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Part of a series that examines the lives, culture and contributions of ancient civilisations. With clear text, source materials and easy-to-interpret maps and diagrams, this title answers the questions that young readers are likely to ask about ancient civilisations.

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This title explores the issues surrounding the study and conservation of earthen architecture. Earthen architecture constitutes one of the most diverse forms of cultural heritage and one of the most challenging to preserve. It dates from all periods and is found on all continents but is particularly prevalent in Africa, where it has been a building custom for centuries. Sites range from ancestral cities in Mali to the palaces of Abomey in Benin, and from monuments and mosques in Iran to Buddhist temples on the Silk Road and Spanish missions in California. This volume's 64 papers address such themes as earthen architecture in Mali, conservation of living sites, local knowledge systems and intangible aspects, seismic and other natural forces, and the management of archaeological sites. The contributors represent a wide range of international institutions. The book will be of interest to conservators & site managers as well as those studying earthen architectural heritage worldwide.

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For millennia, people of all cultures have decorated the surfaces of their domestic, religious, and public buildings. Earthen architecture, in particular, has been, and continues to be, a common ground for surface decoration, such as paintings, sculpted bas-relief, and ornamental plasterwork. This volume explores the complex issues associated with preserving these surfaces. Case studies from Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas are presented. The publication is the result of a colloquium held in 2004 at Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, co-organized by the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) and the National Park Service (NPS). The meeting brought together fifty-five conservators, cultural resource managers, materials scientists, engineers, architects, archaeologists, anthropologists, and artists from eleven countries to present recent conservation work and discuss possibilities for future research and collaboration. Divided into four themes - Archaeological Sites, Museum Practice, Historic Buildings, and Living Traditions - the papers examine the conservation of decorated surfaces on earthen architecture within these different contexts. It is part of the "Getty Conservation Institute Symposium Proceedings" series.

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Der neue Band stellt eine unverzichtbare Arbeitshilfe für Wissenschaft und Praxis dar. Er dokumentiert die Rechtsprechung der deutschen Gerichte zum Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrecht sowie zu ausländischem Recht und internationalem Einheitsrecht. Für das Jahr 2012 werden 332 veröffentlichte und bisher unveröffentlichte Entscheidungen systematisch geordnet erfasst. Außerdem ermöglicht eine dem Buch beigegebene inhaltsgleiche CD-ROM Recherchen im pdf-Format. Ein umfangreiches Gesetzesregister weist alle zitierten Rechtsvorschriften und Fundstellen nach. Sach- und Entscheidungsregister erleichtern das Auffinden von Entscheidungen, von denen nur das Datum oder nicht verfügbare Fundstellen bekannt sind.

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