This study of the establishment of heritage preservation in Sweden during the first half of the 20th century focuses upon Sigurd Curman (1879-1966), art historian, restoration architect and Director of Antiquities. Its purpose is to show how an older, more research-oriented form of heritage work grew to become a more socially-conscious vari­ant of cultural preservation. The period of establishment embraces organizational inquiries, government legisla­tion and institutionalization, and as Director of Antiquities between 1923 and 1946, Curman was a main actor. He had already become a key figure in debates on the official organization of preservation activities in Sweden well before this, whose early career dealt chiefly with the restoration of churches. Curman advocated the accentuation of aspects of cultural history. An opinion had been formed among cultural historians and museum curators against what they perceived as the obsolete manner of pursuing heritage efforts conducted by the Royal Swedish Acad­emy of Letters, History and Antiquities and its secretary, the Director of Antiquities, who was also head of Swe­den's main official museum, the Museum of History. Criticism was aimed at all aspects of official heritage preservation efforts, including legislation, restoration policy, the care of ancient ruins and treatment of finds, as well as the lack of understanding on the behalf of the central authority for local and regional interests. The latter referred to the emotive aspects of heritage preservation, which in contemporary verbiage was summarized by the term "piety". The central authority was accussed of not understanding "popular" heritage preservation outside the context of the museum and of displaying a lack of piety toward "the cultural memory of the Fatherland". These feelings were based primarily on two prerequisites: an established perception of a homogeneous national culture with ancient roots in the past, and an apprehension that it was in the interests of society that the government become responsible for the administration of this material cultural heritage. This ambition can be summarized by the term "preservation of cultural heritage" and its foremost exponent was Sigurd Curman. The dissertation fol­lows Curman from his childhood in a wealthy Stockholm family, to his early career in restoration and as lecturer in architectural history at the College of Art. In 1912, Curman was appointed to the first chair in these fields estab­lished at the College, which he held until 1918 when he became advisor in the cultural history of architecture at the new Royal Swedish Board of Public Building. When appointed Director of Antiquities he began concretizing the official organization of heritage preservation. During the 1910s he participated in a comprehensive, dual inquiry into the organization and legislation of the government's heritage preservation policy. When its final report was presented in 1922 it was tabled, but still acted as the basis for Curman's continued efforts. He created a modem bureaucracy out of the council of the Department of Antiquities and contributed to moving the central authority from the ground floor of the National Museum to its own premises in midtown Stockholm. Curman would also work to improve legislation to protect cultural monuments and developed museum activities by creat­ing a countrywide organization of county antiquarians and regional museums. When Sweden's new antiquities law was passed by parliament in 1942, Curman had not only led the inquiry leading up to it, but had formulated the draft of the legislation himself. By the time of his retirement in 1946 he was a legend in antiquarian circles, the very personification of Swedish cultural heritage preservation. The present dissertation shows how Curman achieved this status, though it also details the efforts of numerous other actors participating in the process and sees Curman as a bureaucrat who realized demands for a renewal of heritage preservation in the country. / digitalisering@umu

Cette thèse porte sur l’activité épigraphique de F. Ximenez, administrateur de l’hôpital trinitaire de Tunis qui, entre 1720 et 1735, a entrepris plusieurs excursions dans la Régence. Ses ouvrages sont restés inédits pour la plupart et, bien qu’ils aient été dépouillés à l’occasion de la publication du huitième volume du Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum (CIL), une relecture s’avérait nécessaire. En effet, plusieurs des informations relatives aux inscriptions n’avaient pas été relevées, tandis que d’autres n’avaient pas été interprétées de manière satisfaisante. Ces informations concernent les caractéristiques des monuments épigraphiques, leur localisation ainsi que les conditions de leur découverte. Les erreurs d’interprétation faites lors du dépouillement des manuscrits de F. Ximenez ont mené à la création de doublons, mais ont conduit également à situer la provenance de certaines inscriptions loin du site qui leur correspond. Afin de mieux cerner les itinéraires empruntés par F. Ximenez pour déterminer les sites de provenance des inscriptions, il a été indispensable de consulter des cartes archéologiques tant anciennes que récentes et de se rendre sur le terrain afin de suivre les pas de cet auteur et ainsi reconstituer ceux de ses parcours qui apparaissaient comme les plus obscurs. De même, la relecture des manuscrits de F. Ximenez et la comparaison avec les textes des voyageurs qui lui étaient contemporains ont permis de reconstituer les stemmata de la tradition manuscrite des inscriptions. Il s’agissait d’analyser la transmission des informations entre les antiquaires de l’époque et de rendre à chacune des parties en cause ce qui lui était dû. Ces comparaisons nous ont mené à analyser les motivations et les intérêts de