Street altars - Revision history

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	~~{{Infobox Street Altar2~~		{\| class="infobox" style="width: 22em; text-align: left; font-size: 88%; line-height: 1.5em; height: 332px;" cellspacing="5" bgcolor="white"
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	*The [[Street Altar: Dorsoduro 1880\|most recent street altar]] is located in [[Dorsoduro]] and dates from 1860 AD.		*The [[Street Altar: Dorsoduro 1880\|most recent street altar]] is located in [[Dorsoduro]] and dates from 1860 AD.
	*The [[Street Altar: Santa Croce 1599\|street altar in the most need of restoration]] is located in [[Santa Croce]] and dates from 1748 AD.		*The [[Street Altar: Santa Croce 1599\|street altar in the most need of restoration]] is located in [[Santa Croce]] and dates from 1748 AD.
			[[File:SA Sestieri.png\|300px\|left\|text-bottom\|thumb]]
	[[File:SA Sestieri.png\|300px\|thumb]]		[[File:SA SoD.png\|300px\|left\|text-bottom\|thumb]]
	[[File:SA SoD.png\|300px\|thumb]]

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	Specific information regarding the damage and restoration needs of each altar can be found on the pages dedicated to each individual altar, as listed in the navigation box under the "See Also" section of this page.		Specific information regarding the damage and restoration needs of each altar can be found on the pages dedicated to each individual altar, as listed in the navigation box under the "See Also" section of this page.

	~~{{Map Street Altars}}~~
	~~== <span id="Location">Location</span> ==~~
	~~{{#compound_query:~~
	~~\|[ Street altars];?Coordinates;?PV ID;icon=Red Marker.png~~
	~~\|[https://wiki.cityknowledge.org/index.php?title=Coordinates::%2B&action=tinymceedit&redlink=1 Coordinates::+];?Coordinates;?PV ID;icon=Blue Marker.png~~
	~~\|limit=500~~
	~~\|height=500px~~
	~~\|format=map }}~~
	~~<br>~~

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	{{Street AltarsNav}}		{{Street AltarsNav}}
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	*[http://www.preservenice.org www.preservenice.org]		*[http://www.preservenice.org www.preservenice.org]
	*[http://www.venice2point0.org www.venice2point0.org]		*[http://www.venice2point0.org www.venice2point0.org]
	~~[[Category:Street Altars]]~~
	~~[[Category:Decorative Artifacts]]~~
	~~[[Category:Public Art]]~~
	~~[[Category:Material Culture]]~~

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	\|purpose=Religious/Decorative		\|purpose=Religious/Decorative
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			\|+ style="font-size:125%; font-weight:bold;"\|Street altars
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			<br>

	Street altars, or ''edicole'', are religious shrines found throughout the city of Venice and are a subset of [[Material Culture\|material culture]]. These altars are usually not located on [[churches]], but are instead mounted on the sides of walls at street level. A frame is either set into, or protrudes from, the wall and may contain a framed picture, small [[Sculptures\|statue]], or flowers and candles. Most street altars exist for religious purposes, and often depict the religious icons of the various ''scuole'' of the city. The location of these pieces is also significant to their history with some being placed as strategic sources of light in the dark alleys, and others erected as a thanks to God for divine protection. These pieces of [[Decorative Artifacts\|decorative artifacts]] are maintained by the local residents of Venice, and serve as places of prayer. In total, there are 109 street altars located in Venice.		Street altars, or ''edicole'', are religious shrines found throughout the city of Venice and are a subset of [[Material Culture\|material culture]]. These altars are usually not located on [[churches]], but are instead mounted on the sides of walls at street level. A frame is either set into, or protrudes from, the wall and may contain a framed picture, small [[Sculptures\|statue]], or flowers and candles. Most street altars exist for religious purposes, and often depict the religious icons of the various ''scuole'' of the city. The location of these pieces is also significant to their history with some being placed as strategic sources of light in the dark alleys, and others erected as a thanks to God for divine protection. These pieces of [[Decorative Artifacts\|decorative artifacts]] are maintained by the local residents of Venice, and serve as places of prayer. In total, there are 109 street altars located in Venice.
	[[Image:SM226.jpg\|right\|thumb\|Example of a Venetian Street Altar]]		[[Image:SM226.jpg\|right\|thumb\|Example of a Venetian Street Altar]]

