Heritage & Conservation
All aspects of the definition and preservation of cultural heritage and human interaction with the past, from conservation techniques to museum studies, contested pasts, and concepts of cultural property
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Heritage Transformed [eBook (PDF)]
Ian Baxter (Author)
$40.00ISBN: 9781842176924
Published by : Oxbow Books
How does "heritage" become objectified within public institutions and representative of a national past? This book proposes a model for this process and contains five case studies that explore variety in the transformation of heritage. The m... .... Learn More -
'A Veritable Eden'. The Manchester Botanic Garden: A History [eBook (epub)]
Ann Brooks (Author)
$24.99ISBN: 9781905119530
Published by : Windgather Press
The Manchester Botanical and Horticultural Society was founded in 1827 to allow members the opportunity to study botany and horticulture and to create an ambience "not unlike a fashionable resort". Today the Garden is all but forgotten and only... .... Learn More -
'A Veritable Eden'. The Manchester Botanic Garden: A History [eBook (PDF)]
Ann Brooks (Author)
$24.99ISBN: 9781905119554
Published by : Windgather Press
The Manchester Botanical and Horticultural Society was founded in 1827 to allow members the opportunity to study botany and horticulture and to create an ambience "not unlike a fashionable resort". Today the Garden is all but forgotten and only... .... Learn More -
The Story of Silbury Hill [Paperback]
Jim Leary (Author); David Field (Author); Sir David Attenborough (Author)
$29.95ISBN: 9781848020467
Published by : English Heritage
Written by two experts with unrivalled information and knowledge of Silbury Hill, and combining scholarly research and readable narrative, this book sets out the archaeological story of Silbury: from an early recognition of its importance to a... .... Learn More -
Il Museo di Arte Sacra di San Donnino: Guida alla visita del museo e alla scoperta del territorio [Paperback]
Maria Matilde Simari (Editor)
$25.00ISBN: 9788859608363
Published by : Edizioni Polistampa
Series: Piccoli, Grandi Musei
English summary: Guide to the Museum of Sacred Arts of San Donnino, in Campi Bisenzio, noted for its splendid fresco by Domenico Ghirlandaio depicting the Baptism of Christ. The museum combines paintings and objects from the town's principa... .... Learn More -
Il museo di Arte Sacra di San Martino a Gangalandi: Guida alla visita del museo e alla scoperta del territorio [Paperback]
Maria Pia Zaccheddu (Editor)
$25.00ISBN: 9788859608356
Published by : Edizioni Polistampa
Series: Piccoli, Grandi Musei
English summary: Guide to the San Martino Museum of Sacred Arts in Lastra a Signa. This was the first museum of its kind in the Florentine area, and is noted in particular for a beautiful Madonna painted by Lorenzo Monaco, and a triptych pa... .... Learn More -
At the End of the River: The Coorong and Lower Lakes [Hardback]
David Paton (Author)
$49.00ISBN: 9781921511660
Published by : ATF Press
Beautifully presented and written by one of the Coorongs most knowledgeable ecologists, At the end of the River is an essential read for those responsible for making the decisions that will determine its future. .... Learn More -
Cultural Heritage Management: A Global Perspective [Hardback]
Phyllis M. Messenger (Editor)
Regular Price: $85.00
Special Price: $24.98
Out of stock
ISBN: 9780813034607
Published by : University Press of Florida
Even as places and objects that have particular cultural significance are increasingly valued in our global world, powerful forces threaten them with destruction. Cultural Heritage Management discusses the efforts of a broad range of contributo... .... Learn More -
Conservation Approaches to Earthen Architecture in Archaeological Contexts [Paperback]
Louise Cooke (Author)
$145.00Out of stock
ISBN: 9781407306889
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This publication summarises research investigating approaches to the conservation and management of earthen architecture. A number of these different earth-building techniques also make use of earthen mortars and/or earth plasters or renders. I... .... Learn More -
Archaeology, Conservation and the City: Post-Conflict Redevelopment in London, Berlin and Beirut [Paperback]
Caroline A Sandes (Author)
$77.50Out of stock
ISBN: 9781407307015
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
The aim of this research is two-fold: using aspects of London, Berlin and Beirut as templates, firstly it aims to examine the wider historical context of urban archaeological conservation in the post-war situation, and secondly to identify more... .... Learn More