- Sponsor: Archaeological Research Unit (ARU), University of Cyprus
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Project: Cataloguing Medieval Roofs (CaMeRoofs) – ID: 101104788
- Organisers: Angelo Passuello and Michalis Olympios (University of Cyprus)
The international workshop Beyond the Visible marks the conclusion of the Cataloguing Medieval Roofs (CaMeRoofs) project, coordinated by the University of Cyprus and funded by the European Commission under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (2024–2026).
The workshop explores the fundamental role of medieval roofing systems—wooden trusses, stone vaults, and domes—in shaping both the internal spatiality and the external appearance of church architecture, a field that remains comparatively understudied in the Italian context.
On this occasion, the volume Behind the Scenes of Medieval Roofs. An Overview of the Roofing Systems of Italian Churches (L’Erma di Bretschneider, 2026), edited by Angelo Passuello and Michalis Olympios, will be presented. Bringing together perspectives from architecture, art history, archaeology, archaeometry, and conservation studies, the book offers the first comprehensive multidisciplinary overview of Italian church roofs from the Middle Ages to the early modern period. It highlights their technological, artistic, and symbolic significance and outlines future directions for their study, protection, and valorisation as a key component of Europe’s architectural heritage.
The workshop will be held online on Monday, 9 March 2026, from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm (UTC+2).
The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required to access the Zoom lecture.
To register, please click here.
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