Szanowni Państwo!

• Authors: Jacek Rulewicz

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Dear Readers!

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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Conservation ethics is based on responsibility for the past and respect for the original substance of the historical monument, i. e. the essence of authenticity decisive for its value. It determines activity intent on examining the history of given monuments, their state of preservation, and decisions made about the trend of assorted conservation undertakings. Reaching the original substance of the monument remains a source of immeasurable satisfaction, as evidenced by the discoveries made in the church of St. Ursula and Eleven Thousand Virgins in Stroƒsko, presented in this issue of our periodical. Pertinent examination disclosed earlier unknown elements of the Romanesque solid of the church as well as its interior and outfitting, making it possible to establish the chronology of particular stages of development. Similar emotions are experienced by researchers attempting to recreate former townplanning premises – the work of outstanding architects, such as David Gilly in Dobrzany. The requirement to show consideration for the authenticity of the substance does not gratify either the authors or the conservators of contemporary works of art. Representatives of both groups deliberate on methods of protecting the original conception, expression and message of a given work, as well as the artist's intention, enclosed in frequently ephemeral matter. The article on authenticity in contemporary art proposes a solution to numerous questions. Our other publications recollect the crafts, indubitably more enduring than certain examples of contemporary art but equally prone to destruction especially if, as in the case of the cast and wrought iron decorations by Roman Szewczykowski, they remain scattered and doomed to oblivion. Inevitable transformations affect also the cultural landscape around us. In the environs of Zielona Góra it was granted a specific ambience by the local vineyards, whose inseparable elements assumed the form of vineyard cottages (Weinbergshäuschen). Only several monuments have survived out of a total of 697 standing in 1865. We also recommend two articles on the legal situation of historical monuments in Poland and along the state frontier. Respectfully Jacek Rulewicz Director of the National Centre for Historical Monument Studies and Documentation

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Ochrona Zabytków

• Publisher: Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa
• Journal: Ochrona Zabytków
• Year: 2006
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 3-4

Dates

published

2006

Contributors

author

Jacek Rulewicz

• Dyrektor Krajowego Ośrodka Badań i Dokumentacji Zabytków

Identifiers

ISSN

0029-8247