Graff-IT - ERC Project

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Graff-IT - ERC Project

Through the construction of the first database dedicated to medieval
Italian graffiti, the ERC ADV

17/06/2026

On 25 June, Denise Brazzale will present at the University of St Andrews’ conference “Blessed are those who mourn: Grief from Antiquity to Present”. Her presentation will explore the stratifications of grief in the prison graffiti of Terra del Sole (XVI-XVII c.)”

European Research Council
Università degli Studi "Gabriele d'Annunzio"

11/06/2026

On 13 June, Chiara Rosso (University of Chieti-Pescara, Graff-IT ERC Project) will present a paper entitled "Graffiti and the Lived
Landscape of Northwestern Italy: Insights from Late Medieval Rural Chapels" at the Life & Landscape research showcase at the
University of Nottingham.
European Research Council
Università degli Studi "Gabriele d'Annunzio"

05/06/2026

The 2026 cycle of Graff-IT Seminars, organized by Simone Allegria, Carlo Tedeschi and Antonello Vilella, continues on June 9th with the seminar “Epigraphic Centres of Medieval Scandinavia (EpiCentres): un nuovo progetto di epigrafia medievale” by Alessandro Palumbo (University of Oslo).
It will be also possible to attend remotely by writing to:
[email protected]

European Research Council
Università degli Studi "Gabriele d'Annunzio"

05/06/2026

Chiara Rosso (University of Chieti-Pescara, Graff-IT ERC Project) is participating in the XIV International Medieval Meeting Lleida (3-5 June), organised by the University of Lleida and the Grup de Recerca Consolidat en Estudis Medievals 'Espai, Poder i Cultura'. Today, 5 June, she will present a paper entitled "Inscribing the Sacred Landscape: Evidence from Late Medieval Graffiti on Rural Churches in Northwestern Italy". Full conference programme:
https://www.internationalmedievalmeetinglleida.udl.cat/export/sites/MedievalMeeting/en/.galleries/Documents/Programa-IMM2026.pdf
European Research Council
Università degli Studi "Gabriele d'Annunzio"

04/06/2026

On 25 May, Chiara Rosso (University of Chieti-Pescara, Graff-IT ERC Project) presented the seminar "Traces on the Walls: Insights from Medieval and Early Modern Graffiti in Northwestern Italy" at Durham University, as part of the seminar series organised by Durham University's Medieval and Early Modern Students Association (MEMSA).
European Research Council
Università degli Studi "Gabriele d'Annunzio"

31/05/2026

The third workshop, organized jointly by the FARE-SCRENIM and ERC Graff-IT projects and held in Viterbo from May 27 to 29, ended with a visit to sites of graffiti-related interest, namely the City Museum of Viterbo, the ancient prisons of Vetralla, and the Ave Maria Chapel in the countryside near Vetralla. Thanks to Paola Pogliani and Francesco Cardarelli (University of Tuscia), Elisabetta De Minicis (Museo della Città e del Territorio, Vetralla), Daniela Venanzi and Sandrino Aquilani (Municipality of Vetralla), and Luigi De Simone (Agriturismo “Il Marrugio”). Finally, special thanks to Rocco D'Errico, who produced a remarkable photographic series in the prisons and in the Ave Maria Chapel in Vetralla.

European Research Council
Università degli Studi "Gabriele d'Annunzio"

23/05/2026

As part of the Graff-IT Project Seminar Series 2026, the conference Voci ritrovate. Materialità e significati delle scritture carcerarie by Professor Antonio Castillo Gómez will take place on 27 May, at 11:45 AM, at the Monastero di Santa Rosa in Viterbo.
Those interested in attending the seminar online may request the access link by writing to [email protected].

European Research Council
Università degli Studi "Gabriele d'Annunzio"

21/05/2026

Thanks to the contribution of the Graff-IT Project, restoration works on the historical graffiti of the Lazzaretto Nuovo in Venice have been successfully completed in recent days.
Under the supervision of Prof. Francesca Malagnini, the initiative aimed to preserve and enhance an important collection of written traces that are part of Venice’s historical and cultural heritage.
The restoration works were carried out by the Venice-based company LARES.
The results of the restoration works will be publicly presented on September 19, during a study day organized by the Archeoclub and the Associazione Ekos of Venice.
European Research Council
Università degli Studi "Gabriele d'Annunzio"
Lazzaretti Veneziani

14/05/2026

Tomorrow marks the beginning of the fourth edition of Urbs Scripta – Festival dei Graffiti di Venezia (14–17 May 2026), a festival dedicated to the discovery and enhancement of Venice’s historical graffiti heritage.
Among this year’s initiatives are guided tours, workshops, cultural events, and the first Tria tournament played on the ancient gaming boards engraved on the stones of Venice.
Graff-IT Project is pleased to support the festival as an official sponsor, contributing to the promotion and study of written traces and graffiti culture in historical contexts.
European Research Council
Università degli Studi "Gabriele d'Annunzio"

12/05/2026

From May 18 to 23, Simone Allegria, Carlo Tedeschi, and Antonella Undiemi from the Graff-IT project will participate in the international conference "Épigraphie et latinité au Moyen Âge". The event will take place at the Faculté des Sciences humaines et arts of the University of Poitiers. See the attached poster for more details.

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