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Conservation : principles, dilemmas and uncomfortable truths / edited by Aliston Richmond, Alison Bracker.

Publication details: Oxford : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: xviii, 250 pages : illustrations (some color)ISBN:
  • 9780080941714
  • 0080941710
  • 9780750682015
Subject(s):
Contents:
1 Auto-Icons
2 The Basis of Conservation Ethics
3 The Aims of Conservation
4 The Reconstruction of Ruins: Principles and Practice
5 Minimal Intervention Revisited
6 Practical Ethics v2.0
7 Conservation Principles in the International Context
8 The Concept of Authenticity Expressed in the Treatment of Wall Paintings in Denmark
9 The Development of Principles in Paintings Conservation: Case Studies from the Restoration of Raphael's Art
10 A Critical Reflection on Czechoslovak Conservation-Restoration: Its Theory and Methodological Approach
11 The Problem of Patina: Thoughts on Changing Attitudes to Old and New Things
12 Archaeological Conservation: Scientific Practice or Social Process?
13 Conservation and Cultural Significance
14 The Cultural Dynamics of Conservation Principles in Reported Practice
15 Why Do We Conserve? Developing Understanding of Conservation as a Cultural Construct
16 Heritage, Values, and Sustainability
17 Ethics and Practice: Australian and New Zealand Conservation Contexts
18 Conservation, Access and Use in a Museum of Living Cultures
19 The Challenge of Installation Art
20 Contemporary Museums of Contemporary Art
21 White Walls: Installations, Absence, Iteration and Difference
Summary: 'Conservation: Principles, Dilemmas, and Uncomfortable Truths' presents multi-perspective critical analyses of the ethics and principles that guide the conservation of works of art and design, archaeological artefacts, buildings, monuments, and heritage sites on behalf of society.
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Book Book CGLAS Library Green 702.817 RIC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 11291
Book Book CGLAS Library Green 702.817 RIC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available pp.41-90, 97-152, 157-164, 167-170, 173-210, 217-222, 225-228 bound out of sequence - can be found toward the end of the book. 10318
Book Book CGLAS Library Green 702.817 RIC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 11290

"Published in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum London."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1 Auto-Icons

2 The Basis of Conservation Ethics

3 The Aims of Conservation

4 The Reconstruction of Ruins: Principles and Practice

5 Minimal Intervention Revisited

6 Practical Ethics v2.0

7 Conservation Principles in the International Context

8 The Concept of Authenticity Expressed in the Treatment of Wall Paintings in Denmark

9 The Development of Principles in Paintings Conservation: Case Studies from the Restoration of Raphael's Art

10 A Critical Reflection on Czechoslovak Conservation-Restoration: Its Theory and Methodological Approach

11 The Problem of Patina: Thoughts on Changing Attitudes to Old and New Things

12 Archaeological Conservation: Scientific Practice or Social Process?

13 Conservation and Cultural Significance

14 The Cultural Dynamics of Conservation Principles in Reported Practice

15 Why Do We Conserve? Developing Understanding of Conservation as a Cultural Construct

16 Heritage, Values, and Sustainability

17 Ethics and Practice: Australian and New Zealand Conservation Contexts

18 Conservation, Access and Use in a Museum of Living Cultures

19 The Challenge of Installation Art

20 Contemporary Museums of Contemporary Art

21 White Walls: Installations, Absence, Iteration and Difference

'Conservation: Principles, Dilemmas, and Uncomfortable Truths' presents multi-perspective critical analyses of the ethics and principles that guide the conservation of works of art and design, archaeological artefacts, buildings, monuments, and heritage sites on behalf of society.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.