F. Ximenez relativement aux inscriptions anciennes. Qu’est-ce qui l’intéresse principalement dans les épigraphes ? Quels types de données collecte-t-il les concernant et quelles informations tente-t-il de déduire à partir de ces documents ? Comment en fait-il les relevés ? Ces aspects nous ont permis de mieux situer F. Ximenez au sein des antiquaires de son époque ; pour cela, il a d’ailleurs été nécessaire d’étudier la réception par quelques-uns de ces antiquaires. Quelle était l’opinion de ces savants le concernant ? Comment se sont-ils servis des informations que F. Ximenez a recueillies ? / This thesis deals with the epigraphical activity of F. Ximenez, the administrator of the Trinitarians hospital at Tunis who, between 1720 and 1735, undertook several excursions in the interior of the Regency. Most of his work remains unpublished, and even and even after being dissected for the publication of the Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum (CIL), a re-reading have been proved to be necessary. Indeed, a certain amount of the information on the inscriptions was yet to be discerned and a significant part extracted from it hasn’t been correctly interpreted. They concern the features of the epigraphical monuments as well as their localisations and the conditions of their discovery. The major blunders committed interpreting the manuscripts of F. Ximenez have created duplications of inscriptions and have let researchers think that some inscriptions came from what it tourned out to be the wrong places. In order to draw up the itineraries of F. Ximenez and to determine the sites of origin of the inscriptions it has been essential to consult the ancient and recent archeological maps, along with a field visit in the country in order to follow his steps, shedding light on the case of his more unclear journeys. This new reading of the manuscripts of F. Ximenez and the comparison with the works of the contemporary travellers have also allowed to recreate the stemmata of the manuscript tradition of inscriptions. The aim has been to analyse the transmission of information between the antiquarians of that time and give back to all of the parties involved what was due to each one of them. These comparisons have led us to analyse the reasons and the interests of F. Ximenez with regard to the ancient inscriptions. What's his main interest concerning the epigraphs? What kind of data does he gather from them and what kind of information does he try to deduce from them? How does he take the tracings? These approaches have allowed to place F. Ximenez within the antiquarians of his time, but in order to do this it has been essential to study the reception which some of them have made of the manuscripts of F. Ximenez. What was the opinion of those scholars on F. Ximenez? How did they use the data he has gathered? We have attempted to answer these as well as other questions in this thesis.

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The first protective activities of historical and archaeological heritage in the province of Girona (Catalonia, Spain), although some earlier precedents, were produced from the third decade of the nineteenth century. These arose as a reaction to this terrible destruction suffered as a result of the introduction of the liberal state and the disappearance of several regular orders. Preservationists actions were carried out by some pseudo-public entities, which acted at the request of local authorities. These entities include the the Diputación Arqueológica, the Sociedad de Amigos del País and the Comisión de Monumentos. These corporations, with significant human and economic constraints, began activities as important as the beginning of the excavations of the site of Ampurias, the formation of a provincial museum in Girona and the restoration of the monastery of Ripoll. / Les primeres actuacions protectores del patrimoni històric i arqueològic a l’actual província de Girona, tot i haver-hi alguns precedents anteriors, es produïren a partir de la tercera dècada del segle XIX. Aquestes sorgiren com a reacció a les terribles destruccions que patí aquest com a conseqüència de la instauració de l’Estat liberal i la desaparició dels ordres regulars. Les actuacions proteccionistes es vehicularen, majoritàriament, a través d’un seguit d’ens pseudo-públics, que actuaren a instancia de les administracions locals (Diputació i Govern Civil). Entre aquestes entitats cal destacar la Diputació Arqueològica, la Societat d’Amics del País i la Comissió de Monuments, per esmentar només unes quantes. Entitats que amb els seus escassos mitjans humans i materials endegaren activitats tan importants com: l’inici de les excavacions del jaciment d’Empúries, la formació d’un museu provincial a Girona i la restauració del monestir de Ripoll. / Las primeras actividades protectoras del patrimonio histórico y arqueológico en la actual provincia de Gerona, aunque hay algunos precedentes anteriores, se produjeron a partir de la tercera década del siglo XIX. Estas surgieron como reacción a las terribles destrucciones que sufrió este como resultado de la instauración del Estado liberal y la desaparición de los diversos órdenes regulares. Las actuaciones proteccionistas se vehicularon, mayoritariamente, a través de una serie de entidades pseudos-públicas, que actuaron a instancia de las administraciones locales (Diputación y Gobierno Civil). Entre estas entidades cabe destacar la Diputación Arqueológica, la Sociedad de Amigos del País y la Comisión de Monumentos, por citar solo unas cuantas. Entidades que con sus escasos medios humanos y materiales iniciaron actividades tan importantes como: el inicio de las excavaciones del yacimiento de Ampurias, la formación de un museo provincial en Gerona y la restauración del monasterio de Ripoll.