Fernweh: Introduction

'Fernweh' is a collection of essays on archaeological heritage management issues dedicated to Professor dr. Willem J.H. Willems. Willem Willems (1950-2014) was one of the most prominent and influential Dutch archaeologists. The volume holds contributions by people who worked closely with him. The essays originate from various contexts across the globe; from governmental organizations to museums, from private sector companies to universities. Some are contemplative, others offer refreshing visions for the future. The essays contribute to contemporary debates in archaeological heritage management. They concern the various dimensions and consequences of current policies and practices and address the meaning and use of the world's legacies from the past in and for society, at present and in the future. The overarching theme is the question of whose heritage we are protecting and how we can better valorise research results and connect with society. The book is organised into three parts. The first part, 'Time travels' covers the major challenges the archaeological heritage discipline is facing while heading towards the future. The second part, 'Crossing borders and boundaries', consists of essays that consider the international organizations and projects Willem Willems became (directly and indirectly) involved with. It reflects his trans-disciplinary interests and endeavours. In the third part, 'Home sweet home', the contributions discuss prof. Willems' involvement with and dedication to Dutch archaeological heritage management, from the implementation of the Council of Europe's Valletta Convention, to the engagement with people from all walks of life.

Sidestone Press 'Fernweh' is a collection of essays on archaeological heritage management issues dedicated to Professor dr. Willem J.H. Willems. Willem Willems (1950-2014) was one of the most prominent and influential Dutch archaeologists. He directed three national archaeological and heritage organizations, and played a major role in the development of both national and international heritage management systems. His professional passion was threefold: Roman archaeology, archaeological heritage management and international collaboration. This volume is a tribute to him, his passions and the provocative discussions he loved so much. It holds contributions by people who worked closely with him. The essays originate from various contexts across the globe; from governmental organizations to museums, from private sector companies to universities. Some are contemplative, others offer refreshing visions for the future. The essays contribute to contemporary debates in archaeological heritage management. They concern the various dimensions and consequences of current policies and practices and address the meaning and use of the world's legacies from the past in and for society, at present and in the future. The overarching theme is the question of whose heritage we are protecting and how we can better valorise research results and connect with society. The book is organised into three parts. The first part, 'Time travels' covers the major challenges the archaeological heritage discipline is facing while heading towards the future. The second part, 'Crossing borders and boundaries', consists of essays that consider the international organizations and projects Willem Willems became (directly and indirectly) involved with. It reflects his trans-disciplinary interests and endeavours. In the third part, 'Home sweet home', the contributions discuss prof. Willems' involvement with and dedication to Dutch archaeological heritage management, from the implementation of the Council of Europe's Valletta Convention, to the engagement with people from all walks of life.

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and in memory of Bernard Denvir, Walter Horn, and my father "the latchets of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and loose" Mark I:7 Bernard Denvir was not only a friend to me at a time in my life when I most needed one, he was a distinguished and incisive art critic and editor, historian and writer. A man of great charm and generosity, his conversation was always full of wit and humour. He wore his learning lightly, his eye for art was true, and he did not make mistakes of judgement in the contemporary jungle. The AICA Memorial Award is named after him, and as its website correctly states: "His view was that art criticism should reflect a wide cultural knowledge and be expressed in clear, simple and interesting language". And as a lecturer, he did not simply tell students the facts needed to know to pass the exam. He took you on a journey around the world. I hope that I have not let you down, Bernard. Walter Horn died within a year of Bernard, in 1995. He was the first art historian in the University of California and was responsible for establishing the History of Art department at Berkeley. From the recovery of Charlemagne's ceremonial regalia in 1946 when he served in a special intelligence unit charged with locating works of art seized by the Nazis and restoring them to their rightful owners, to his magnificent three volume Plan of St Gall, Walter was a top man, a wonderful companion, gregarious, urbane and a cherished memory. Meeting in Switzerland was one of the highlights of my life. Your sommelier raises a glass. My father died in 2010 while I was writing this book. He had read through an early draft. A wonderful man for whom only absolute standards mattered and comparative standards were irrelevant, he pushed me gently all his life. As he went 'gently into that good night', certain in his beliefs, idealism undimmed, radicalism unfettered, soft blue eyes blazing, I thought of what this book would mean to him, the boy who despite being top of his school for four years and destined for great things, left at 15 to support a family without work in the 1930s. A man of few regrets, no bitterness, great humility, unending courtesy, he taught me that life was about more than self-interest, work about more than self-advancement, service about more than self-service, and happiness about more than what you earn and own. He taught me the fundamental values of taking responsibility, doing one's duty, being honest and looking out for others. For him that was the right way, the only way. What more could anyone ask?

