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Memories of Architecture: Architectural Heritage and Historiography in the Distant Past
Memories of Architecture Architectural Heritage and Historiography in the Distant Past Author:Wim Denslagen In the world of conservation it is widely believed that the concern with historical architecture, in Europe at least, emerged during the nineteenth century, even if there had been some earlier initiatives in the Renaissance. This book draws on a number of sources to show that this concern may actually be as old as European civiliation itself. ... more » Wim Denslagen is an architectural historian and professor in the history and theory of conservation at the Utrecht University. He also works for the ministry of Culture in the Netherlands on the history of landscape perceptions. He published among others Architectural Restoration in Western Europe: Controversy and Continuity (1994) and Architectural Imitations (in 2005 with Niels Gutschow). His Dutch book Romantisch modernisme (2004) will be published in English shortly.« less