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STARC in the 2nd Conference on Byzantine and Medieval Studies organized by the Byzantinist Society of Cyprus

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Friday, January 12, 2018

STARC with a strong participation of speakers participated in the 2nd Conference and Medieval Studies, organized by the Byzantinist Society of Cyprus in Nicosia, Cyprus, between the 12th and 14th of January 2018.

Important to mention that prof. Vassos Karageorghis was this year’s Honorary Chair and keynote speaker with a very interesting talk “From Polytheism to Christianity”, while Dr. Nikolaos Bakirtzis was the Chair of the conference.
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Imaging technologies @ Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios Mansion

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ICACH  has been invited to conduct an imaging project  at the Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios Mansion coordinated by  Prof. Rizopoulou Egoumenidou.

The objectives of the project was to use multispectral and computational photography to four portraits situated at the konaki in order to digitally document and  aid conservation at the Department of Antiquities. In addition computational photography and UV imaging has been used on “The lady of the clock” and
a wallpainting situated in the apse in order to reveal the technique used by the artist and aid in historical research analysis.

The following technologies have been used:

- Multi-spectral photography (Ultraviolet. Infrared, Transmitted and high-res RGB calibrated photography)

- Reflectance Transformation Imaging

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STARC participates in the IIIF Working Groups Meeting – The Hague – 2016

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Access to image-based resources is fundamental to research, scholarship and the transmission of cultural knowledge. Digital images are a container for much of the information content in the Web-based delivery of images, books, newspapers, manuscripts, maps, scrolls, single sheet collections, and archival materials. Yet much of the Internet’s image-based resources are locked up in silos, with access restricted to bespoke, locally built applications. Source here.

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STARC contrubutes to Karavoi (Κάραβοι) International Conference

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Saturday, October 15, 2016

“ΚΑRAVΟΙ (Κάραβοι): Methodology, Interpretation and Typology of Maritime Graffiti in the Mediterranean”. The conference will be held in the Archaeological Research Unit, University of Cyprus on Saturday and Sunday (15-16 October 2016).The conference marks the conclusion of a collaborative project led by Stella Demesticha of the Archaeological Unit of the University of Cyprus and the support of the Department of Antiquities focused on the documentation and study of maritime graffiti on the late medieval churches of Cyprus. STARC was a key partner providing the systematic application of various imaging and 3D technologies contributing a novel methodology in the study of this understudied historical source. Aspects of our work will be presented in the conference.

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Χρώμα και φως: Ο Νικόλας Μπακιρτζής για τον Γκρέκο

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6LTvcG0sHo

 

Με την ομιλία Έργα του Γκρέκο υπό το φως νέας τεχνολογίας του Νικόλα Μπακιρτζή, αναπληρωτή Καθηγητή Επιστήμης και Τεχνολογίας στο Κέντρο Αρχαιολογικής Έρευνας στο Ινστιτούτο Κύπρου, ολοκληρώνονται το Σάββατο 25 Οκτωβρίου 2014, ώρα 11.00 στο αμφιθέατρο Γιάννη Περτσελάκη οι παράλληλες εκδηλώσεις του Ιστορικού Μουσείου Κρήτης στο πλαίσιο της περιοδικής έκθεσης Ο Δ. Θεοτοκόπουλος μεταξύ Βενετίας και Ρώμης (21.6.2014-25.10.2014).
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Spatially-Organized Virtual Narratives of Contested Urban Space: digital methods of mapping the spatial experience of shared heritage

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The experience of historic urban environments remains an ideal context to probe questions of urban identity. The Eastern Mediterranean preserves significant examples of cities whose continuous history can be traced all the way back to Prehistory. In particular, the capital of Cyprus is considered amongst the most contested urban environments having historically layered pasts and perplexing present-day realities [1]. This paper proposes a methodology for the cross-disciplinary study of complex urban realities, with the use of advanced technological applications for the formulation of real-time virtual environments that create spatial data of user behaviour in and around monuments of cultural heritage.