Conserving and Managing Ancient Monuments. Heritage Democracy and Inclusion
Conserving and Managing Ancient Monuments. Heritage Democracy and Inclusion
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保护和管理古代遗迹。
DOI:
10.1080/13505033.2015.1129802
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发表时间:
2015
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0.2
通讯作者:
Stelios Lekakis
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作者:
Stelios Lekakis
Following the early, antiquarian interest in monuments in the context of Neoclassicism and the recurring Gothic Revival, historic scholarship in England reached a critical point in the middle of the nineteenth century with the establishment of archaeological and architectural societies (eg Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings 1), and the emergence of preservation ethics, signifying the intensive focus and marking a change in the perception of monuments: from picturesque remnants of the past to subjects of scientific enquiry. This process was solidified at the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the next. Responding, amongst others, to the professionalization of archaeology and the collecting trends of affluent Americans that had architectural parts or entire historic buildings shipped to the New World to lend status and associations to their purchasers, the British state took up greater responsibilities, as reflected in the 1882 Ancient Monuments Protection Act, the full-time corps of specialists at the responsible branch of the Office of Works, and the compilation of the first inventories of antiquities a few years later (1897). Through these actions the past gains national