Latest ICOMOS publications
Received in 2013 at ICOMOS Documentation centre
| ICOMOS Germany Stadtentwicklung zur Moderne: Entstehung großstädtischer Hafen- und Bürohausquartiere. Urban Development towards Modernism: The birth of the Metropolitan Harbour and Commercial Districts. ICOMOS Deutschland. Berlin, hendrik Basler Verlag, 2012. 240 p., illus. ISBN: 978-3-930388-17-2. |
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Received in 2012 at ICOMOS Documentation centre
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ICOMOS International |
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ICOMOS International |
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ICOMOS ISC* on Archaeological Heritage Management ISBN: 978-1-4614-1480-3 |
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ICOMOS St. Petersburg National Branch |
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ICOMOS Deutschland ISBN: 978-3-8167-8647-4. |
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ICOMOS ISC* for the Theory and the Philosophy of Conservation and Restoration ISBN: 978-88-596-1079-3 |
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Received in 2011 at ICOMOS Documentation centre
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International Polar Heritage Committee (IPHC) of ICOMOS |
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ICOMOS ISC* on Heritage Documentation (CIPA)
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ICOMOS International
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ICOMOS ISC: The image of Heritage - Changing perception, permanent responsibilities. Proceedings of the International Conference of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee for the Theory and the Philosophy of Conservation and Restoration, 6-8 March 2009, Florence, Italy. Ed. by Tomaszewski, Andrzej and Giometti, Simone. Florence, Edizioni Polistampa, 2011. 346 p., illus. |
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ICOMOS Finland: Integrity and authenticity in modern movement architecture: Case Paimio hospital. Outcomes of the International expert seminar, 1-2 October 2009 in the Paimio hospital, Finland. Ed. by Salastie, Riita. Helsinki, ICOMOS National Finnish Committee, 2010. 123 p., illus. |
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Welcome to the Documentation Centre of the International Council on Monuments and Sites!
The ICOMOS Documentation Centre specializes in cultural heritage, historic monuments and sites, their conservation and restoration, with 40.000 titles concerning most countries in the world, 400 periodicals received regularly by exchange, 25.000 slides,
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hotographs, and plans.
The specialized bibliographical collections include among others documents about archaeology, conservation and restoration techniques, cultural landscapes, cultural routes, cultural tourism, types of architecture (earthen, wooden, vernacular…), historic gardens and parks, historic towns and villages, industrial heritage, rock art, heritage at risk, inventories, legislation on cultural heritage.
The ICOMOS Documentation Centre is the primary repository for the original documentation of the cultural and mixed (natural and cultural) properties that have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1978. These documents constitute its most important collection.
Periodicals
One of the ICOMOS Documentation Centre's treasures is its extensive collection of periodicals, received regularly since its creation in 1965. Over 130 titles on cultural heritage conservation are current today and more than 600 discontinued issues are archived.
A large part of these periodicals has been fully indexed. Consult our bibliographic database!
History of the Documentation Centre
The Documentation Centre was created in 1965 when the statutes of the organization provided for the establishment of an International Documentation Centre on the conservation and restoration of architectural heritage. This was done at the initiative of UNESCO.
Collections
The focus of the collection is set out in the ICOMOS Statutes, which provide for a collection concerning the "principles, techniques and policies for the conservation of monuments".
40.000 titles concerning most countries in the world
400 periodicals received regularly by exchange
25.000 slides, photographs, and plans
The original nomination files of World Heritage cultural and mixed properties
