Heritage or Heresy
Subtitle: Preservation and Destruction of Religious Art and Architecture in Europe
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: May 27, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780230603295
Subjects: European - General; General; Religion / General; Religion; Religion - Socialissues
Description: This is an account of the roles of local and national movements, and of memory and regret in the destruction or preservation of the architectural, artistic, and historic legacy of Europe in which the author examines what is cultural heritage and why it matters.