Art conservation and restoration: Quick Facts

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Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc.

Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc

French architect

St. John's College Chapel

Sir George Gilbert Scott

British architect

James Wyatt, c. 1800.

James Wyatt

British architect

Burges, William: St. Finbar's Cathedral

William Burges

British architect