Publicomos

Réf.

41431

Type

conference item

Titre

Safeguarding the spirit of an historic interior on the basis of the ‘Nara-grid’

Langues

English

Auteurs

Jaenen, Marieke

Date

2008

Pages

p. 1-9

Titre de conférence

16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’

Lieu de conférence

Quebec, Canada

Date de conférence

29 sept – 4 oct 2008

Mots-clés

spirit of place / authenticity / historic houses / restoration projects / conservation of historic monuments / historic buildings / intangible heritage / interior spaces / Nara Document

Pays mentionnés

Belgium

Monuments et sites

Bourse of Antwerp, Belgium / Hotel du Bois, Antwerp, Belgium

Résumé en anglais

The spirit of an historic interior can be found in the layered concept of value(s) of the interior. The Nara-grid is a tool to indicate the multidisciplinary values. This grid is developed atthe Raymond Lemaire International Centre for Conservation (R.L.I.C.C) and identifies the ‘Aspects’ and the Dimensions’ based on Article 13 of the Nara Document on Authenticity. After collecting and comprehending all the data of the interior the Nara grid can be used to provide a definition of the several values of the interior. Proceeding from this definition the essential spirit of theinterior can be specified and be used as a guide to future treatment and monitoring for safeguarding the spirit.Case studies: The interior of the Bourse of Antwerp (Belgium) is one restoration project with different interiors in the matter of history, erection, architecture, style, remains and finally also different restoration approaches.- The neogothic interior of the 19th century Bourse building is perfect preserved and will have a soft restoration. The connected 18th century rococo mansion ‘Hotel du Bois’ has a partly preserved interior space concept. The disappeared space concept of the ground floor will be reconstructed.

Document joint

77-j1F6-282.pdf

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)