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Archeological Elements & Antiquities
Archeological: Pertaining to the systematic study of past human life and culture by the recovery and examination of remaining material evidence, such as graves, buildings, tools, and pottery.3
Antiquities: Something belonging to or remaining from ancient times, as monuments, relics, or customs.4
“Deeply regret to advise you TITANIC sank this morning after collision with iceberg, resulting in serious loss of life. Full particulars later.”–-J. Bruce Ismay, Director of the White Star Line
Architectural Elements
Pertaining to architecture, its features, characteristics, or details; Pertaining to materials (such as stone, mosaic, or bronze) used to build or ornament a structure.
“The building’s identity resided in the ornament.”– Louis Sullivan
Cemeteries
An area set apart for or containing graves, tombs, or funeral urns, esp. one that is not a churchyard; burial ground; graveyard.2
“Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you have.”–Benjamin Franklin
Fountains
A system of pumps, tubes, pipes, controls, valves, and nozzles through which water is forced under pressure to produce ornamental jets, spouts, or showers, often lighted for special nighttime effects.
“Nothing in the world is as soft and yielding as the water from a fountain. Yet for dissolving the hard and inflexible, nothing can surpass the fountain.”–Lao-Tzu, Ancient Chinese Philosopher
Historic Structures
A building that is listed or is eligible for listing in the US National Register of Historic Places, or in equivalent registers of any country, state, shire, county, or locality.
“The mother art is architecture. Without an architecture of our own we have no soul of our own civilization.”–Frank Lloyd Wright
Industrial & Military Artifacts
Industrial Artifacts are the physical remains of advances in industry, engineering and technology. For the most part, industrial artifacts have outlived any practical usage in the modern age. However, they usually represent important technological innovations that occurred in the past.
“Those who came before us made certain that this country rode the first waves of the industrial revolution, the first waves of modern invention… and this generation does not intend to founder in the backwash of the coming age of space. For the eyes of the world now look into space, to the moon and to the planets beyond, and we have vowed that we shall not see it governed by a hostile flag of conquest, but by a banner of freedom and peace.”–-John F. Kennedy
Modern Art
Just as the Modernist movement broke with traditional forms and subjects of expression, many artists also experimented with new and innovative materials, as well as new uses and techniques for traditional ones. Conservation of modern art and materials is a growing specialty field that encompasses not only wood, stone and metal, but also plastics, acrylics, coatings, pigments and adhesives that manifest unusual and sometimes unprecedented types of deterioration and, consequently, require
rigorous analysis and innovative approaches to treatment.
To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.
–Oscar Wilde
Monuments & Sculpture
Monument: A stone, pillar, megalith, structure, building, or the like, erected in memory of the dead, an event, or an action.
Sculpture: the art of carving, modeling, welding, or otherwise producing figurative or abstract works of art in three dimensions, as in relief, intaglio, or in the round.1
“A sculptor wields The chisel, and the stricken marble grows to beauty.”–William C. Bryant
Murals & Mosaics
Mosaic: A pattern formed by inlaying small pieces of stone, tile, glass, or enamel into a cement, mortar, or plaster matrix.
Mural: Pertaining to a wall; A painting, decorative or figurative.
“Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all.”–-Stanley Horowitz
All definitions are from the following source unless otherwise noted:
Harris, Cyril M. Dictionary of Architecture & Construction. New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2006.
1 “sculpture.” Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 24 Jul. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sculpture>.
2 “cemetery.” Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 23 Jul. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cemetery>.
3 “archeology.” The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. 23 Jul. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/archeology>.
4 “antiquities.” Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 23 Jul. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/antiquities>.