Review of Conservation of Classical Monuments in the Mediterranean Region. A Study of Anastylosis with Case Studies from Greece and Turkey. BAR International Series, 2800, Oxford

Conservation of Classical Monuments in the Mediterranean Region. A Study of Anastylosis with Case Studies from Greece and Turkey by Kalliopi Vacharopoulou, BAR International Series, 251 pages, Oxford, 2016, 28 b&w images, ISBN: 9781407314853 In this new study, Kalliopi Vacharopoulou explores the concept and practice of anastylosis through its application to classical monuments in Greece and Turkey. For introductory purposes, anastylosis is considered to involve “the re-assembly of existing, but dispersed, members of a monument and is implemented within a framework for the preservation and presentation of ancient monuments” (p. vii). However, as Vacharopoulou demonstrates through her research, a precise definition, adhered to internationally, remains elusive; as does a clear idea of the place of anastylosis within conservation strategies and provision for detailed practical guidance. These are the issues that she seeks to redress through her work, which she conducts by analysing the contribution of conservation charters, exploring the history of monuments subject to anastylosis, and by surveying the views both of professionals involved in the practice and of the visiting public. This culminates with Vacharopoulou’s own composition of a new, comprehensive definition and an accompanying set of guidelines.

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