UNESCO and ICOMOS Bibliographical resources on intangible heritage

COUV Biblio Intangible Heritage 2018To quote from the text of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, "the 'intangible cultural heritage' means the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, skills – as well as the instruments, objects, artefacts and cultural spaces associated therewith – that communities, groups and, in some cases, individuals recognize as part of their cultural heritage."
How are tangible and intangible cultural heritages interconnected? Why is the conservation of intangible heritage an integral part of the conservation of monuments and sites?

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New bibliography : Modern Architecture in the World Heritage List

Biblio Modernism WH Couv

The Modern Movement, also referred to as Modern Architecture or Modernism, is a movement involving conceptualizations of architecture after the First World War. Its main steps are based on functionalism and rationalism.

This bibliography refers to documents and books available at the ICOMOS Documentation Center. It does not claim to be an exhaustive bibliography of the scientific literature on modernism in the World Heritage List. All these references can be consulted or scanned within the limits of the copyright law. See our conditions.

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Sustainable Tourism - A bibliography

 

As the 2017 theme for the ICOMOS International Day on Monuments and Sites celebrated on 18 April is:  Sustainable tourism, ICOMOS Documentation centre edited this special bibliography. It refers to documents and materials available at ICOMOS Documentation Centre. It does not intend to be a comprehensive list of scientific literature on Sustainable tourism. Any reference can be consulted or scanned, subject to the limits of copyright legislation. 

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The heritage of sport - A bibliography

Biblio Heritage of sport2016 COVER

As the 2016 theme for the ICOMOS International Day on Monuments and Sites celebrated on 18 April is: The Heritage of Sport, ICOMOS Documentation centre edited this special bibliography. It refers to documents and materials available at ICOMOS Documentation Centre. It does not intend to be a comprehensive list of scientific literature on the heritage of sport. Any reference can be consulted or scanned, subject to the limits of copyright legislation. 

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