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What is Modine

Analysis, Conservation, and Restoration of Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage
Cardboard models of various shapes used in the realization stages of the mouldings. The decorator creates the matrix with which to shape the stucco, preforming an architectural decoration, following the profile indicated by the modine. The use of these shapes is the connecting instrument between the design phase, developed by the architect, and the construction phase, carried out by the workers.
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The Drawings and the Modine of Francesco Pieroni for the Ministero delle Finanze in Rome
Liliana Ninarello (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6936-7.ch011
Abstract
The main focus of this chapter is the highly valued work done by the architect Francesco Pieroni at the Ministero delle Finanze in Rome. This contribution can to attribute to Pieroni various drawings and numerous modine, i.e. real scale cardboard templates of various shapes used in the realization phases of the mouldings. Pieroni's activity represents, in the Roman context, one of the first applications of typical 16th century mouldings, to modern and prefabricated metal bar structures, spreading in the 70's of the 19th century. The construction companies were resilient to agree for changes in building techniques due to a lack of expertise. The realization of the Ministero is a case study of this phenomenon. The archival research developed casts new light on the numerous modifications carried out by Peroni during construction phases, which demonstrate the accuracy employed by the architect in designing the stuccos. The chapter analyses two different types of archive documents: the report Spoglio modificazioni lavori di stucco, and the examples of modine authored by Pieroni.
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