence of both internal and external entrances, the dimensions, the plan, the accurate decoration of the bath, dated after the earthquake of 63 AD [17], as well as the number of small rooms, suggest that it was probably open (with fees) also to the public, while the management could have been private: a useful comparison is with the Suburban Bath in Pompeii, that included an upper floor with residential rooms, interpreted as a rich domus or three different living units [18].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Sarno Baths, Pompeii: Architecture development and 3D reconstruction

Bernardi

Busana

Centola

et al. 2019

Journal of Cultural Heritage

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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The Sarno Baths, Pompeii: Architecture development and 3D reconstruction

Bernardi

Busana

Centola

et al. 2019

Journal of Cultural Heritage

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“…However, during the MACH campaign, no certainty could be inferred on this subject from archaeological and documentary analyses . From the fine paintings found in the Baths (Salvadori, Boschetti, Baronio, & Sbrolli, 2019) and the analogy with other houses, built on that which was Pompeii's cliff towards the seashore (Zanker, 1993), one may hypothesize an upper social level of the dwelling. Consequently, the hypothesized floor finish was a concrete floor slab weighing about 1500 kg/m 3 ; with a slab about 20 cm thick: the resulting superimposed load is 300 kg/m 2 .…”

Section: Archaeological Data and Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Parametric approach to the reconstruction of timber structures in Campanian Roman houses

Sbrogiò

2022

Virtual archaeol. rev.

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The virtual reconstruction of ancient architecture aims at describing the ‘original’ elevation and volume of a disappeared building. The feeble archaeological traces, often limited to their foundations, left by houses impair the reinstating of their image, in contrast to that which is made possible by the massive structures of public buildings. A twofold problem arises when dealing with timber structures during a reconstruction procedure: at the local scale of the individual beam (e.g. joists or rafters), one must define a beam’s cross-section given its span; at the overall scale, the shape of a building results from that which its structures allowed it to have been. Therefore, this work proposes a procedure to deal with the ‘local’ problem, i.e. the definition of a beam’s cross-section from its span. To that end, a simplified, parametric structural model is required. The available bits of information are organized into inputs, parameters and outputs of the analytical problem by matching each information with a structural quantity (load, cross-section, spacing, etc.). Two mathematical relationships among them are proposed, which express two equally possible dimensioning criteria, based either on joists’ strength or deformability. It seems that the joist’s strength was the option for lightly loaded joists, as in roofs or tightly spaced floor frames; conversely, heavily loaded joists conformed to the deformability criterion. Both dimensioning procedures are translated into a visual algorithm in Grasshopper, a plugin for Rhinoceros modelling software, which enables the parametric definition of objects. Finally, the proposed procedure is tentatively applied to automatically reconstruct the floor and roof frames that belonged to the domus on top of the Sarno Baths in Pompeii. The algorithm automatically picked the dimensioning criterion in relation to each frame’s span and hypothesized loads and determined joists’ orientation and minimum cross-sections. The obtained floor frames, whose structural conditions are considered as sensible, will be adopted in the overall virtual reconstruction proposal of the ruins, also based on the analytical evaluation of masonry structures.Highlights:- Proposal of a structural model for the dimensioning of timber floor beams in domestic spaces based on archaeological and literature information.- Parametrical interpretation of the model in Grasshopper for Rhinoceros software and optimization analysis of the structural parameters involved.- Application of the model to the reconstruction of floor frames in a house in the Sarno Baths complex, Pompeii.

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“…In 1896, Fausto and Felice Niccolini [28] published five colouredplates depicting the frescoes of some rooms of the complex. Unfortunately, these plates are not exact reproductions of the decorative apparatus, but they are less detailed to respect to the real frescoes [29].…”

Section: Decorative Apparatusmentioning

confidence: 99%