Lietuvos sakralinė dailė. T. 2, Šiaulių vyskupija. Kn. 2, Šiaulių dekanatas. D. 1, Agailiai - Juozapava

LTŠi knyga - tęstinio daugiatomio mokslinio veikalo Lietuvos sakralinė dailė, antroje tomo Šiaulių vyskupija, antrosios dalies Šiaulių dekanatas pirmoji knyga. Joje pristatomi Aukštelkės, Bazilionų, Gruzdžių ir Juozapavos bažnyčių, Agailių, Bridų, ii Gordų koplyčių istorija, architektūra ir dailės kūriniai, kai kurie šio krašto mažosios architektūros paminklai. Tai nuosekli, išsamiais istoriniais ir menotyriniais tyrimais pagrįsta bažnyčių dailės paveldo publikacija.Reikšminiai žodžiai: Šiaulių vyskupija; Šiaulių dekanatas; Lietuvos sakralinė dailė; Sakralinė tapyba; Sakralinė skulptūra; Sakralinė architektūra; Altorius; Šiauliai diocese; Šiauliai deanery; The Sacred Art of Lithuania; The Sacred painting; The Sacred sculpture; The Sacred Architecture; Altar; Altar-piece.

ENBook 1 of this Part presents the architecture, religious art and history of the churches of Aukštelkė, Bazilionai, Gruzdžiai and Juozapava, the chapels of Agailiai and Bridai, small shrines of Apšrujai (Gilaičiai) and Butkaičiai, and chapel-columns of Dimšiai and Gruzdžiai. It also discusses the history of non-surviving chapel of Gordai (Vijurkai) and describes Jogminai small shrine in the chapter on Bazilionai church while presenting the sculpture of St. John of Nepomuk now kept in the church that used to stand in the said shrine. The publication retains a catalogue-like structure already used for the earlier books of “Lithuanian Religious Art” which ensures a consistent and convenient introduction to the history and cultural and artistic heritage of each church and chapel. The research begins with the history and architecture of each prayer house. Together with the architecture of buildings, it also describes their equipment and decor elements that do not have separate articles dedicated to them. The artworks in churches and their surroundings are arranged based on the type of works and, within each type, according to their time of creation. Large pieces of equipment, such as altars, pulpit, baptismal font, and organ, are the first to be discussed, followed by furniture, paintings, sculptures, liturgical vessels, vestments and various utensils, and, finally, by bells and exterior items. Artworks and items that comprise a kit or an ensemble, are made by the same author or are related in some other way are described in the same article. The authors of artworks, persons depicted in them or other related persons are introduced at the end of respective articles in short biograms.The texts on the history and architecture of the sacral buildings are very important for the understanding of the value and historical context of all religious items because they consistently describe the development of buildings as well as the piety traditions at a certain church or chapel and parish history. These articles complement this book on art research with a local history aspect. The book provides the first comprehensive historical research on the majority of the discussed churches, chapels and parishes that includes the re-assessment of and significant additions to any previous studies. At the end of articles on churches, the list of priests that used to administer the respective prayer house are given. Historical and artistic studies use a large variety of documents, many of them used for the first time, also textual and iconographic sources, various source literature and data accessed through internet. References and sources are referred to in footnotes and their list, together with the indexes of names and places, are published at the end of the book.

• Etnologija / Ethnology
• Menotyra / Arts
• Istorija / History