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Authenticity in Architectural Heritage Conservation

Discourses, Opinions, Experiences in Europe, South and East Asia

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Editors:
  1. Katharina Weiler

    1. Cluster of Excellence, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany

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  2. Niels Gutschow

    1. South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany

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  • Overcomes the traditional limits of historiographic research in the field of heritage and conservation studies
  • Contributes to a recontextualization of authenticity by investigating key analytical categories from transcultural studies
  • Provides academic and practice-oriented methods and analysis
  • Offers contributions by art historians, architects, anthropologists, and conservationists from Germany, Nepal, India, China, and Japan
  • Collects terminologies in German, English, Sanskrit, Hindi, Nevari and Nepali, classical Chinese and standard Mandarin, and Japanese
  • Includes more than 180 illustrations

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. Architectural Heritage Conservation in South and East Asia and in Europe: Contemporary Practices

    • Niels Gutschow
    Pages 1-71

  3. The Impulse to Remember: Thoughts on the Conservation of World War II Ruins in Germany

    • Mohan Pant
    Pages 73-83

  5. Case Studies From East Asia

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 185-185
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    2. Authenticity and Heritage Conservation in China: Translation, Interpretation, Practices

      • Yujie Zhu
      Pages 187-200

    3. Restoration and Conservation of the Yisu Society Theater in Xi’an

      • Shaohua Grasmück-Zhang
      Pages 201-218

    4. Aspects of Architectural Authenticity in Chinese Heritage Theme Parks

      • Katharina Weiler
      Pages 219-246

    5. “Repair by Disassembly” (Jap. Kaitai Shūri) in Japan

      • Mihō Fukuda
      Pages 247-260

    6. Authenticity in Japan

      • Christoph Henrichsen
      Pages 261-286
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About this book

The book contributes to a recontextualization of authenticity by investigating how this value is created, reenacted, and assigned. Over the course of the last century, authenticity figured as the major parameter for the evaluation of cultural heritage. It was adopted in local and international charters and guidelines on architectural conservation in Europe, South and East Asia. Throughout this period, the concept of authenticity was constantly redefined and transformed to suit new cultural contexts and local concerns. This volume presents colonial and postcolonial discourses, opinions, and experiences in the field of architectural heritage conservation and the use of site-specific practices based on representative case studies presented by art historians, architects, anthropologists, and conservationists from Germany, Nepal, India, China, and Japan. With more than 180 illustrations and a collection of terminologies in German, English, Sanskrit, Hindi, Nevari and Nepali, classical Chinese and standard Mandarin, and Japanese, these cross-cultural investigations document the processual re-configuration of the notion of authenticity. They also show that approaches to authenticity can be specified with key analytical categories from transcultural studies: appropriation, transformation, and, in some cases, refusal. 

Reviews

“This is very interesting reading and a truly incredible source of information which moves from the Western European focus of most of the discussions about architectural conservation. It shows an impressive wealth of first-hand investigation and reflective architectural conservation practice. ... I would very much recommend this book for postgraduate students and conservation professionals and encourage the editors and contributors to continue this very important research.” (Cristina Gonzalez-Longo, Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites, Vol. 21 (2), 2019)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Cluster of Excellence, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany

    Katharina Weiler

  • South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany

    Niels Gutschow

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Authenticity in Architectural Heritage Conservation

  • Book Subtitle: Discourses, Opinions, Experiences in Europe, South and East Asia

  • Editors: Katharina Weiler, Niels Gutschow

  • Series Title: Transcultural Research – Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30523-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-30522-6Published: 07 July 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-30523-3Published: 01 July 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2191-656X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2191-6578

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 345

  • Number of Illustrations: 40 b/w illustrations, 140 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Cultural Studies, Cultural Heritage

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