Indagini non invasive su manoscritti e incunaboli miniati di Palazzo Madama

Scorrione West (Modica, Ragusa, Sicily): Spatial Organization and Visual Appearance in a rural Hypogeal Cemetery (5th Century CE)

The excavation campaigns at Modica—Scorrione W (2020-2022) have brought together a consistent dataset which challenges the traditional picture of the appearance and economic background of rural rock-cut cemeteries during Late Antiquity. It is argued that rock-cut and lighter structures, as well as a number of decorative means, were employed in order to define the spatial hierarchy of the site. Besides its aesthetic implications, the use of stone, light, painting and wood in this kind of site ...

D’azur et d’or. Analyse spectrométrique des miniatures de la Bible de Paris

The Paris Syriac Bible (BnF Syriaque 341) was written in northern Mesopotamia during the sixth century. This imposing codex, which contains both the Old and New Testaments, preserves a fragmentary decoration which ranks among the earliest evidence of Syriac illumination. The spectrometric analysis of inks, dyes and pigments, carried out by an international team between 2018 and 2023, confirms the great artistic value of this manuscript; it reveals the rarity of certain colourants while highli...

Spazi ibridi e direttrici di traffico merci: il caso del corridoio ferroviario euro-asiatico

In recent years, the so-called ‘Eurasian Land-bridge’, a railway corridor connecting coastal China with Central and Eastern Europe, has attracted particular interest. In the initial part, the paper offers an examination of the concepts of Eurasia and railway corridor. Subsequently, after describing the characteristics of the Eurasian railway corridor, the paper examines its recent freight traffic dynamics with a threefold objective. Firstly, it seeks to recognise if and how the cooperation/co...