Möglichkeiten u. Probleme bei der Erhaltung von Wind- u. Wassermühlen aus denkmalpflegerischer Sicht
Full details
| English title | Possibilities and problems in the preservation of wind and water mills from the point of view of monument preservation |
| Authors & editors | |
| Publisher | Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe |
| Year of publication | 1990 |
| Languages | German (main text) |
| Medium | Book |
| Edition | 1 |
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| Scope & content | Summary Translation A collection of articles covering various aspects of the conservation of mills. The introduction looks at the principles of conservation: what should be preserved and how, and possible conflicts of interest.The next section gives a specific example of a questionnaire to be answered when water mills are inventoried, and a further example of a report written about a named windmill on the basis of the information gathered. Also in the book is a description of the historical land register of mills in the Herford district; a bibliography of mills in the Steinfurt district; a reprint (in Gothic script), with contemporary diagrams, of an article about the introduction of the windrose in the Westphalia-Lippe region in the third quarter of the 19th century; the history and principles of water mills; the conversion of water mills for the production of electricity; a report, with diagrams, on the reconstruction of a windmill; tourism and mills; examples of tourist brochures about mills; an example of how visits to mills can be used in education at different levels. |
Copies held
Accession no. 229706
- Shelf location: A085-HOE
- Donor: Ken Major Collection