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Wydawnictwa ODZ

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Gradowski M.

Ochrona Zabytków

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1971

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issue 4

267-271

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Giving a historical survey the author mak-es comment about the kinds and nature of publications issued by the Centre. A wide variety o-f problems contained in materials published makes it necessary to give them varying -forms. The following will be a brief characteristics of the Centre’s publications. „Ochrona Zabytków” (Monument Protection), a quarterly review started since 1948 and -from 1962 onwards published by the Centre is the only Polish periodical entirely devoted to problems of historical monument protection in the broadest sense of the term. Much attention is being focused on problems linked witji technological treatment of historical monuments of practically every kind. From among the others several works may be quoted dealing with problems of legal protection of cultural property and also numerous polemic opinions on the -general conservation outlines and ideas. The -constant divisions, titled „Reports and Discussions” contain the current information with regard to conservator’s activities both in Poland and abroad. A separate chapter is formed by „Bibliography” where 13 most important periodicals dealing with conservation are regularly reviewed and also the reviews of more interesting books on the subject are placed. A complete bibliography of the quarterly contents may be found in bibliographical supplements that were enclosed with the issue XVII, 1964, 4 and XXIV, 19711, 1. It is the 'contributions made by the leading authoritative scientists that are placing „Ochrona Zabytków” among the appreciated publications in the field of conservation. „Biblioteka Muzealnictwa i Ochrony Zabytków, seria A” (Library of Museums and Monument Protection, series A) is a book series of low circulation amounting to some hundreds copies where materials are published of a lasting value for (researchers. This series has been founded in 1964 as the Centre’s publication and up to now 7 volumes were published. The first part of this series is composed of books containing the catalogues of architectural drawings from the greatest Polish collections as, e.g. National Museums in Cracow and Warsaw, the Library, University of Warsaw. At present a book ’’Architectural and Building Art Monuments in Poland” is in print representing some kind of catalogue illustrating the actual state of possession. In the nearest future i't is planned to publish a series of inventories from the following lines: wiali paintings, ancient organs pieces of ancient goldsmith’s art. ’’Biblioteka Muzealnictwa i Ochrony Zabytków, seria B” (Library of Museums and Monument Protection, series B) is a .series of brochures (up to now 30 titles) published by the use of xerographic process in small circulations and distributed only for institutions concerned. Their contents vary greatly from technological subjects through those legal, general conservators’ • problems, museology up to materials and proceedings of major scientific conferences. In spite of modest graphic forms these publications are finding full acknowledgement among those representing the museum and conservators’ circles. Four to five volumes are published each year. ’’Teka konserwatorska” (A Conservator’s File) forms an abundantly illustrated series of books devoted to conservation treatments for safeguarding the most valuable groupings of ancient architecture. It is expected that two new items, namely ’’The Old Town in Poznań” and ’’Wilanów” will soon extend this series. ’’Muzealnictwo” (Museology) is a non-regular publication comprising materials from the field of museology and exhibitions and shows organized by Polish museums. In addition to articles on the pages of this publication may be found the chronicle-tyipe notes and both the publication and foreign periodical reviews. The above series represents the only publication of general character devoted to museum problems.

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Pierwsze dziesięciolecie

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Charytańska M.

Ochrona Zabytków

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1971

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issue 4

229-233

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The author, a Director of the Historical Monuments Documentation Centre, taking the opportunity of the ten-year period that elapsed from the time when the Centre 'has been established, presents its 'history, its tasks and discusses its plans for the future. The Historical Monuments Documentation Centre was called into being on January 1, 19(02 by the Minister of Culture and Arts decision issued on the 2i2nd December, 1901. Ilts finst residence consisted of a couple of rooms in the former Palace of the (Polish Primate, Senatorska (Street Ii3—1(5. On January 1, ,1971 its siege became an ancient house located at Brzozowa Street ,36 in the Old Town quarter of Warsaw. The activities of the Centre are based on co-operation and contributions made by a number of its constant collaborators recruiting from among conservators and scientists. In addition, a steady co-operation has been established with several institutions throughout the country of whom most fruitful proved to be relations with Technical Universities, the State Ateliers of Historic Monument Conservation, museums, scientific and research institutes, archives and so forth. The scope of tasks of the Centre consists in gathering and elaborating the complex documentation for all the kinds of movable and immovable historical monuments in this country. Up to now considerable amounts of historical, iconographie (illustrative), bibliographic, photographic and survey materials have been gathered, in other words, of all these materials that are allowing for full appraising of the monument’s values. That type of material also permits for right planning, influences the conservator’s decisions and proves highly helpful for appropriate conservation thus representing an excellent source for scientific work and interpretation. In addition, the Centre has been furnished with the rights to supervise the inventory works and classification of movable monuments that is organized and financed by the conservators. Thus it is in tight co-operation with the field Monument Documentation Offices that were founded recently as the sections in Conservator’s Offices. ' In the nearest future it is planned to start the preparation and publishing of Monument Inventories, among them of those in the field of architecture as, for instance, palaces, town halls, churches etc., and of movable monuments tike the goldsmith’s pieces, paintings, ancient organs, sculptures and s.o. The inventories of all monuments accurately prepared as to the documentation accompanying each item are expected to fullfill the task of the complex documentation. Preparatory works have already been started but for completing the whole task several years of a methodical action are required. No interpretations are to be contained in those catalogues, they are thought as supplying only the purely documentary material basing on the scientific research methods. The Centre’s other tasks consist in subsidizing the research work and organizing the conservators’ conferences. These latter are to play a many-sided part as they are intended to serve the exchange of experiences and views of the professionally active conservators, and at the same time constitute a forum where they encounter the representatives of natural sciences. Materials gathered as a result of each conference as well .as the proceedings in their printed form are being used as instructional materials for the higher schools at which the conservators are trained and also supply an evidence of development of the Polish thought in the field of conservation. This is exactly these conferences that are solving a number of essential problems characteristic of the conservators’ milieux and thus help to improve the methods used in conservation. Both the results of works carried out by the Centre and those on its initiatives find their expression in publications. Each forthcoming year brings the speeding up and increasing the number of publications dealing with the perplexed problems of monument protection and conservation. Through a wide exchange of our publications the Centre plays an important role in the field of instruction and also that of popularization of monument protection and conservation in Poland.

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Na dwudziestopięciolecie Ośrodka Dokumentacji Zabytków w Warszawie : laurka starego kolaboranta

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Chrzanowski T.

Ochrona Zabytków

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1988

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issue 4

211-215

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This article has been based on the lecture with which the author opened a jubilee session of the Monuments' Documentation Centre, devoted to "Documentation and Recording of Monuments in Poland — 25 Years of the Monuments’ Documentation Centre in Warsaw" (Warsaw, October 29, 1987). Tadeusz Chrzanowski presents to the Readers his personal reminiscences of cooperation with the Monuments’ Documentation Centre, with which he has been associated from its very beginning. These personal reflections give us a picture of the Centre’s activities in the field of recording and documentation of monuments. Much emphasis has been put also on the publishing work of the Centre. Still, in the first place the author brings to the fore the contribution of the people who have created the Centre and promoted its activities.

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