ÎNVELITORI DIN LEMN PE MONUMENTE DE CULT DIN MOLDOVA – SPECIFICUL REGIONAL ŞI PROBLEMA DISPARIŢIEI UNUI MEŞTEŞUG
WOODEN SHINGLE ROOFING SYSTEMS ON MOLDAVIAN CHURCHES – REGIONAL SPECIFICITY AND THE ISSUE OF A NEARLY EXTINCT CRAFT

Summary/Abstract: The present study analyzes the specificity of wooden shingle roofing systems in the Moldova region, and respectively the dispersion pattern of the regional styles over the last century and a half with a research focus on monument churches. The field-gathered data is visually translated onto maps and grouped by shingle shape and laying method in sets. For this research, several large historical archives have been consulted, most notably that of the National Heritage Institute (Institutul Naţional al Patrimoniului). Data analysis prompted the following conclusions: firstly, the imminent extinction of the shingle-making and laying crafts in the rural areas of Moldova as modern materials emerge as a cheaper alternative; secondly, the need to maintain wooden shingle roofs has prompted the import of craftsmen from the region of Maramureş with little consideration for the vernacular shingle roofing styles in Moldova. Lastly, this study is the first of its kind to deal with wooden shingles as a central motive in a context of loss and transformation regarding the immaterial heritage of the Moldavian wooden civilization.

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