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Building Conservation Philosophy (Hardcover, Revised)
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Building Conservation Philosophy (Hardcover, Revised)
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This is a book about ideas rather than techniques. Public thirst
for visible evidence of the past is not, as it is often
represented, a recent phenomenon. It was already well developed
when an overseer of ancient monuments was appointed in
sixth-century Rome. But if the desire to preserve aspects of the
past is to do more than respond to popular whims and fashions or
represent the personal views of ivory-towered scholars and
specialists, it needs to have some kind of solid logical basis.
Philosophical questions are raised at every turn. On what basis can
buildings be singled out as "historic buildings", demanding special
protection? On what authority can we justify interfering with
private property rights in pursuing such protective processes? And
how should we judge what is acceptable and unacceptable in the
treatment of the buildings we value? In this third, substantially
revised edition, the author examines the nature of monuments and
the varied motives for preserving them. He traces the history of
movements to preserve old buildings and the furious conflicts that
have frequently surrounded restoration campaigns. Philosophical
problems arising in modern conservation practice, including such
controversial issues as "skin-deep preservation" and the use of
substitute materials, are considered in detail. More space is
devoted in this edition to contextual issues. New sections deal
with issues of sustainability and the relationship of buildings to
the townscape and landscape. The number of illustrations has also
been greatly increased. The book is designed especially for
students approaching the subject for the first time but may well be
found stimulating by practitioners. No easy formulae are offered.
What conservators, have to nurture, the author insists, is an
inquiring and self-critical frame of mind enabling them to proceed
from comprehensive knowledge of the buildings for the time being in
their care, via logical argument, to defensible, if not inevitable,
solutions.
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