L'Aqueduc Médicis. Des sources de Rungis aux fontaines de Paris.

Berthier, Karine & Housieaux, Pierre. 56 pages, 86 illustrations. ISBN-9782757206461.
Summary in French:
"L’année 2013 verra le 400e anniversaire de l’aqueduc Médicis construit sur ordre de Marie de Médicis afin d’amener à Paris les eaux de sources captées à Rungis et aux alentours. Sur le trajet de l’aqueduc, il reste aujourd’hui vingt-quatre regards en pierres de taille qui disposent tous d’un bassin de décantation, d’ouvertures d’aération (prenant parfois l’aspect d’une lanterne) et d’escaliers rejoignant la surface. L’eau de l’aqueduc arrivait à Paris dans le regard XXVII, ou « maison du Fontainier ». La bâtisse est d’abord utilisée pour loger les fontainiers et répartir l’eau entre le roi, le peuple et l’entrepreneur. Elle permet ensuite de stocker l’eau qui, à partir de là, alimente douze fontaines publiques rive gauche et deux fontaines rive droite. Compte tenu de l’intérêt historique de ce patrimoine et de son caractère régional, la Région Île-de-France a décidé de participer à ce projet de publication et de l’accueillir dans la collection « Parcours du patrimoine".
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INDEX ISSUE 25, Spring 2012
 
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 EDITORIAL

On Innovation in  Conservation
By Rui Bordalo
   
NEWS & VIEWS

A New Name, for a New Age?
By Daniel Cull


  REVIEWS
 
The Decorative: Conservation and the Applied Arts
24th Biennial IIC Congress
Reviewed by Sandi Mitchell

1st International Seminar and Workshop on Emerging Technology and Innovation for Cultural Heritage
Reviewed by Irina Petroviciu and Cristina Carsote

Western Association for Art Conservation (WAAC) Annual Meeting
Reviewed by Rose Cull

The China from China. Third Chinese Heritage Conference
Reviewed by Anne‐Cecilia Orr

Diagnosis for the Conservation and Valorization of Cultural Heritage
Reviewed by Luciano D’ Alessio

Technology in the Architecture of Modernism. The Architectural Heritage
Reviewed by Maria Bostenaru


 
   
ARTICLES


Paper Conservation in the Far North: A Project Summary from Alaska
By Seth Irwin

Infrared Reflectography: Test of a Panoramic Scanning Technique
By Marco Gargano and Duilio Bertani

A Practical Guide to Panoramic Multispectral Imaging
By Antonino Cosentino

Study of Ancient Greek and Roman Coins Using Reflectance Transformation Imaging
By Eleni Kotoula and Maria Kyranoudi

Cleaning of Water-gilded Surfaces Using Hydro- and Solvent-gels: a 19th Century Egg Tempera Panel Painting Case Study
By Angeliki Bakalarou and Charis Theodorakopoulos

A New Method for Cleaning Oil Paintings Using Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles
By Osama El-Feky and Mohammad Hassan

The Resurrection of Nam June Paik’s Video Flag Z
By Mark Gilberg, Silviu Boariu, Steve Colton, John Hirx and Jeff Ono

Conservation of Wallpapers from St Pancras Chambers
By Lynda Skipper

Epitrachelion, Epigonation, Epimanikia: Conservation and Display of the Most Treasured Accessories of the Christian Orthodox Vestments
By Tatiana Kousoulou

Conservation of the Mural Stucco Ornaments of the Mausoleum of Emir Ulmas al-Hagib in Cairo, Egypt
By Nabil A. AbdEl-Tawab and Anwar F. Mahran

Effects of the Groundwater on Deterioration of the Catacombs of Kom El-Shoqafa, Alexandria, Egypt
By Ibrahim Mohamed Abdallah and Nabil A. AbdEl-Tawab

Rethinking Vandalism: Alternative Interpretations of Deliberate Destruction of Cultural Heritage
By Dimitrios Chatzigiannis

Assessment of Plastics in the National Trust – a Case Study at Mr Straws House
By Lynda Skipper and Brenda Keneghan

 
 
BOOK REVIEWS

  
Bernini: Sculpting in Clay
Review by Carol Grissom

The Painted King: Art, Activism, and Authenticity in Hawai’i
Review by Daniel Cull

Religious Objects in Museums: Private Lives and Public Duties
Review by Daniel Cull
 
  
 
