Name/Title
Keeping Time: The History and Theory of Preservation in AmericaEntry/Object ID
2008.006.020Description
This introduction to historic preservation in America has become a favorite for students, professionals, and consumers. Written in a clear and concise style by one of the founders of the modern preservation movement, it will appeal to anyone interested in preserving our cultural heritage. The Third Edition is completely re-designed and follows to the present the history and current thought on the movement.
Contents: The Language of Preservation -- The Preservation Movement and the Private Citizen Before World War II -- The Preservation Movement and the National Trust for Historic Preservation -- Government and the Preservation Movement -- Government and Preservation Since World War II -- The Historic Room and House Museum -- Outdoor Museums -- Historic Districts -- Rehabilitation and Adaptive Use -- Landscape Preservation -- Rural and Small Town Preservation -- Archaeology -- Preservation Values in Oral Based Cultures -- Preservation in Practice -- International Preservation -- Epilogue: And What of the Future? -- Appendix A: Selected Federal Legislation -- Appendix B: The National Register's Criteria for Evaluation -- Appendix C: The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings -- Chronology -- Glossary.
xix, 249 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. (softcover)Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2008.006.Source or Donor
New Library Books Purchased (2008)Acquisition Method
PurchasedCredit Line
Restricted Book/Archives Acquisition Fund PurchaseLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Preservation and restoration of architectural monuments, Historic preservation--United States, Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--United States, Architecture--Conservation and restoration--United States, Historic preservation--United States--History, Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--United States--History, Architecture--Conservation and restoration--United States--HistoryBook Details
Author
Murtagh, William J.Edition
3rd ed.Publisher
John Wiley & SonsDate Published
2006Call No.
NA106 .M87 1988ISBN
9780471473770LCCN
2004061237Notes
Copy No.: 0Location
Category
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Category
PermanentGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: Purchased to replace missing copy which was later found, 2008.002.0225.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-232) and index.
Status: ShelfCreated By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
February 15, 2008Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
April 5, 2023