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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Gardens in History: A Political Perspective [Paperback]
Louise Wickham (Author)
£29.95ISBN: 9781905119431
Published by : Windgather Press
Over the past 50 years, the subject of garden history has been firmly established as an academic discipline. While many have explored what was created in gardens throughout history, the reasons as to why they were created has naturally been mor... .... Learn More -
WreckProtect: Decay and Protection of Archaeological Wooden Shipwrecks [Hardback]
Charlotte Gjelstrup Björdal (Editor); David Gregory (Editor)
£19.95ISBN: 9781905739486
Published by : Archaeopress
This book stems from the results of an interdisciplinary European Union supported research project, WreckProtect, which investigated the decay and preservation of wooden shipwrecks under water in the Baltic Sea. It is not limited to the decay of w... .... Learn More -
Bewsey Old Hall, Warrington, Cheshire: Excavations 1977-81 and 1983-5 [Paperback]
Christine Howard-Davis (Author);Jennifer Lewis (Author);Richard Heawood (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9781907686023
Published by : Oxford Archaeology
Series: LANCASTER IMPRINTS
Volume: 17
The origins of Bewsey Old Hall, in the Royal Forest of Burtonwood, probably lie in the late twelth or early thirteenth century, when it was held by the influential Butler family, barons of Warrington. Although much altered and diminished, Bews... .... Learn More -
The Routledge Companion to Museum Ethics [Hardback]
Janet Marstine (Author)
£125.00ISBN: 9780415566117
Published by : Routledge Ltd
The Routledge Companion to Museum Ethics is a theoretically informed reconceptualization of museum ethics discourse as a dynamic social practice central to the project of creating change in the museum. Through twenty-seven chapters by an intern... .... Learn More -
The Routledge Companion to Museum Ethics [Paperback]
Janet Marstine (Author)
£27.99ISBN: 9780415566124
Published by : Routledge Ltd
The Routledge Companion to Museum Ethics is a theoretically informed reconceptualization of museum ethics discourse as a dynamic social practice central to the project of creating change in the museum. Through twenty-seven chapters by an intern... .... Learn More -
Preventive Conservation: Caring for Artefacts and Collections [Hardback]
Chris Caple (Author)
£100.00ISBN: 9780415579698
Published by : Routledge Ltd
This book aims to bridge the gap between the basic museum generated literature and technical and detailed conservation literature. It highlights the wide variety of threats, develops the concept of an holistic appreciation of these threats, and... .... Learn More -
Preventive Conservation: Caring for Artefacts and Collections [Paperback]
Chris Caple (Author)
£32.99ISBN: 9780415579704
Published by : Routledge Ltd
This book aims to bridge the gap between the basic museum generated literature and technical and detailed conservation literature. It highlights the wide variety of threats, develops the concept of an holistic appreciation of these threats, and... .... Learn More -
Contesting Human Remains in Museum Collections [Hardback]
Tiffany Jenkins (Author)
£85.00ISBN: 9780415879606
Published by : Routledge Ltd
The ethics of studying, collecting and displaying human remains are very much a hot topic at present. Here Tiffany Jenkins presents a sociological perspective on the debates, charting and analysing changes in museum policy over the last few dec... .... Learn More -
Working With Limestone: The Science, Technology and Art of Medieval Limestone Monuments [Hardback]
Vibeke Olson (Author)
£65.00ISBN: 9780754662464
Published by : Ashgate Publishing Ltd
As the principal building material in the Middle Ages and a prized medium for architectural sculpture, limestone played a significant role in medieval artistic manufacture. The papers collected in this volume present the depth and scope of rece... .... Learn More -
Local Heritage, Global Context: Cultural Perspectives on Sense of Place [Hardback]
John Schofield (Author)
£50.00ISBN: 9780754678298
Published by : Ashgate Publishing Ltd
Bringing together a diverse range of practitioners from NGO, agency and cultural heritage/archaeological backgrounds, this volume reviews the meanings of 'sense of place', and where it is useful in the context of heritage management practice. I... .... Learn More