Securing the past : conservation in art, architecture and literature / Paul Eggert.

Author/creator Eggert, Paul, 1951-
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Descriptionxi, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- The witness of historic buildings and the restoration of the churches -- The new Ruskinians and the new aesthetes -- Forgery and authenticity : historical documents, literary works, and paintings -- Conservators and agency : their role in the work -- Subtilising authorship : Rembrandt, scientific evidence, and modern connoisseurship -- Materialist, performance, or literary Shakespeare? -- Modes of editing literary works : conflicts in theory and practice -- Readers and editors : new directions in scholarly editing -- The editorial gaze and the nature of the work.
Local noteLittle-305131061017S
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 241-284) and index.
LCCN 2008035216
ISBN9780521898089 (hardback)
ISBN0521898080 (hardback)
ISBN9780521725910 (pbk.)
ISBN0521725917 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks NX 180.H57 E38 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold