Šiaulių krašto kryždirbystė
LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Koplytstulpiai; Kryždirbystė; Kryžiai; Mažoji sakralinė architektūra; Mediniai kryžiai; Medžio meistrai; Stogastulpiai; Šiaulių kraštas; Šiaulių rajonas; Chapels; Cross-crafting; Crossmaking; Roof pillars; Roofed-pillars; Sacred architecture; Wayside shrines; Woodcarvers; Wooden crosses; Šiauliai region.
ENIn 2017, the Šiauliai regional Povilas Višinskas public library organised an expedition dedicated to researching this region’s cross-making traditions. In this article by art historian Alė Počiulpaitė, based on material from the expeditions, characteristic features of cross-making in this region are highlighted: evolution of the tradition, the spread of wooden crosses, roofed-pillars and wayside shrines, the peculiarities of their shape and decoration, the reasons for building and devotional practices of masters (many of them – local). On the basis of form, in Šiauliai region, cross-shaped crosses were most widespread, as well as roofed-pillars, wayside shrines, some shrines on the ground or in trees, sculptural monuments by folk artists. They can be found in churchyards, villages, towns, roadsides, farmsteads, old and no longer used cemeteries. The publication is supplemented with material collected by the author. [From the publication]
- Akmenės apylinkių šiuolaikinės kryždirbystės paminklai / Jolanta Zabulytė. Žiemgala. 2019, Nr. 1, p. 27-31, 71.
- Pakruojo krašto kryždirbystė šiandien / Skaidrė Urbonienė. Naujoji Romuva. 2020, Nr. 3, p. 72-83.
