Pondering Dysfunctions in Heritage Protection
Lessons from the Theft of theCodex Calixtinus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4952013 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Vargas (SUNY New Paltz, corresponding author), Michael A Vargas |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-21 |
| Publication date | 2014-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Cultural Property (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0940-7391 • E-ISSN: 1465-7317 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0940739113000295 |
| OpenAlex | W1975248785 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 25 |
TheCodex Calixtinus, the 12th-century manuscript at the heart of Spain's Camino de Santiago, was stolen, hidden for a year, and then found in a trash can wrapped in newsprint and plastic. The extraordinary theft highlights some dysfunctions in cultural heritage thought and practice. Explored here are questions about exemplars and copies, ambiguities in heritage protection law, problems of proprietorship and commercialization of heritage goods, and administrative negligence in the management of heritage assets. The focus is on Spain, but the questions have broad relevance. This article concludes that one way to better protect movable heritage assets like the codex is to recognize them as part of a broad heritage landscape in which their loss or mismanagement means damage to an entire ecosystem of culture and history
Business · Commercialization · Cultural heritage · Cultural heritage management · Environmental ethics · Political science · Relevance (law · Archaeological Research and Protection · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · History · Law · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Philosophy
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |