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The plastic representation of the territory between nineteenth and twentieth century. Florence, 29 November

The plastics realized in the past were able to transmit images faithful of the territory and immediately understandable for civil and military applications: planning of the war activities of the Great War, mining and industrial activities,studies related to geological risk, teaching, spreading of knowledge of the Italian territory, in the occasion of the International Exhibition between the late 800 and early 900.

The conference is aimed to think about the rich production of plastics, above all topographic and geological plastics, developed between nineteenth and twentieth century. IGM and ISPRA have together promoted a first day-study on this issue linked with science, techonology and arts. With this aim IGM and ISPRA have promoted a first day to open a debate on this issue adressed to researchers and collectors.

 

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