Main entry:

Earl, John, 1928-

Title & Author:

Building conservation philosophy / John Earl.

Edition:

3rd ed.

Publication:

Shaftesbury : Donhead, 2003.

Description:

xiii, 230 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 26 cm

Notes:
Previous edition: Reading : College of Estate Management, 1997.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. I. Introduction -- 1. Guiding lights -- 2. Approach to the subject -- pt. II. The nature of monuments: motives for preservation -- 3. Utility -- 4. The creation and preservation of monuments -- 5. The growing popularity of preservation -- pt. III. Means and manner of preservation -- 6. Control by legal process -- 7. The practice of preservation: historical background -- 8. The practice of preservation: philosophy in action -- 9. The practice of preservation: grounds for argument -- 10. The practice of preservation: contexts -- 11. Final thoughts -- 12. Conclusion -- Appendices: 1. Choronology (from 1800) 2. The SPAB Manifesto -- 3. The Venice Charter -- 4. The Burra Charter -- 5. The Canadian Code of Ethics -- 6. The philosophical background to listing in Britain -- 7. Education for conservation -- 8. 'A permanent agency'.

Summary:

John Earl's approach to building conservation is holistic. The author argues that one must understand a building in its totality as a cultural, spatial, structural environmental complex before any intervention takes place.

ISBN:

187339456X (hardcover)
9781873394564 (hardcover)

Subject:

Architecture Conservation and restoration.
Architecture Conservation and restoration Philosophy.
Architecture Conservation et restauration.
Architecture Conservation et restauration Philosophie.
Monumentenzorg.
Monumenten.
Restauratie.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 280359
Call No.: BIB 217056
Status: Available