as those on deschi da parto (Italian trays given as birth gifts), or in frescoes of the birth of the Virgin Mary or of John the Baptist. One wonders whether late medieval artists knew of similar ancient Roman scenes, like those included by Berg in nicely presented black and white images. Or is it possible that medieval basins just continued to play crucial yet often overlooked roles in the huma...

Dürer’s Apocalypse was undoubtedly the prototype for many apocalyptic representations that suddenly appeared in Central Europe by end of sixteenth century: influence extended far beyond German borders, towards Western, Southern and Eastern countries. The text is extremely rich symbols so it could easily be enriched with additional meanings: Cranach’s reworking iconographic model 1520s, under Lu...

Artyku? jest przedrukiem tekstu z pisma Biuletyn Historii Sztuki, 1-2, 2008, s. 163-176.

The article presents the preliminary results of study an incredibly important monument – Tomb Lou Rui, who was one highest officials in state Northern Qi. A rich funerary inventory found there, as well coloured frescoes with a preserved area approximately 200 square meters. They include 71 compositions, among which pictures solemn departure from palace and return back stand out. most noticeable...

Abstract. As a key role in reflecting local diversity and identity, cultural heritage is of significant value to the living well-being region its people. Additionally, education serves further enrich values, core literacy, identity future decision-makers. Even though countries are paying increased attention these various aspects research on obstacles engagement exist. The addressed here include...

Cultural Heritage preventive conservation requires the monitoring of the parameters involved in the process of deterioration of artworks. Thus, both long-term monitoring of the environmental parameters as well as further analysis of the recorded data are necessary. The long-term monitoring at frequencies higher than 1 data point/day generates large volumes of data that are difficult to store, m...

This paper presents a new approach to monitor an indoor environment on thermodynamic basis. It uses temperature as the driving parameter and is especially suited for comfort analysis or evaluation of moisture. The method is based on infrared (IR) thermography, which proved to be very effective in this application. The system measures all fundamental environment parameters (e.g., air temperature...