The Face of the Past

The Face of the Past
Author: Charles Dellheim
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2004-03-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521602761

This is a study not of an elite of artists and thinkers but of broad cultural activities, such as local archaeology and tourism, historic preservation and restoration, and architectural historianism. Professor Dellheim argues that the Victorian's interest in the medieval past was far more than a revolt against modern civilization.