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Eprint Fulltext Downloads Labesse, Olivier (2006) Précis d'utilisation des chaux naturelles hydrauliques = Accurate of use of the natural hydraulic lime. Other thesis, building Limes Forum. [Thesis] 1075 Argüello Garcia, Pedro María and Botiva Contreras, Alvaro (2003) El arte rupestre en Colombia. Significación, comunicación y patrimonio cultural. Revista La Tadeo (68). pp. 79-87. ISSN 0120-5250 [Article] 615 Martinez Celis, Diego and Botiva Contreras, Alvaro (2004) Manual de arte rupestre de Cundinamarca (Colombia). Manual. ICANH- Gobernacion de Cundinamarca, Bogota. D.C., 60p. ISBN 958-8181-07-0. [Book] 290 Doehne Eric, Eric and Price, Clifford A. (2010) Stone conservation: An overview of current research. Technical Report. Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, 158p. ISBN 978-1-60606-046-9. [Book] 260 Taylor, Ken (2008) Landscape and Memory: cultural landscapes, intangible values and some thoughts on Asia. In: 16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’, 29 sept – 4 oct 2008, Quebec, Canada. [Conference or Workshop Item] 248 Abdulac, Samir (2012) Les maisons à patio: Continuités historiques, adaptations bioclimatiques et morphologies urbaines. In: ICOMOS 17th General Assembly, 2011-11-27 / 2011-12-02, Paris, France. [Conference or Workshop Item] 220 Bouchenaki, Mounir (2003) The interdependency of the tangible and intangible cultural heritage. In: 14th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Place, memory, meaning: preserving intangible values in monuments and sites’, 27 – 31 oct 2003, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. [Conference or Workshop Item] 127 Vidargas, Francisco and López Morales, Francisco Javier (2088) San Miguel de Allende y el Santuario de Jesús Nazareno de Atotonilco, México. Other. Presidencia Municipal de San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, 48p. [Book] 96 Rodrigues, Angela R. (2011) Estudo do patrimônio industrial com uso fabril da cidade de São Paulo = Heritage of manufacturing buildings still with original use in the city of São Paulo. Masters thesis, Universidade de São Paulo - São Paulo - Brasil. [Thesis] 94 Bonacini, Elisa (2010) Una proposta di identificazione lungo la via a Catina-Agrigentum. In: AITNA. Quaderni di Topografia Antica (4). Alma Editore, Catania, pp. 79-92. ISBN 88-88683-58-5 [Book Section] 92 Martinez Celis, Diego, Gutiérrez Bequet, María del Pilar, Uriza Carrasco, Pedro, Bernal Guerrero, Guillermo, Mendoza Lafaurie, Sandra and Sierra, Mary Luz (2011) Reconocimiento, documentación y registro de sitios con arte rupestre en Sutatausa (Cundinamarca). Project Report. Centro de Historia y Patrimonio Cultural de Sutatausa, Bogota. D.C., 280p. [Book] (Unpublished) 91 Turgeon, Laurier (2008) L’Esprit du lieu: entre le matériel et l’immatériel - Présentation de la thématique du colloque. In: 16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’, 29 sept – 4 oct 2008, Quebec, Canada. [Conference or Workshop Item] 86 Muñoz, Guillermo (2011) Historia de los hallazgos, historia de las interpretaciones - Symposium archeology and politics. In: U.I.S.P.P., XVI Congresso; Florianópolis-Santa Caterina 2011, UISPP International Archeology Congress, Florianopolis , Santacatarina. [Conference or Workshop Item] (Unpublished) 81 (2010) Guidance on heritage impact assessments for Cultural World Heritage Properties. ICOMOS, Paris. [Other] 69 (2004) International Charters for Conservation and Restoration = Chartes Internationales sur la Conservation et la Restauration = Cartas Internacionales sobre la Conservación y la Restauración. Documentation. ICOMOS, München, 179p. Monuments & Sites (2001-), Vol. I. ISBN 3-87490-676-0. [Book] 64 Martinez Celis, Diego (2010) “Patrimonio cultural: no dañar”: Dinámicas y agentes en la relación patrimonio, cultura y sociedad. A propósito del arte rupestre de la Sabana de Bogotá, Colombia. Diego Martinez Celis. [Other] 59 Jokilehto, Jukka, Cleere, Henry, Denyer, Susan and Petzet, Michael (2005) The World Heritage List: Filling the gaps - An action plan for the future = La Liste du Patrimoine Mondial: Combler les lacunes - Un plan d'action pour le futur. Documentation. ICOMOS, München, 189p. Monuments & Sites (2001-), Vol. XII. [Book] 56 Kigadye, Fabian S. (2012) Adaptive re-use of historic building and community development: the case of Mikindani Old Boma - Tanzania. In: ICOMOS 17th General Assembly, 2011-11-27 / 2011-12-02, Paris, France. [Conference or Workshop Item] 48 Fawcett, Jane (1991) Cathedral floor damage survey. Project Report. ICOMOS UK 175p. [Book] 43 (2012) 40 años de la Convención de Patrimonio Mundial. Patrimonio Mundial, Cultura y Desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe. (Turismo y Territorio, clave para el Desarrollo Comunitario). Conference Volume. Dirección de Patrimonio Mundial (INAH), Mexique, 258p. ISBN 978-607-484-359-0. [Book] 36

How can one make protected towns, monuments and sites in Europe accessible?

