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Ph.D. Dissertation
College of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, U.S.A. 1997

By: Samia Rab

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF FIGURE SOURCES
SUMMARY

CHAPTERS:

  1. INTRODUCTION
    1. The Central Argument
    2. The Concept of the "Monument"
    3. Thematic Structure of the Dissertation
    4. Summary of Conclusions
    5. ENDNOTES
  2. DEBATE ON STYLE AND RESTORATION IN FRANCE AND ENGLAND, 1750-1850
    1. The Theoretical Dispute over Historical Models for Architecture in the Eighteenth Century
    2. The Problem of Style and the Gothic Revival in France
    3. The Gothic Revival in England and the Debate over the Restoration of Medieval Cathedrals
    4. Summary of Chapter Two
    5. ENDNOTES
  3. EUGÉNE EMMANUEL VIOLLET-LE-DUC'S RESTORATION AND YVES BOIRET'S DE-RESTORATION OF SAINT-SERNIN DE TOULOUSE IN FRANCE, 1845-1992
    1. The Restoration of Saint Sernin by Viollet-le-Duc (1845-1879)
    2. The Relationship between Viollet-le-Duc's Retoration Practice and his Architectural Theory
    3. The "De-restoration" of Saint-Sernin by Yves Boiret (1969-1992)
    4. Summary of Chapter Three
    5. ENDNOTES
  4. CARLO SCARPA'S RE-DESIGNING OF CASTELVECCHIO OF VERONA IN ITALY, 1953-1965 
    1. The New Philosophical Direction [the "Italian School"] in Museum Design
    2. The Beginning of "Regional Contextualism" in Italian architecture in the early Twentieth Century
    3. The Re-designing of Castelvecchio by Carlo Scarpa, 1953-65
    4. Composing the Old and the New [the Past and the Present] as a means to pursue Polyphonic Intention
    5. Summary of Chapter Four
    6. ENDNOTES
  5. THE DIFFERING VIEWS OF "MONUMENT" IN ARCHITECTURE 
    1. Vitruvius' definition of Architecture as the Manifestation of an Ideal and its influence on the Concept of the Monument
    2. The Origins of Antiquarian interest in Architectural Monuments
    3. The Romantic Fascination with Architectural Ruins and the Historic Value of the Monument
    4. The Gothic Revival and the Symbolic Content of Architecture
    5. The Production of Meaning in Architecture and the Respect for the Age-Value of the Monument, compared to the Antiquarian, Symbolic, Artistic, and Historical Values
    6. Summary of Chapter Five
    7. ENDNOTES
  6. THE CONCEPT OF "MONUMENT" IN CONTEMPORARY CONSERVATION PRACTICE 
    1. Restoring the Original Condition of the Monument
    2. Preserving the Age of the Artifact
      1. Reconstitution, consolidation, "anastylosis"
    3. Conserving the Authenticity of the Cultural Heritage
      1. Recycling and adaptive re-use in conservation
      2. Urban conservation
    4. The Contemporary Conception of "Monument" in Conservation Compared to the Nineteenth Century Perception of "Monument"
    5. The International Charter for Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites, Venice, 1964
    6. The Problem of Authenticity in Conservation Practice and the Definition of "Anastylosis" in the Venice Charter
    7. The Current Debate on the Venice Charter
    8. Summary of Chapter Six
    9. ENDNOTES
  7. CONCLUSIONS: SOME UNDERLYING INFLUENCES ON THE CONCEPT OF "MONUMENT" IN THE EIGHTEENTH, NINETEENTH, AND TWENTIETH CENTURIES
  8. APPENDICES
    1. The Venice Charter The International Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites, Venice, 1964. Cevat Erder, Our architectural heritage: from consciousness to conservation, UNESCO, 1986: 221-223.
    2. Contemporary literature on Viollet-le-Duc's restoration practice and the current de-restoration of Saint Sernin
      1. "French architecture: The way it was." The Economist, November 10, 1990.
      2. Odile Foucaud, "La restauration de Saint-Sernin de Toulouse da 1860 a 1862." Bulletin Monumental, 147 (1989); 4: 330-345.
      3. Chad Smith (trans.) "The Restoration of Saint-Sernin of Toulouse from 1860 to 1862: 29 Newly Discovered Iconographic Documents Signed by Viollet-le-Duc and Esquié Bulletin Monumental, 147 (1989); 4: 330-345. B4: Thomas W. Lyman, "De-restoring Viollet-le-Duc: The Battle of Saint-Sernin in Toulouse" Kunstchronik, 6 (June 1990): 252-254.
    3. Carlo Scarpa and Castelvecchio Richard Murphy. Scarpa and the Castelvecchio. (London: Butterworth Architecture, 1990): 20-39

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