Casemate 71

A flier has been received for a splendid looking book from Germany: Erhalt und Nutzung historischer Zitadellen (Preservation and Use of Historic Citadels), the results of an international conference on 6-9 July 2001 in Berlin. Published by The Institute for the Preservation and Modernisation of Buildings, available from Verlag, Philipp von Zabern, Vertrieb, Postfach 190930, D-80609 München. Compiled by Dr.-Ing. Hans-Rudolf Neumann, German text with an English summary of individual lectures. pp366, 210x297mm, 239 b&w illustrations, ISBN 3-8053-2987-3, €65 (in Germany).

The conference debated examples of problems solved and awaiting solution, with national and international examples, and clarified the difficulties of preserving historic citadels and buildings, and the need for profound historical background knowledge and far-reaching expertise in the technical disciplines. These include town planning, architecture, conservation and care of monuments, as well as the importance of ecology, economic and cultural use. Eleven citadels are featured, mainly in Germany, but also Slavonski Brod (Croatia) and Copenhagen.

The report contains complete lectures plus discussions of individual working parties.

Translation by Margaret Pinsent.