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The palace of the Pinelo family in Seville, established by a Genovese clan related to trading with America around 1500, became Pension Don Marcos circa 1885. In order to explore its major transformations, this study reviews municipal registers, building licences, and other documents until its declaration as historic monument in 1954. Besides, unpublished drawing plans for its expropriation in 1964, together with photos and plans of this singular architectural heritage are also provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Suitable graphic documentation is essential to ascertain and conserve architectural heritage. For the first time, accurate digital images are provided of a 16th-century wooden ceiling, composed of geometric interlacing patterns, in the Pinelo Palace in Seville. Today, this ceiling suffers from significant deformation. Although there are many publications on the digital documentation of architectural heritage, no graphic studies on this type of deformed ceilings have been presented. This study starts by providing data on the palace history concerning the design of geometric interlacing patterns in carpentry according to the 1633 book by López de Arenas, and on the ceiling consolidation in the 20th century. Images were then obtained using two complementary procedures: from a 3D laser scanner, which offers metric data on deformations; and from photogrammetry, which facilitates the visualisation of details. In this way, this type of heritage is documented in an innovative graphic approach, which is essential for its conservation and/or restoration with scientific foundations and also to disseminate a reliable digital image of the most beautiful ceiling of this Renaissance palace in southern Europe. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]