LOGOS: Journal of the World Book Community, 2004

Marieke van Delft Head of the Department of Expert Services at the Koninklijke Bibliotheek (National Library of the Netherlands), Marieke van Delft studied Dutch history and book history at the University of Leiden. Previously she worked as book historian in the Department of Special Collections and was the project editor of Bibliopolis. She has written on the Dutch book past and present and is on the editorial board of the new series.

Sidestone Press 'Fernweh' is a collection of essays on archaeological heritage management issues dedicated to Professor dr. Willem J.H. Willems. Willem Willems (1950-2014) was one of the most prominent and influential Dutch archaeologists. He directed three national archaeological and heritage organizations, and played a major role in the development of both national and international heritage management systems. His professional passion was threefold: Roman archaeology, archaeological heritage management and international collaboration. This volume is a tribute to him, his passions and the provocative discussions he loved so much. It holds contributions by people who worked closely with him. The essays originate from various contexts across the globe; from governmental organizations to museums, from private sector companies to universities. Some are contemplative, others offer refreshing visions for the future. The essays contribute to contemporary debates in archaeological heritage management. They concern the various dimensions and consequences of current policies and practices and address the meaning and use of the world's legacies from the past in and for society, at present and in the future. The overarching theme is the question of whose heritage we are protecting and how we can better valorise research results and connect with society. The book is organised into three parts. The first part, 'Time travels' covers the major challenges the archaeological heritage discipline is facing while heading towards the future. The second part, 'Crossing borders and boundaries', consists of essays that consider the international organizations and projects Willem Willems became (directly and indirectly) involved with. It reflects his trans-disciplinary interests and endeavours. In the third part, 'Home sweet home', the contributions discuss prof. Willems' involvement with and dedication to Dutch archaeological heritage management, from the implementation of the Council of Europe's Valletta Convention, to the engagement with people from all walks of life.

The Journal of English and Germanic Philology, 2016

Book Reviews 489 training. Here as elsewhere, greater consistency across the volume in terms of presentation and audience would be welcome. the volume concludes with four essays on Welsh sources that make it a broader Celtic enterprise, and while the articles on Welsh sources are clustered together, in their examination of statutes governing the bardic profession and what they reveal about late-medieval Welsh poetry production (David N. Klausner) as well as in their astute exploration of the terminology regarding poets and storytelling practices in the Fourth branch of the Mabinogi (Patrick Ford), they very much cohere with other articles in the volume about the broader business of storytelling. the third Welsh essay bridges Ireland and Wales productively: Karen Jankulak's excellent article on the extent of Irish settlement in Ceredigion (Cardiganshire) reassesses evidence including ogham inscriptions and literary foundation myths. While Jankulak shows that much of the direct evidence for Irish presence in Ceredigion does not hold up, she concludes with the important point, germane to studies on the Irish Sea and North Sea region, that "there is no reason to take this lack of evidence as evidence that there was not such a presence. this case is one of many examples in which deconstruction of the seductive literary narrative should not lead us to discount entirely the reality of contact" (p. 264). that the subjects, periods, and sources covered in Gablánach in Scélaigecht are so extensive is a real testament to the reach of Ann Dooley's voice throughout Celtic Studies. there are several pieces of solid scholarship in this Festschrift, as well as multiple excellent and important essays, and a JEGP readership will be rewarded by selective reading. However, attention to storytelling (scélaigecht) in the title begs the question-what story is this Festschrift telling, and who is the audience? the volume would have benefited

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BMGN – Low Countries Historical Review, 2020

European Journal of Pharmacology, 2013

This text is based on three long interviews in Utrecht University′s Faculty Club, and on almost 40 years of working together in the same city, the same department, the same university.