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e s t r a t t o 1 I would like to thank our University, which made the project possible by means of the mentioned grant; the Directors of the departments (Prof. Enzo Lippolis and Prof. Marina Righetti), who believed in the idea behind the project; the professors (M. Frangipane, A. Cardarelli, C. Conati Barbaro, A. Jaia, L.M. Michetti, S. Orlandi) who joined the projects and selected the participants; the responsible for the department at the Polo Museale Sapienza (C. Carlucci), who kindly put the materials under their custody at disposal for the scans; the Director of the Villa Giulia Museum in Rome, who together with his kind and welcoming team facilitated our access to the structure; the Superior of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura basilica and to the very kind personnel, who welcomed us in our numerous working days spent in the church and the garth. My special thanks to V. Albano, M. Curuni, A. De Amicis (Leica Geosystems) and M. Svani (Hexagon).
C. ALVARO, S. AMICI, J. BAJEOT, V. DANESI, G. GEROGIANNIS, C. LA MARCA, G. LIBEROTTI, D. MOSCONE, A. PANSINI, E. PIZZOLI, M. ZINNI, “The shape of monuments” project. Current activities and technological training in University-Industry partnership, in ScAnt 22.1, 2015, pp. 213-234., 2016
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