	==Statistics==		== Statistics ==
	*The [[Street Altar: Cannaregio 000-1\|oldest street altar]] is located in [[Cannaregio]] and dates from 1300 AD.		*The [[Street Altar: Cannaregio 000-1\|oldest street altar]] is located in [[Cannaregio]] and dates from 1300 AD.
	*The [[Street Altar: Dorsoduro 1880\|most recent street altar]] is located in [[Dorsoduro]] and dates from 1860 AD.		*The [[Street Altar: Dorsoduro 1880\|most recent street altar]] is located in [[Dorsoduro]] and dates from 1860 AD.
	*The [[Street Altar: Santa Croce 1599\|street altar in the most need of restoration]] is located in [[Santa Croce]] and dates from 1748 AD.		*The [[Street Altar: Santa Croce 1599\|street altar in the most need of restoration]] is located in [[Santa Croce]] and dates from 1748 AD.

	[[~~Image~~:~~Streetaltarssubjectmatter~~.~~JPG~~]]		[[File:SA Sestieri.png\|300px\|thumb]]
	[[~~Image~~:~~Streetaltarssestiere~~.~~JPG‎~~]]		[[File:SA SoD.png\|300px\|thumb]]
	~~[[Image:Streetaltarsmaterial.JPG‎]]~~
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	==Damage and Preservation==		== Damage and Preservation ==
	For general information pertaining to the sources of damage to Venetian street altars, please see the [[Damage to public art]] page.		For general information pertaining to the sources of damage to Venetian street altars, please see the [[Damage to public art]] page.

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	{{Map Street Altars}}		{{Map Street Altars}}
			== <span id="Location">Location</span> ==
			{{#compound_query:
			\|[ Street altars];?Coordinates;?PV ID;icon=Red Marker.png
			\|[https://wiki.cityknowledge.org/index.php?title=Coordinates::%2B&action=tinymceedit&redlink=1 Coordinates::+];?Coordinates;?PV ID;icon=Blue Marker.png
			\|limit=500
			\|height=500px
			\|format=map }}
			<br>

	==See Also==		== See Also ==
	{{Street AltarsNav}}		{{Street AltarsNav}}
	{{PublicArtNav}}		{{PublicArtNav}}

	==References==		== References ==
	*Rizzi, Alberto. "Scultura Esterna a Venezia." Stamperia di Venezia Editrice, 1987.		*Rizzi, Alberto. "Scultura Esterna a Venezia." Stamperia di Venezia Editrice, 1987.
	*[[Venice Project Center]]		*[[Venice Project Center]]

	==Bibliography==		== Bibliography ==
	*[http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/E-project/Available/E-project-122610-103308/ 2010 WPI PreserVenice Project Team]		*[http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/E-project/Available/E-project-122610-103308/ 2010 WPI PreserVenice Project Team]
	*[http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/E-project/Available/E-project-122207-150125/ 2008 WPI PreserVenice Project Team]		*[http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/E-project/Available/E-project-122207-150125/ 2008 WPI PreserVenice Project Team]
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	*[http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/E-project/Scanned/00E050I 2000 WPI PreserVenice Project Team]		*[http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/E-project/Scanned/00E050I 2000 WPI PreserVenice Project Team]

	==External Links==		== External Links ==
	*[http://www.preservenice.org www.preservenice.org]		*[http://www.preservenice.org www.preservenice.org]
	*[http://www.venice2point0.org www.venice2point0.org]		*[http://www.venice2point0.org www.venice2point0.org]

	[[Category:Street Altars]]		[[Category:Street Altars]]
	[[Category:Decorative Artifacts]]		[[Category:Decorative Artifacts]]
	[[Category:Public Art]]		[[Category:Public Art]]
	[[Category:Material Culture]]		[[Category:Material Culture]]

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	Street altars, or ''edicole'', are religious shrines found throughout the city of Venice and are a subset of [[Material Culture\|material culture]]. These altars are usually not located on [[churches]], but are instead mounted on the sides of walls at street level. A frame is either set into, or protrudes from, the wall and may contain a framed picture, small [[Sculptures\|statue]], or flowers and candles. Most street altars exist for religious purposes, and often depict the religious icons of the various ''~~[[Scoule Grande\|~~scuole]]'' of the city. The location of these pieces is also significant to their history with some being placed as strategic sources of light in the dark alleys, and others erected as a thanks to God for divine protection. These pieces of [[Decorative Artifacts\|decorative artifacts]] are maintained by the local residents of Venice, and serve as places of prayer. In total, there are 109 street altars located in Venice.		Street altars, or ''edicole'', are religious shrines found throughout the city of Venice and are a subset of [[Material Culture\|material culture]]. These altars are usually not located on [[churches]], but are instead mounted on the sides of walls at street level. A frame is either set into, or protrudes from, the wall and may contain a framed picture, small [[Sculptures\|statue]], or flowers and candles. Most street altars exist for religious purposes, and often depict the religious icons of the various ''scuole'' of the city. The location of these pieces is also significant to their history with some being placed as strategic sources of light in the dark alleys, and others erected as a thanks to God for divine protection. These pieces of [[Decorative Artifacts\|decorative artifacts]] are maintained by the local residents of Venice, and serve as places of prayer. In total, there are 109 street altars located in Venice.
	[[Image:SM226.jpg\|right\|thumb\|Example of a Venetian Street Altar]]		[[Image:SM226.jpg\|right\|thumb\|Example of a Venetian Street Altar]]

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	==Damage and Preservation==		==Damage and Preservation==
	For information pertaining to the damage of Venetian street altars, please see the [[Damage to public art]] page.		For general information pertaining to the sources of damage to Venetian street altars, please see the [[Damage to public art]] page.

	For information pertaining to the preservation of Venetian street altars, please see the [[Restoration and preservation of public art]] page.		For general information pertaining to the restoration and preservation of Venetian street altars, please see the [[Public art preservation\|Restoration and preservation of public art]] page.

			Specific information regarding the damage and restoration needs of each altar can be found on the pages dedicated to each individual altar, as listed in the navigation box under the "See Also" section of this page.

	{{Map Street Altars}}		{{Map Street Altars}}

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{{Infobox Street Altar2
|image=[[File:StreetAltar2.jpg|200px]]
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}}

Street altars, or ''edicole'', are religious shrines found throughout the city of Venice and are a subset of [[Material Culture|material culture]]. These altars are usually not located on [[churches]], but are instead mounted on the sides of walls at street level. A frame is either set into, or protrudes from, the wall and may contain a framed picture, small [[Sculptures|statue]], or flowers and candles. Most street altars exist for religious purposes, and often depict the religious icons of the various ''[[Scoule Grande|scuole]]'' of the city. The location of these pieces is also significant to their history with some being placed as strategic sources of light in the dark alleys, and others erected as a thanks to God for divine protection. These pieces of [[Decorative Artifacts|decorative artifacts]] are maintained by the local residents of Venice, and serve as places of prayer. In total, there are 109 street altars located in Venice.
[[Image:SM226.jpg|right|thumb|Example of a Venetian Street Altar]]

==Statistics==
*The [[Street Altar: Cannaregio 000-1|oldest street altar]] is located in [[Cannaregio]] and dates from 1300 AD.
*The [[Street Altar: Dorsoduro 1880|most recent street altar]] is located in [[Dorsoduro]] and dates from 1860 AD.
*The [[Street Altar: Santa Croce 1599|street altar in the most need of restoration]] is located in [[Santa Croce]] and dates from 1748 AD.

[[Image:Streetaltarssubjectmatter.JPG]]
[[Image:Streetaltarssestiere.JPG‎]]
[[Image:Streetaltarsmaterial.JPG‎]]
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==Damage and Preservation==
For information pertaining to the damage of Venetian street altars, please see the [[Damage to public art]] page.

For information pertaining to the preservation of Venetian street altars, please see the [[Restoration and preservation of public art]] page.

{{Map Street Altars}}

==See Also==
{{Street AltarsNav}}
{{PublicArtNav}}

==References==
*Rizzi, Alberto. "Scultura Esterna a Venezia." Stamperia di Venezia Editrice, 1987.
*[[Venice Project Center]]

==Bibliography==
*[http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/E-project/Available/E-project-122610-103308/ 2010 WPI PreserVenice Project Team]
*[http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/E-project/Available/E-project-122207-150125/ 2008 WPI PreserVenice Project Team]
*[http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/E-project/Available/E-project-122207-150125/ 2007 WPI PreserVenice Project Team]
*[http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/E-project/Scanned/00E050I 2000 WPI PreserVenice Project Team]

==External Links==
*[http://www.preservenice.org www.preservenice.org]
*[http://www.venice2point0.org www.venice2point0.org]

[[Category:Street Altars]]
[[Category:Decorative Artifacts]]
[[Category:Public Art]]
[[Category:Material Culture]]