Abstract
The Istituto Centrale di Patologia del Libro (ICPL) is a branch of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities whose work is chiefly concerned with research and specialized training in the conservation and restoration of library materials. The Institute was founded in 1938 during a truly propitious period for cultural heritage in general. It was in 1939, in fact, that Law No. 1089 - 'The Safeguarding of Articles of Artistic and Historic Interest' - was issued, and in the same year the Istituto Centrale di Restauro was established under the direction of Cesare Brandi.
Highlights
The Istituto Centrale di Patologia del Libro (ICPL) is a branch of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities whose work is concerned with research and specialized training in the conservation and restoration of library materials
The Institute will activate a specialized training school, as foreseen by Article 9 of D.Lgs. 368/1998, and the recent DDL (26.7.02), with university examinations and those set by other bodies and institutions, both Italian and foreign. In a context such as the restoration of cultural heritage - in which Italy is seen a world leader - the Institute, in common with the Istituto Centrale di Restauro in Rome, is charged with the task of teaching restoration practice and setting quality standards which all other schools must meet in order to be recognized
The Institute, during the elapsed 20th century, had to confront dramatic events such as the devastating fire at the Biblioteca Nazionale of Turin in 1904, the bombardments that occurred in the Second World War, and the disastrous flooding of Florence in 1966
Summary
The Istituto Centrale di Patologia del Libro (ICPL) is a branch of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities whose work is concerned with research and specialized training in the conservation and restoration of library materials. The first steps towards a critical approach to restoration had already been taken in the course of the 1898 San Gallo conference, initiated by Cardinal Ehrle, prefect of the Vatican Library This was the first event dedicated to the conservation and restoration of manuscripts. The Institute will activate a specialized training school, as foreseen by Article 9 of D.Lgs. 368/1998, and the recent DDL (26.7.02), with university examinations and those set by other bodies and institutions, both Italian and foreign In a context such as the restoration of cultural heritage - in which Italy is seen a world leader - the Institute, in common with the Istituto Centrale di Restauro in Rome (with a special branch in Florence dealing with stone), is charged with the task of teaching restoration practice and setting quality standards which all other schools must meet in order to be recognized
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