Contents
Preface v
List of illustrations xi
1. International Initiatives on Conservation and Heritage Management 1
2. National Initiatives on Conservation and Heritage Management 15
3. Principles and Guidelines for Conservation 33
4. Causes of Deterioration of Cultural Property 40
5. Conservation Methods 97
6. Structural Components and Building Materials 137
7. Conservation of Prehistoric Sites and Excavated Remains 185
8. Conservation of Rock-cut Caves and Monolithic Temples 206
9. Conservation of Structural Heritage 267
10. Heritage Management 328
11. Rules and Regulations on Protection of Cultural Heritage 356
Appendices
Appendix -A: The Athens Charter for the Restoration of Historic 367
Monuments (1931)
Appendix - B: International Charter for the Conservation and Restoration 372
of Monuments and Sites (The Venice Charter1964)
Appendix - C: Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural 376
and Natural Heritage (1972)
Appendix- D: The Burra Charter (The Australia ICOMOS Charter for Places 390
of Cultural Significance)
Appendix- E: The Nara Document on Authenticity (1994) 408
Appendix - F: A.D. 1810. Regulation XIX (Bengal Regulation) 412
Appendix- G: A.D. 1817. Regulation VII (Madras Regulation) 417
Appendix - H: The Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904 422
Appendix -1: The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and
Remains Act, 1958 434
Appendix - ]: The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Rules, 1959 460
Appendix - K: Dimension of the Bricks Used in the Ancient Structures 473
Bibliography 481
Index 485