Възрожденската глиптика – народопис на българите от епохата
Renaissance Glyptics – an Important Witness on the History and Social Life of Bulgarians During the National Revival Period

Summary/Abstract: The art of glyptic has an ancient tradition on Bulgarian territory. It reveals an exceptionally important development in XVIII and XIX centuries when it appears closely linked to the National Revival process, to the new dignity and self-confidence of people, to their participation in social life, in historical events and in the National Liberation Movement. The intaglios (gems with reversed relief), popularized as graphical blots and wax imprints, are used as public or personal seals. They are, produced in Samokov, Tarnovo, Pazardzhik, Plovdiv, etc., but in spite of the fact that they are marked by the particular style of a handicrafts workshop and by the talent and the technical skills or la certain master, the specifical value of the seals is determined by the texts and the images printed on them. These images represent text formules expressing patriotic ideas, allegories of free Bulgaria, symbols and allegoric images related to the fight for spiritual and political freedom. Thus, the seals become a precious document testifying the activity of Bulgarians in some regions, towns and villages, their participation in different events, their social commitment and civic courage.

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