Conservare-restaurare și investigații Brâu liturgic provenit din cripta mitropolitului Gavriil Bănulescu-Bodoni, Mănăsti- rea Căpriana
Conservation-restoration and investigation of a liturgical Girdle from the Metropolitan Gavriil Bănulescu-Bodoni’s crypt, Căpriana Monastery

Summary/Abstract: This article discusses the textile archaeological piece called Girdle. This is a component of the liturgical costume discovered in the crypt of Metropolitan Gavriil Bănulescu-Bodoni. The discovery was made during the archaeological researches carried out in 2016 at Căpriana Monastery, occasioned by the metropolitan canonization. The research covered both the conservation and restoration interventions carried out within the Center for Research and Conservation-Restoration and “Moldova” National Museum Complex of Iaşi, as well as the identification of the weave structure of the archaeological textile item in order to classify it. The study regarding the structure of the weave was undertaken in collaboration with the Department of Textile Products Engineering and Design within the Faculty of Textile-Leathering and Industrial Management, “Gh. Asachi” Technical University of Iași. The results of the researches carried out, correlated with the analysis of the state of preservation of the textile piece, allowed to establish the stages of the conservation-restoration process. They consisted of mechanical cleaning, wet cleaning, chemical cleaning, neutralization and consolidation by sewing on a new support silk cloth of areas with ruptures and large material gaps, respecting the principle of chromatic integration. The saving of the archaeological textiles discovered at Căpriana Monastery, thanks to the preservation and restoration process, contributes to the safeguarding of a historical, ecclesiastical, artistic and documentary treasure that is integrated into the national cultural heritage.

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