15 Jul In dialogue with slate
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Some contemporary artists have decided to work with slate, respecting the grain of the stone....
12 Jul The cultivation of slate
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The cultivation of slate "with abandoned chambers and pillars" represented an ingenious solution to the challenges of extraction...
12 Jul The quarryman’s tools
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In the Ligurian hills, the slate quarry farmers relied on basic but robust machinery...
12 Jul The slate stonemasons
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Thanks to the skill of Ligurian stonemasons, slate not only performed a practical function, but was transformed into authentic works of art....
12 Jul Farming Monks
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The monastery of San Colombano in Bobbio has had a lasting and significant impact on the agriculture of Tigullio...
12 Jul The Chestnut Cultivation, The Chestnut Harvest
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Ancient harvesting and processing techniques make the chestnut a fundamental food in the diet and identity of Tigullio....
12 Jul The skilled hands of the Sc-ciapín: masters in the art of splitting
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In the fascinating world of slate, there is a craft that requires not only physical strength, but also unparalleled artisan precision...
11 Jul The rissêu
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Pebbles collected on the seashore or on the banks of streams, used as nature offers them, used to pave squares....