How can one work together accessibility and protection of heritage while dealing with statutory and architectural requirements? How can one break down the barriers to accessibility in historic monuments and cultural sites in Europe? How can one accept that sites or monuments inscribed on the World Heritage List, that are supposed to be universal and bring cultures together, can be still inaccessible to some categories of people? How can one facilitate an access to everything for all without threatening the heritage value of buildings and their environment? How are European countries working towards these goals that may seem contradictory at first sight?
These are the main questions that this conference will seek to answer.

Amiens cathedral, France. The entrance, the inside area and the reception desk of the Tourist Office have been designed to welcome physically disabled people.In order for all of us to enjoy the city, it has become essential to find a balance between the ethical issue of equal opportunity, the acceptance of social diversity, the demand for accessibility and the duty of remembrance, of preserving and promoting heritage sites and landscapes. It is about finding a balance between the supporters of a restrictive protection of monuments and sites, and those in favour of a free access for all types of visitors, at the risk of altering this built heritage or participating in the artificialization of natural areas.
Upgrading the built frame is a necessary condition for disabled people to gain access to culture, knowledge and leisure. Adapting the offer to other kinds of audience is also essential.
The task is as much about creating tools of a cultural mediation that are adapted to all kinds of disabilities, as it is about raising awareness and training heritage stakeholders.
Feedback from European case studies will shed light on these topics to assert the values that we share regarding cultural identities and citizenship in order to design a more inclusive society.

More info: http://patrimoinesaccessibilite.wordpress.com/

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From its adoption in October 2003 until the submission of the first periodic reports in 2011 and 2012, the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage has achieved many milestones at both the international and national levels.The tenth anniversary offers a wide range of actors the opportunity to make an initial assessment and to explore the key challenges, constraints and possibilities related to its implementation.All stakeholders involved in the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage are invited to share on this site the events and activities they organize to celebrate this anniversary. All activities can then be immediately consulted on a map, a calendar and a list in their original language.   Visit dedicated website

ICOMOS Georgia and its partners – ICOMOS Armenia, Ltd. Architectura I Prestizh (Ukraine) and Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage – are pleased to announce that issue 2 of the regional e-magazine: Heritage Conservation. Regional Network Journal, established within the EU funded project Regional Co-operation for Cultural Heritage Development, is now available online.

Issue No. 1, 2012-10-18

Issue No.2, 2013-01-31

These bibliographies provide you with references of documents available in the Centre and are structured thematically. Consultation/documentation requests: documentation[at]icomos.org

Conservation of archaeological heritage
Index :
- Theory of Archaeology
* Archaeologists - portraits and training aspects
* Prospection and Research Methodology
* Management of archaeological sites
- Some types of archaeological heritage
* Prehistoric sites
* Urban Archaeological Sites
* Heritage in Danger
* Various
- Archaeological sites by region
* Africa
* Arab States
* Asia & Pacific
* Europe and North America
* North America and Israel
* Latin America and the Caribbean
* Pluri-National Study

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Cultural routes: conservation and management issues
Index:
- Concept, identification, protection and methodoly of study of - Cultural routes inscribed on the World Heritage List
- Cultural routes promoted by UNESCO
- Cultural routes promoted by the European Council
- Other types of cultural routes
- Cultural routes and intangible heritage
- Cultural routes, transportation corridors and cultural landscapes
- Cultural routes, transportation corridors and cultural landscapes
- Inventories
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INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR CHINESE HERITAGE AND ARCHAEOLOGY
INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

GUEST LECTURE

Date: 5:30 pm Thursday 31 May 2012
Venue: Room 612 Institute of Archaeology University College London
Followed by wine reception
in 609 Staff Common Room
All Welcome!

Mr. GUO Zhan, the vice president of ICOMOS, will share his rich experiences on World Heritage nomination and management. The application of the World Heritage Convention to China has resulted in many positive developments upon heritage resource management. In such a vast territory – with extreme differences of education, economic and social development, cultural diversity and natural conditions – the impacts have been diverse and complex. Numerous interesting issues have arisen, not least the perception of divergence between the western and Chinese cultural values.

