Authenticity in Architectural Heritage Conservation Discourses, Opin
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
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Transcultural Research – Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context
Series editors Madeleine Herren Thomas Maissen Joseph Maran Axel Michaels Barbara Mittler
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/8753
Katharina Weiler • Niels Gutschow Editors
Authenticity in Architectural Heritage Conservation Discourses, Opinions, Experiences in Europe, South and East Asia
Editors Katharina Weiler Cluster of Excellence Heidelberg University Heidelberg Germany
Niels Gutschow South Asia Institute Heidelberg University Heidelberg Germany
ISSN 2191-656X ISSN 2191-6578 (electronic) Transcultural Research – Heidelberg Studies on Asia and Europe in a Global Context ISBN 978-3-319-30522-6 ISBN 978-3-319-30523-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-30523-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016940915 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover illustration: Delhi, Humayun’s Tomb (ca. 1569), west side. The mausoleum for the second Mughal Emperor stands on a vaulted terrace which rises from a square plinth measuring 12,000 square meters. It marks the center of a Quranic paradise garden divided into four quadrants. In front of the building stands the group of conservation experts who joined the on-site meeting on 14 November 2009, organised by the research project “Aspects of Authenticity in Architectural Heritage Conservation.” After years of restoration, the site has been inaugurated on 18 September 2013. Photo by Niels Gutschow, 14 November 2009. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Preface
This collection of essays presents opinions and experiences in the field of architectural heritage conservation in Europe and Asia. The essays reflect a variety of meetings and encounters between conservation architects, art historians, and craftsmen. The different voices were
