Repliche carpenteria navale
di epoca romana
Oltre al lavoro di rilevo
precedentemente illustrato, ci è stato affidato il
compito di riprodurre in scala naturale, con gli stessi
tipi di legno, alcuni dettagli della carpenteria. I
disegni sono stati realizzati a mano con tecnica
tradizionale e al computer con programmi CAD
tridimensionale.
Questi elementi sono
stati realizzati in più copie, in modo da esporne
uno assemblato, uno aperto per apprezzare i dettagli
interni e infine uno da mettere a disposizione dei
visitatori e degli studenti che così possono sperimentare
direttamente le tecniche di montaggio del passato.
Wreck
of the Roman ship Iulia Felix
Client: Soprintendenza
per i Beni Archeologici del Friuli - Venezia Giulia
(Superintendency
for archeological heritage - Friuli Venezia Giulia)
Director
of works: Dr Luigi Fozzati NAUSICAA Venice.
Brief: to produce technical drawings of the vessel: structural
plans with and without frames, construction plans,
isonometric drawings of details of the construction.
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to produce replicas of the details of naval carpentry of
the Iulia Felix, scale 1:1, for the Museum of Underwater
Archeology, Grado.
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to produce a diorama illustrating the underwater site.
Data:
from 2000
The
Iualia Felix is a wreck of a Roman ship dating from the
end of the second century A.D. to the begining of the
third century A.D. It was discovered in 1986 six miles
from Grado in Friuli - Venezia Giulia, at a depth of about
15 metres. It transported various types of amphora that
probably contained oil, wine and - as shown by the
discovery of fishbones - fish conserved in brine. A barrel
was found at the bow full of broken glass that, perhaps,
was destined to be melted and re-used. A number of bronze
objects, a lead plumb line with a truncated conical
section, terracotta jugs, and ceramic bowls and plates
were also found.
The
conserved part of the hull, protected by the cargo of
amphoras, is about 17 metres long and six metres wide, and
includes the internal planking, a long keelson, the
skeleton, the external planking, as well as parts of the
boom and the stinger.
The
task we were given consists of determining the lines of
the hull and the construction plans from the 1:10-scale
study model, and reproducing a number of life-size details
of the carpentry using the same types of wood. The
drawings were made both by hand, using traditional
techniques, and on the computer using three-dimensionl CAD
programs with the aim of reconstructing the shape of the
hull and re-assembling the fragments. Three copies of each
example of carpentry were built: the first is displayed
assembled, the scond left open to show the internal
details, and the third made available to the visitors and
students who could experiment directly with ancient
assembly techniques.
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