Book Review Introduction to the Preventive Conservation of Textiles A book by Christos Karydis   (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.

Heritage in Danger Introduction; Call for Papers e-conservationline   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.

Documentation Documentation for Architecture Conservation: La Villetta Cemetery in Parma, Italy Cemeteries as Heritage Monument by Michela Rossi   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. La Villetta, the Main Cemetery in Parma by Michela Rossi   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. A Cemetery Information System by Cecilia Tedeschi   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.

Portrait Information and Knowledge. Management of Cultural Heritage Case Studies from the Work of the Foundation for Information Society (Hungary) by Lia Bassa   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.

Education Conservation Education in Belgium e-conservationline   This permanent section is dedicated to Education and Training in Conservation and Restoration, which we consider an essential and actual issue in our profession. Thus, in each number of the magazine we randomly pick a country from around the world, review and describe its training in conservation to the best of our knowledge.