What does a sanctuary for Hawaiian crows have in common with a troop of robots programmed to perform the Mori haka or recreations of World Heritage Sites built in Minecraft A family heirloom An endangered species An ancient piece of pottery A threatened language These things differ in myriad ways but they are tied together by a common thread they are all examples of things that call out to be saved The world is brimming with things worth saving and we have limited time and resources How do we decide what to save Why do we make these choices Philosopher Erich Hatala Matthes explores these questions as they surface in radically diverse contexts from museums to TikTok and from National Parks to the corner of your attic Matthes illustrates the deep relationship between the things we might save and our sense of self If our cares and concerns are a fundamental part of our identity then what we care for and preserve will play a significant role in shaping and maintaining our understanding of who we are In a world in which everything that we care about is subject to powerful forces of change from climate disturbance and armed conflict to social transformation and the wear and tear of time the terms on which we confront change will be key to whether and ho

Recoge las ponencias presentadas en la VII Reunión del Grupo español del "International Institute of Conservation", encaminada a promover la investigación e intercambio de experiencias en el contexto de la conservación y restauración del arte de nuestro tiempo.

En la presente obra, se muestran a modo de entradas ordenadas alfabéticamente, la terminología relacionada con la obra de arte; desde su proceso de creación, las patologías que causan su envejecimiento o deterioro, asi como lo relacionado con su intervencion conservativa (materiales, procedimientos, criterios, etc.); especialmente, obras que integran el Patrimonio Historico-Artistico, como pintura de caballete, pintura mural, soportes celulosicos y proteicos, soportes petreos, metales, textiles y vidriados. No se trata simplemente de un diccionario al uso, sino que se muestran gran numero de ejemplos, tanto escritos (consejos,formulas, recetas, etc.) como documentales (aportados mediante una extensa seleccion grafica). Para ello se ha intentado definir los terminos desde un lenguaje sencillo y compacto, para facilitar su lectura y comprension, pero sin perder de vista su caracter cientifico-tecnico. Todo ello basado en una amplia experiencia profesional como conservador de obras de arte y en una exhaustiva bibliografia.

En esta publicación se recogen las actas del Seminario sobre restauración de pinturas murales, celebrado en Aguilar de Campoo en julio de 2005.

El presente libro es una guía para introducirse en el campo del transporte, depósito y manipulación de obras de arte, imprescindible dentro de las instituciones que poseen colecciones importantes. Aporta una herramienta de trabajo y de reflexion pionera en una todavia insuficiente bibliografia en español acerca de esta disciplina, que tan perjudicial ha resultado para nuestro Patrimonio. Su contenido representa un primer paso para seguir reflexionando y avanzando hasta equipararnos con los niveles teoricos alcanzados por paises como Inglaterra, Alemania, Canada o Estados Unidos.

Exquisite intelligent illuminating mischievous delightful The TimesThe acclaimed author of Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts introduces us to the extraordinary keepers and companions of medieval manuscripts over a thousand years of historyThe illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages are among the greatest works of European art and literature We are dazzled by them and recognize their crucial role in the transmission of knowledge But we generally think much less about the countless men and women who made collected and preserved them through the centuries and to whom they owe their existence This entrancing book describes some of the extraordinary people who have spent their lives among illuminated manuscripts over the last thousand years A monk in Normandy a prince of France a Florentine bookseller an English antiquary a rabbi from central Europe a French priest a Keeper at the British Museum a Greek forger a German polymath a British connoisseur and the woman who created the most spectacular library in America all of them were participants in what Christopher de Hamel calls the Manuscripts Club This exhilarating fraternity and the fellow enthusiasts who come with it throw new light on how manuscripts have survived and been used by very d

The most up to date account of the Scottish architect and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh s masterwork