Naslov
On Advantages of Conservation History for Life

Autori
Špikić, Marko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Heritage in Transformation. Cultural Heritage Protection in XXI Century - Problems, Challenges, Predictions

Urednik/ci
Szmygin, Boguslaw

Izdavač
Lublin Cultural Centre

Grad
Firenza : München

Godina
2016

Raspon stranica
173-179

ISBN
978-83-944481-2-7

Ključne riječi
conservation history, historiography, perception of the past
(conservation history, historiography, perception of the pas)

Sažetak
History of conservation is a genre that has its beginnings in theoretical texts on conservation from at least Quatremère de Quincy’s times. The origins of such a history can be traced in the theoretical texts by Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet- le-Duc, Camillo Boito, Alois Riegl, Max Dvořák and Gustavo Giovannoni, extending to the post- war generation which started to historicise the modern discipline. Thanks to the works by Paul Léon, Carlo Ceschi, Jukka Jokilehto and Miles Glendinning, who created a historical narrative of national, continental and global history of conservation, the genre became vital and applicable. What can, or should, we learn from these histories? Could it be considered a magistra vitae, a source of inspiration, or a warning about the disadvantages of certain professional and social experiments dealing with the image and semantics of cultural heritage? As Hayden White writes, the more we know about the past, the harder it is to generalize about it. Consequently, the more we know about the rich conservation history, the harder it is to disavow its previous achievements. This paper, therefore, discusses the role, importance, or irrelevance of historical knowledge for the conservation in Europe after 1989.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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