O revizitare a perioadei „doctrinare” a restaurării monumentelor istorice
Revisiting the ”doctrinal” phase of historical monuments restoration

Summary/Abstract: Through this paper I intend to bring forward the importance that the 19th century had in the field of restoration, as a turning point from the long tradition of repair and reconstruction, to the present scientific discipline (conservation science), moment which also involved the establishment of the first modern institutions for the inventory and preservation of the built cultural heritage. The „doctrinal” period of the conservation practice long regarded as a dispute between two theories impossible to reconcile is analyzed from the perspective of the formation of the two main personalities: Viollet-le-Duc and John Ruskin. By „revisiting” their concepts I want to describe and to highlight the complex relationship that is established between: the modern concept of historical monument, the process of restoration as a scientific field and the socio-cultural context, specific to Great Britain and France. Another objective of this paper is to reconnect the contemporary restorer with the fundamental texts of the field, in order to better understand the evolution of mandatory practices such as: the ethics and the documentation of the interventions.

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