Volume 13
Brief biographies of the Authors
Brief biographies of the Authors
Brief Biographies of the Authors
The Fiesta of the Patios: Intangible Cultural Heritage and Tourism in Cordoba, Spain
Brief biographies of the Authors
Ghost of the Forest: the Tangible and Intangible in Natural and Cultural Heritage
Why Local Governments Matters in Implementing the UNESCO 2003 Convention: the Case for ICCN
A Sense of Place: Re-purposing and Impacting Heritage Resource Evidence through Digital Heritage and Interpretation Practice
The links between safeguarding language and safeguarding musical heritage
Fresco: intangible heritage as a key to unlocking the links between the conservation of biological and cultural diversity in Alamos
The splendour of spring in Córdoba: water and flowers.
Participating in the festival. The Fiesta of the Patios, the unique result of thesymbiosis between community and nature, announces spring every May and recallsits values: hospitality, respect, equality, solidarity and sustainability.
Traditional decoration of a patio in Cordoba using different types of flowers.
Preparing for the festival. The cultural space where the Fiesta is celebrated and prepared - the Cordovan patios - is created from one day to the next, through inherited tradition and the creativity of individual residents.
The splendour of spring in Córdoba: water and flowers.
Transmitting knowledge to future generations. From grandparents to grandchildren,almost like a game, any family occasion in the patios is perfect for transmittingthe essence and values of the Fiesta of the Patios.
Different types of flowers on display in a patio.
The Solitaire (Pezophaps solitaria) was said to ...make a great noise withtheir wings when angry, and the noise is something like thunder in thedistance. (1891)
Whales entering rivers intentionally, possibly to rest or to get rid of marine parasites in fresh water, may have been a more common phenomenon in the past. This humpback whale calf and its mother entered the Sacramento River, California in 2007.
The Imperial woodpecker (Campephilus imperialis) which threw himself over on his tail, with outspread wings, presenting a warlike front of threatening beak and talons. This pair are displayed in the Naturhistorische Landessammlung Wiesbaden, Germany.
The ‘peculiar manners’ of Erythromachus leguati included the phenomenon that If you offer them anything that is red, they are so angry that they will fly at you to catch it out of your hand. Only its bones survive. (1879)
The Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus) is also known as the ‘Ghost of the Forest’. Its calls are echoed in the traditional songs and dances of New Caledonia.
Rock paintings of domestic and wild animals at the World Heritage Site of Tadrart Acacus in Libya. The tangible and intangible properties of the natural species inspired human artists.
The Passenger pigeon migrated in immense flocks in search of food. This may still affect the species composition of some forests.
Whale skeletons found in Wadi al-Hitan, Egypt, give us an insight into these creatures’ anatomy but their behaviour remains unknown to us.
Street parade during the first ICCN Festival.
Street parade at the Gangneung Danoje festival.
Tango performance at the first ICCN Festival.
Jojeonje morning ritual at the Gangneung Danoje festival.
The International Women's Forum at the second ICCN Festival.
Flavius Rufinus, Centurion of the Second Augustan Legion interpretative guide to Caerleon.
Virtual reconstruction of Newport Ship located in the submerged part of the Medieval Newport Virtual Museum in Second Life.
The South Wales Centre for Historical and Interdisciplinary Research’s virtual home in Second Life.
Reclaiming King Arthur - The Legend in the Landscape webcast.
Raglan Under Siege - digital content options available through the Layar augmented reality application.
Casgliad y Werin Cymru/ People's Collection Wales Hub on the Digital Heritage Zone in Second Life.
Raglan Under Siege 1646 – a historical augmented reality trail.
Large pieces of quartz are baked in the kiln, then broken into tiny pieces and sieved to obtain fragments of three different sizes.
Large pots take a long time to decorate, so they are wrapped in plastic to ensure that the clay will not dry out too quickly.
Nisa’s inlaid ceramics were traditionally used for water, but nowadays they are produced mainly for decorative purposes.
Drawing the decorative motifs in the wet clay with a needle and other instruments is the responsibility of the more experienced pedradeiras’
Tourists learning to paint Patachitra at the POT Maya festival in village of the Patuas.
The public awareness of the global threat to endangered languages and other forms of intangible cultural heritage is increasing.
Australian Aboriginal children at DanceSite, Alice Springs, which each year brings together indigenous people from remote communities across Australia to celebrate their intangible heritage.
Norwegian Saami singer Mari Boine, who performed in connection with the launch of the International Year of the World's Indigenous People in 1992.
Traditional musicians take part in a parade at Uyuni, Bolivia.
Fresco technique workshop in Alamos. Artwork by Elena Valdes.
Descendance Aboriginal and Torre Strait Islanders Dance Theatre, Indigenous people Honouring the Past, Presence and Future 17 May 2006.
John Ole Tingoi facilitating the WIPO and ILO consultation with the community, Il Ngwesi.