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- Damages caused by pressure sensitive tapes on paper artworks from the early 20th centuryPublication . Machado, A.; Vieira, E.; Fuente, G.; Rodrigues, P.; Ferreira, T.The use of pressure sensitive tapes (PST) on paper documents and artworks represents one of the most complex issues for the conservation and restoration fields. This paper presents and discusses some examples of damages caused by the PST presence on a 20th century drawing collection from Fábrica Constância, nowadays belonging to the National Museum of Azulejo (MNAz). This work constitutes a first step towards a systematic identification and classification of damage caused by PST use on Fábrica Constância drawing’s collection.
- Unveiling the simulacri corpus sanctae: the case study of Saint Aurelius Martyr (Oporto, Portugal)Publication . Palmeirão, J.; Ferreira, T.; Afonso, J. F.; Vieira, E.The post-Tridentine Church promoted the cult of the martyrs’ relics exhumed from the Roman catacombs by exhibiting them to the veneration of the faithful in life-sized sumptuous reliquary-images (simulacri corpus sanctae). They functioned as powerful ways of dissemination of the Catholic faith and a mean of fighting Protestantism. During three centuries, the cult of the catacomb saints or holy bodies (corpi santi) spread throughout the Christian world. In recent years, a relatively large number of studies regarding the catacomb saints and their full body reliquaries (simulacra) have emerged on publications, oral presentations, and academic research. Despite being a promising topic receiving increasing attention, these reliquaries are still largely unknown in most countries, including Portugal. An overview of the first scientific approach performed on historic textiles, the skeletal remains, and the constructive system of the 18th century reliquary of Saint Aurelius Martyr from Oporto’s cathedral is presented.