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A history of architectural conservation

By: Language: eng. Publication details: Oxford Butterworth-Heineman 2002Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiv,354p. ill. 25cmISBN:
  • 0750655119
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 690.241
Summary: Looks at the history and theory of architectural conservation of ancient monuments, works of art and historic buildings. Covers the origins of the interest in conservation, within the European context, and the development of the concepts from Antiquity, through the Renaissance, to the present day.

Looks at the history and theory of architectural conservation of ancient monuments, works of art and historic buildings. Covers the origins of the interest in conservation, within the European context, and the development of the concepts from Antiquity, through the Renaissance, to the present day.