23rd- 25th July 2012
Snowdonia National Park Field Studies Centre Plas Tan-y-Bwlch, Gwynedd, North-West Wales Please note: Reserved accommodation almost fully booked!!
All single rooms at the Conference Centre now fully-booked; only doubles/twins still available.
There may also be rooms at the nearby Oakeley Arms or other local accommodation – see below.

Crown copyright: RCAHMW

ICOMOS-UK is pleased to invite you to our Summer Meeting and AGM at the Snowdonia National Park Field Studies Centre, Plas Tan-y-Bwlch, Gwynedd, north-west Wales, organised in collaboration with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW).

This meeting will focus on the spectacular sites and forthcoming nomination of the Slate Industry of Northern Wales for World Heritage status. We will visit some of the vast quarries, mines and surviving settlements of what were the world’s largest slate quarries and discuss aspects of the management and conservation of such complex industrial sites and landscapes. We will include a trip on the historic Ffestiniog Railway which runs past Plas Tan-y-Bwlch, itself a former slate quarry owner’s mansion in magnificent mountainous surroundings.

Copyright: Ffestiniog Railway

On the third day delegates will be joined by members of the Pan-European Atlanterra Inter-reg Partnership from France, Portugal and Spain, who will give presentations on slate industries in other parts of Europe, to put the Welsh industry in international context, and lead a discussion of ‘valorisation’ (gaining heritage value from the industrial heritage) which is a particular interest of this international group.

Summer Meeting Programme

  Monday 23rd July:

13.30 Meet at Conference Centre
Train trip on the historic steam-operated Ffestiniog Railway to the slate mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog to visit the underground Llechwedd Slate Mines

19.00 Dinner at Conference Centre

20.30 After dinner lecture by Dr. David Gwyn, Govannon Consulting: Introduction to the Welsh Slate Industry and the proposed World Heritage nomination

  Tuesday 24th July:

9.00-9.30 Spencer Smith, RCAHMW: Animating the Welsh Slate Industry

10.00-14.30 Site visit to Welsh National Slate Museum, part of Dinorwig & Vivian’s Quarries and associated settlements at Deiniolen (packed lunch provided)

14.30-15.00 Tea & Coffee

15.00-17.00 Workshop on management of Slate Industry Landscapes chaired by Dr David Gwyn with representatives of local institutions and organisations

18.00 Evening reception

19.00 Dinner at Conference Centre

  Wednesday 25th July:

Presentations by Atlanterra delegates:

9.00-9.30 Dr. Enrique Diaz-Martinez, Instituto Geologico y Minero de España, Spain: The Slate Industry of Spain

9.30-10.00 Dr. João Matos, Laboratorio National de Energia e Geologia, Portugal: The Slate Industry of Portugal

10.00-10.30 Prof. Philippe Cayla, University of Nantes; Président Association L’Ardoise (Angevin Slate Industry), France:
The Slate Industry of France [In French with simultaneous translation]

10.30-11.00 Tea & Coffee

11.00-12.00 Panel Discussion on ‘Valorisation’ (gaining heritage value) of Mining Heritage

12.30-13.30 ICOMOS-UK AGM

13.30 Lunch at Conference Centre OR Optional trip to the slate port of Porthmadog with packed lunch on Ffestiniog Railway to view the historic railway works and the ‘Cob’ sea embankment

Minibuses to the main railway stations at Porthmadog (Cambrian Coast Line), Bangor (north Wales Coast Line) or back to Plas Tan-y-bwlch will be available
from 16.20 onwards.
Please note that the Programme might be subject to change for reasons beyond our control

____________________________________ Accommodation

Please note that limited accommodation is available at the Conference Centre. This includes single and double rooms (some en-suite) and prices are from £45-£60 for singles and £65-£80 for doubles for B&B. These will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Please contact the ICOMOS-UK office on 020 7566 0031 or admin@icomos-uk.org if you wish to book these rooms.
Members who wish to arrange their own accommodation may like to contact the Oakeley Arms near the entrance gate of the Conference Centre (http://www.oakeleyarms.co.uk) or contact the Snowdonia Tourist Information Centre (http://www.visitsnowdonia.info/)

______________________________________ Conference Fees:

(The delegate fee includes lectures, 2 site visits, 2 lunches and 2 dinners)

 

ICOMOS-UK Members @ £140
ICOMOS-UK Young professional members@ £110
Non-members/Guests @ £195
Optional trip to Porthmadog (Wed 25th) @ £15
For more information and a booking form please contact:

Camilla Massara
Tel: 020 7566 0031
E-mail: camillamassara@icomos-uk.org

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This conference is organised in collaboration with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales