Securing the Past: Conservation in Art, Architecture and Literature

by Paul Eggert

Book Overview

We all have a stake in the past and in its tangible preservation, and we trust professionals to preserve our cultural heritage for the future. However, restoration in all its forms is entangled in many contemporary theoretical debates and problems. This book is the first concerted effort to examine together the linked philosophies of the different arts of preserving and uncovering the past: the restoration of buildings, conservation of works of art,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521725917
• ISBN13: 9780521725910
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"