1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996389345403316

Autore

Falkner William <d. 1682.>

Titolo

A vindication of liturgies [[electronic resource] ] : shewing the lawfulness, usefulness, and antiquity, of performing the publick worship of God by set forms of prayer, wherein several other things also of considerable use are occasionally discussed : in answer to a late book intitules, A reasonable account why some pious non-conforming ministers in England judge it sinful for them to perform their ministerial acts in publick solemn prayer by the prescribed forms of others / / by William Falkner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for Walter Kettilby, 1680

Descrizione fisica

[13], 282 p

Soggetti

Liturgies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0014



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910139896603321

Autore

Denslagen W. F

Titolo

Romantic modernism : nostalgia in the world of conservation / / Wim Denslagen; translated by Donald Gardner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, c2009

ISBN

9786612401923

9781282401921

1282401920

9789048508709

9048508703

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Disciplina

900

Soggetti

Architecture - Conservation and restoration

Architecture - Conservation and restoration - Netherlands

Architecture, Modern - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-254) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; Sentimentality and the City; The Rectangular Sickness; Romantic Modernists; Self-seeking Romantics; Bad-mannered Buildings; The Revival Styles and Time Regained; Nostalgia and Imitation; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Is it possible for conservationists to approve of the reconstruction of old façades when virtually everything behind them is modern? Should they continue to protect the front façade, when the rest of the historic building has vanished? Is it socially responsible to spend government money on reconstructing a historic building that has been completely destroyed? Can one do such a thing fifty years on?. According to reigning ideas in the world of conservation, the answer to all these questions is 'no'. It is felt that building a stage set is dishonest, and rebuilding something that no longer exis