Bourbon royal engineers
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The Bourbon royal engineers were a corps of military engineers serving the Bourbon monarchy who played a key role in the early systematic excavation and documentation of the ancient Roman site of Herculaneum in the 18th century.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early archaeological organization
ⓘ
military engineering corps ⓘ |
| aim |
to document the layout of ancient Herculaneum
ⓘ
to recover artworks and antiquities for the Bourbon court ⓘ |
| allegiance | Bourbon monarchy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bourbon cultural patronage in southern Italy
ⓘ
archaeological excavations at Herculaneum ⓘ
surface form:
Herculaneum excavations
|
| basedOn | royal patronage of the Bourbon kings ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
documentation of Roman architecture at Herculaneum
ⓘ
early study of Roman archaeology ⓘ preservation of wall paintings from Herculaneum ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
ⓘ
surface form:
Bourbon monarchy of Naples
|
| fieldOfWork |
archaeological excavation
ⓘ
documentation of ancient sites ⓘ military engineering ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
architectural recording
ⓘ
mapping of archaeological remains ⓘ surveying ⓘ tunneling excavations ⓘ |
| hasRole |
designing access tunnels to buried structures
ⓘ
recording inscriptions and artworks ⓘ surveying ancient ruins ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Age of Enlightenment ⓘ |
| influenced | later archaeological practices at Pompeii and Herculaneum ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Italian
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locationOfWork |
Herculaneum
ⓘ
Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early systematic excavation of Herculaneum
ⓘ
integration of military engineering and archaeology ⓘ technical documentation of archaeological finds ⓘ |
| notableWork |
early excavations at Herculaneum
ⓘ
systematic documentation of Herculaneum ⓘ |
| operatedIn | 18th century ⓘ |
| partOf | Bourbon royal army ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Bourbon royal court officials ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
measured drawings
ⓘ
plans and sections of buildings ⓘ systematic excavation ⓘ underground gallery excavation ⓘ |
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