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| Information and Knowledge. Management of Cultural Heritage Case Studies from the Work of the Foundation for Information Society (Hungary) |
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| by Lia Bassa |
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Information management
related to the UNESCO World Heritage and other cultural heritage issues
is an additional research area for our scientific staff, which deals
with the elaboration of the IT support for tangible (natural and
man-made) and intangible heritage, with the help of data collection
technologies applying remote sensor and/or information technology.
Thereby, it contributes to decision making in the areas of heritage
protection, with the use of leading-edge IT and knowledge management
tools.
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| Documentation |
| Cemeteries as Heritage Monument | |
| by Michela Rossi | |
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Cemeteries are, first of
all, heritage monuments. In fact, death constitutes an important matter
for each individual’s social life; it is expressed by figuration and
symbols, and according to religious beliefs, each culture develops
forms and rituals closely related to each other. The anthropologists
identify cultures by the treatment given to corpses, in which many
funeral artefacts and funerary outfits are involved.
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| La Villetta, the Main Cemetery in Parma | |
| by Michela Rossi | |
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La Villetta Cemetery is
the main funerary ground in Parma and it represents one of the most
valuable monuments of the city. The cemetery is characterized by many
historically rich artefacts, owning a great amount of valuable local
documentation collected from the 19th century throughout the 20th
century.
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| A Cemetery Information System | |
| by Cecilia Tedeschi | |
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Cemeteries are complex
structures, with an ambiguous definition between urban and
architectural scale. This makes their architectural survey and
information plotting difficult.
GIS (Geographic Information
Systems) are the best available software to visually simplify the
complex relationship between these miniature cities and the
architecture.
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| Heritage in Danger |
| Introduction; Call for Papers | |
| e-conservationline |
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In a world of
globalization and homogenization, the cultural heritage diversity
emphasizes the cultural identity through its authenticity.
We usually blame the lack of money when a monument or an object of patrimony is left out of protection, but more often the lack of the sensitive perception or interest are the main factors. |
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| Book Review |
| Introduction to the Preventive Conservation of Textiles | |
| A book by Christos Karydis | |
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(in Greek)
The development of preventative strategies for large textile collections in the long term use is essential. The idea of this book came to the author after his PhD research of the textile collections of the most important Orthodox monastic centre in the Eastern Church called Holy Mountain of Athos. Results from the surveys of fourteen inhabitant monasteries suggest the need to prioritise preventive conservation, rather than interventive conservation. |