Preface
List of Illustrations
1. International Initiatives on Conservation and Heritage Management
2. National Initiatives on Conservation and Heritage Management
3. Principles and Guidelines for Conservation
4. Causes of Deterioration of Cultural Property
5. Conservation Methods
6. Structural Components and Building Materials
7. Conservation of Prehistoric Sites and Excavated Remains
8. Conservation of Rock-cut Caves and Monolithic Temples
9. Conservation of Structural Heritage
10. Heritage Management
11. Rules and Regulations on Protection of Cultural Heritage
Appendices
Appendix – A: The Athens Charter for the Restoration of Historic
Monuments (1931)
Appendix – B: International Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites (The Venice Charter 1964)
Appendix – C: Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (1972)
Appendix – D: The Burra Charter (The Australia ICOMOS Charter for Places of Cultural Significance)
Appendix – E: The Nara Document on Authenticity (1994)
Appendix – F: A.D. 1810. Regulation XIX (Bengal Regulation)
Appendix – G: A.D. 1817. Regulation VII (Madras Regulation)
Appendix – H: The Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904
Appendix – I: The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958
Appendix – J: The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Rules, 1959
Appendix – K: Dimension of the Bricks Used in the Ancient Structures
Bibliography
Index
