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Réf.
41619
Type
article
Titre
Le portail du monastère de Santa Maria de Ripoll: étude scientifique pour sa conservation
Langues
French
Auteurs
Cabrera Garrido, José Maria
Maison d'édition
ICOMOS
Date
1967
Pagination de section
83-102
Titre de la revue
Monumentum
Vol. & n°
v. 1
Mots-clés
deterioration / porosity / humidity / conservation treatment / monasteries / conservation of materials / stone / conservation of historic monuments / monitoring / causes of deterioration / prevention of deterioration / historic buildings / places of religion and ritual / portals / salts / trade routes
Pays mentionnés
Spain
Monuments et sites
Monasterio de Santa Maria de Ripoll, Girona, Catalunya, Spain
Résumé en anglais
From this scientific examination for the preservation ofthis master-piece of our artistic heritage, based on the
bringing-together and confrontation of historic, scientific,and aesthetic elements, the following can be deduced.
The agent primarily responsable for deterioration isthe salty water (from the canal) which the stone tends
to absorb because of its porousness and cracked form,and which in moving toward evaporation surfaces,
carries along movable elements and deposits them onthe sculpted surface; in the second place and mainly
by the accelerated action of this saline migration, weshould consider temperature variations produced on the
Portal by the direct action of the sun. The porous layerof salt, along with the large quantity of salt deposited,
constitutes another serious danger. At the present, themost important factor in deterioration is "man" who
by continually touching the stone with his hand, decomposes it and causes it irreparable damage.As treatment, we have set up a plan that includes a
programme of attention and periodic care, implyingattentive vigilance: 1) Strengthening the stone in order to carry out other
work without the Portal suffering further damage aswell to avoid the continual deterioration caused by
visitors touching it with the hand. Strengthening treatmentof the stone implies a previous cleaning that frees
it from foreign matter, which necessitates the fixing ofthe powdery surface in order to control the processes as
precisely as possible.2) Isolating the Portal from all elements capable of
communicating the soil's humidity and the salts alreadycontained therein, namely, from the soil and the temple
wall on which the Portal rests.3) Minimising the direct action of the sun on the Portal,
while trying not to affect the aesthetic equilibrium ofthe monument.
Let the tact not be lost sight of that in order to savestone that is part of the architectural heritage and hat
is exposed to intemperate weather, there is no otherformula for the moment than removing it from its
original site and transporting it to surroundings withconditions more favourable to its preservation.
bringing-together and confrontation of historic, scientific,and aesthetic elements, the following can be deduced.
The agent primarily responsable for deterioration isthe salty water (from the canal) which the stone tends
to absorb because of its porousness and cracked form,and which in moving toward evaporation surfaces,
carries along movable elements and deposits them onthe sculpted surface; in the second place and mainly
by the accelerated action of this saline migration, weshould consider temperature variations produced on the
Portal by the direct action of the sun. The porous layerof salt, along with the large quantity of salt deposited,
constitutes another serious danger. At the present, themost important factor in deterioration is "man" who
by continually touching the stone with his hand, decomposes it and causes it irreparable damage.As treatment, we have set up a plan that includes a
programme of attention and periodic care, implyingattentive vigilance: 1) Strengthening the stone in order to carry out other
work without the Portal suffering further damage aswell to avoid the continual deterioration caused by
visitors touching it with the hand. Strengthening treatmentof the stone implies a previous cleaning that frees
it from foreign matter, which necessitates the fixing ofthe powdery surface in order to control the processes as
precisely as possible.2) Isolating the Portal from all elements capable of
communicating the soil's humidity and the salts alreadycontained therein, namely, from the soil and the temple
wall on which the Portal rests.3) Minimising the direct action of the sun on the Portal,
while trying not to affect the aesthetic equilibrium ofthe monument.
Let the tact not be lost sight of that in order to savestone that is part of the architectural heritage and hat
is exposed to intemperate weather, there is no otherformula for the moment than removing it from its
original site and transporting it to surroundings withconditions more favourable to its preservation.
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