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THE KNOT SCRIPT – THE LOST WRITING SYSTEM OF THE LATVIAN LANGUAGE
2016
The article analyses a writing system of the Latvian language that has been scarcely researched before. The evidence of the usage of the knot script and song clews is present in the Latvian folklore, although it has been commonly considered as a metaphor. At the beginning of the 20th century there were individuals still using it prior to the conventional literacy increase due to the general education. Similar knot scripts can be found in several cultures around the globe. The article encompasses a study of previous researches and evidence in periodicals, Latvian community in Lithuania, education of commoners in Latvia, reciprocal comparison of the Latvian knot script writing systems, interv…
The traditional sacral wooden construction in Lithuania between XVIII and XIX century - Tradycyjne litewskie drewniane budownictwo sakralne z XVIII i…
2016
Litwa położona jest na gęsto zalesionych terenach Europy Północno-Wschodniej, stąd bogactwo budownictwa drewnianego w tym kraju. Wśród budynków drewnianych wyróżniają się obiekty sakralne, o dużej wartości historycznej, różnorodnej formie i rozmiarach, złożonych projektach i wieloetapowej realizacji. Najstarsze kościoły drewniane zaczęto budować na Litwie w XIII wieku. Obecnie na terenie kraju znajduje się ponad 600 drewnianych obiektów sakralnych, których aspekty konstrukcyjne i strukturalne nie zostały jeszcze szczegółowo zbadane. Główne cele przedstawionych badań to: – poznanie tradycji i rytuałów związanych z typami budynków oraz rozwiązań stylistycznych i architektonicznych wykorzystyw…
LA COSTRUZIONE IN LEGNO DEGLI EDIFICI DI CULTO LITUANI TRA XVIII E XIX SECOLO
La Lituania si affaccia a Est sul Mar Baltico ed è caratterizzata da un paesaggio di pianure boscose; in virtù delle riferite risorse di legname, annovera e custodisce un grande patrimonio di edifici in legno, dei quali gli edifici di culto sono quelli piu ricchi di valore storico e che presentano diversificate forme, nonché un ricco e complesso compendio di elementi materico-costruttivi della tradizione locale. Secondo il prof. Gennaro Tampone, questi edifici di culto costituiscono un prezioso documento sulla tecnologia e sulle caratteristiche strutturali del legno che testimonia un importante capitolo di storia della costruzione e delle tradizioni locali. La Lituania annovera attualmente …
The traditional sacral wooden construction in lithuania between XVIII and XIX century
2015
Lithuania is situated in a highly forested Northeastern Europe area and has a great variety of wooden buildings. Among the wooden structures we can enumerate the religious buildings, rich of historic values, presenting different forms and sizes and also a complex design and stratified construction phases. The oldest wooden churches began to built in Lithuania in the 13th century. Currently there are more than 500 existing wooden sacral structures, which not yet have detailed studies about their constructive and structural aspects. The main objectives of the research: • Knowledge of the rituals, related to the building types and stylistics and architectural solutions which were adapted to th…
Lithuanian wooden architecture : materials, ancient tools and constructive technologies for the safeguard of cultural heritage
2017
L'architettura in legno in europa costituisce uno dei più rappresentativi elementi del patrimonio da preservare. In questo studio si diescrivono le tipologie edilizie, i materiali, le tecniche costruttive e gli utensili dell'architettura lignea in Lituania, spesso ritrovati e ben dicumentati nei musei etnografici del Paese. Queste opere di carpenteria lignea devono essere ben studiate e d analizzare per garantirne la valorizzazione e la salvaguardia, utilizzando criteri di intervento compatibili e rispettosi dei caratteri originari dei manufatti. Traditional wooden buildings are a valuable part of European cultural and architectural heritage. The construction of wooden buildings presents a …
The traditional sacral wooden construction in Lithuania. An illustrated catalogue of building techniques for the safeguard and recovery of cultural h…
2015
La Lituania attualmente può annoverare un patrimonio di circa 600 edifici sacri in legno ancora esistenti, sui quali, ad oggi, non sono stati condotti studi approfonditi in merito agli aspetti storico/architettonici e tecnico/costruttivi. Questa tipologia di edifici costituisce un patrimonio della cultura architettonica locale da esplorare e conoscere, per garantirne la corretta conservazione e valorizzazione. La maggior parte di questi edifici di culto in legno versa in condizione di degrado poiché le comunità non sempre possiedono la dovuta attenzione e le competenze tecniche capaci per salvaguardare tale patrimonio. Le cause più frequenti di danno derivano da una inadeguata manutenzione,…
20th-century Baltic drama: comparative paradigms
2014
The paper pays attention to the issues of commensurability in the development of 20th-century Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian literatures. It focuses upon thematic and aesthetic patterns of Baltic drama during this time period which is further subdivided into two parts, the first and the second half of the 20th century. The discussion about the genesis of Baltic drama during the late 19th, early 20th century is followed by an analysis of the impact of the nation states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania upon the institutionalization and development of drama and theatre during the 1920s and 1930s. Special attention is then paid to the notion of socialist realism as the ideological tool of So…
Manifest Sapiehów z 6 marca 1702 roku
2017
The second half of the 17th century history of the Great Duchy of Lithuania was dominated by the hegemony of two families: the Pac family and the Sapieha family. The latter managed to seize control over all spheres of public life and made decisions regarding the attitude of Lithuania with regard to the king and the Republic of Poland. The period of domination of the Sapieha family dates from 1685 to the early 1690s., when the plans of Jan III Sobieski, who attempted to build a political force that could withstand and counterbalance the influence of the Sapieha family, started to come to fruition. This, in turn, resulted in armed conflicts in the late 1690s aimed against the Sapieha family a…
Baltu filoloģija, 24 (2)
2016
Mainstreaming gender in the EU-accession process: the case of the Baltic Republics
2005
Since the early 1990s, the Baltic states have gone through processes of economic transition and liberalization. Although various reports give an overview of gendered impacts of these economic reforms, they fail to elaborate on the more complex relations between gender, citizenship, and social exclusion. This article explores these relations in more detail. The first decade of reforms in the Baltic states resulted in a lack of economic prospects, in particular for women from minority groups and women working in low-pay sectors. This made them increasingly vulnerable to trafficking for sexual purposes: migration to Western Europe was an attractive alternative for those without work, whether …