Theory and History of Conservation: Part I

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Sapienza Università Editrice, 21 nov 2024 - 358 pagine

The book aims to provide the ability to approach restoration of historic architecture in a methodical way starting from basic concepts in terminology. In the different chapters will be addressed the theoretical aspects of restoration: stylistic restoration, Anti-Restoration, Historic Restoration, Scientific/Philological Restoration (in the first volume), the Critical Restoration, the Critical-Conservative Restoration, the Pure Conservation, maintenance/repair and currents trends (in the second volume). The history of conservation will be studied in different historical periods, countries, in different conceptions and through its main protagonists. The Charters of Restoration will be described and studied. The next volume will present the current trends in restoration.

With contributions by Susana Mora Alonso-Muñoyerro and Ignacio Mora Moreno

 

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Calogero Bellanca has a PhD in Conservation of Architectural Heritage and is professor of Architectural Conservation at the Faculty of Architecture, Sapienza University of Rome. He has carried out studies and research in various European Countries and has participated in the ICCROM fellows programme. He is Coordinator of the General Agreement with the TU Wien University, Polytechnic of Krakow, and Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (ETSAM, UPM). His practical work includes the study and restoration of palaces and churches in Rome and in other regions of Italy. Among his publications there are many books and essays in the field of restoration and architectural history. He is vice President ICOMOS International Committee Theory and Practice of Conservation and member of Academia del Partal.

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