RECREATE

REConstructing papyrus scrolls and REcovering Ancient TExts with the aid of a new digital tool

The RECREATE project – REConstructing papyrus scrolls and REcovering Ancient Texts with the aid of a new digital tool, funded by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation, aims to develop and improve Maque-IT, the first software tool specifically conceived for the virtual reconstruction of papyrus scrolls, with particular focus on the carbonized Herculaneum scrolls with complex stratigraphy.

The software was conceived by Federica Nicolardi and Marzia D’Angelo; a prototype was created by Florent Noël (Curious Company) and funded by the Centro Internazionale per lo Studio dei Papiri Ercolanesi ‘Marcello Gigante’.

RECREATE has the purpose of implementing and making Maque-IT accessible as an innovative tool for the digital reconstruction of Herculaneum and Graeco-Egypt papyrus scrolls, with the aim of supporting the work of papyrology researchers and promoting the use of digital technologies in the research and study of cultural heritage.

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Events and outputs

Presentation of Maque-IT 2.0 at the 31st International Congress of Papyrology

  • Workshops and conferences
On the occasion of the 31st International Congress of Papyrology (Cologne, 28 July-2 August 2025), Federica Nicolardi and Marzia D'Angelo (University of Naples Federico II), together with Florent Noël (Curious Company), software developer, will give a short paper entitled ‘Maque-IT: a Software Tool for the Virtual Reconstruction of Papyrus Scrolls’, dedicated to the illustration of the updated version of the software
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Second Training Workshop del progetto RECREATE – “Heads & Hands on Reconstruction Workshop”

  • Workshops and conferences
Following the first workshop in 2024, “RECREATE – Heads & Hands on Reconstruction Workshop” is designed to provide participants with essential theoretical and practical skills in the reconstruction of papyrus scrolls, while also presenting and testing an updated version of Maque-IT, the first software specifically developed for the virtual reconstruction of papyrus scrolls.
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First Training Workshop of the RECREATE Project – “Hands on Reconstruction Workshop”

  • Workshops and conferences
"RECREATE - Hands on Reconstruction Workshop" was designed to provide participants with key theoretical and practical skills in the reconstruction of papyrus scrolls, while also showcasing and testing the prototype of Maque-IT, the first software specifically developed for virtual reconstruction of papyrus scrolls.
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Collaborations

Digital Papyrology. New Approaches to Preservation, Edition and Dissemination of Papyrus Collections in Southern Italy
PRIN 2022 PNRR P2022J8CAJ