Gli scienziati ricostruiscono the journey of a rock arriving fine to Santiago de Compostela
A scientific research has uncovered one of the mysterious piccoli nascosti in the historical heritage of Galizia. A group of Spanish and Portuguese ricers is right to construct the long journey of the famous Ançã stone, a beautiful limestone stone stratted in the center of Portogallo and used in the construction of one of the most emblematic buildings of Santiago de Compostela, final city of Camino de Santiago.
The studio has revealed that this particolare pietra bianca comes from the cave located near Coimbra, in Portogallo. Conosciuta por sua grana fine e per la facilità con cui può essere scolpita, la pietra di Ançã era molto apprezzata dagli artegiani e dagli sculptori del Rinascimento.
A strange journey first of the modern era
The most fascinating scope protects the mode in which the material arrived in Galizia another five seconds. In a time without highway, truck or modern transport mezzi, and block of foot traverse centinaia of chilometri across a complex road of terrestrial, river and sea roads.
The studios have identified the loro used in the ancient Royal Hospital of Santiago, and are familiar with the prestigious Hostal dos Reis Católicos, one of the most important historic buildings on the Camino di Santiago.
The geological characteristics of the stone have permitted the ricercatori to confirm the Portuguese origin and understand the commercial and cultural relations that exist between Portogallo and Galizia during the Renaissance period.
The Cammino of Santiago comes across culture
The ricerca has in evidence that the Camino de Santiago is not only a route of pilgrimage, but also an important corridoio of cultural, artistic and commercial scams across diverse territories of the Iberian Penisola.
Per sector, materials, merchandise, craftsmanship and construction have contributed to the diffusion of ideas, techniques and materials over a long period of time. The story of the Ançã stone represents a concrete example of this connection between regions that anchor and characterize the spirit of the Camino.
Gli esperti ritengono che studi simili possano aiutare aiutare a comprehende meglio l'origine dei materiali utilizzati in numerous monuments of European history and facilitate future interventions in the conservation and restoration of cultural heritage.
