În centrul atenţiei: Francesco Marcanich şi preţioasa lui ferecătură de Evangheliar
In Focus: Francesco Marcanich and His Precious Gospel Cover

Summary/Abstract: Chiprovtsi (nowadays a town in Northwestern Bulgaria) was among the most important goldsmith centers on the Balkans at the end of 16th century and during 17th century1. Its prosperity was based on the rich deposits of metals in the region2, the Catholic orientation of considerable part of the population3 and the active trade of some of the local inhabitants in and outside the Ottoman Empire4. The scope of the work of the local goldsmiths encompassed broad spectrum of objects for the needs of the church as well as the typical for this period hemispherical bowls5. The craftsmen of Chiprovtsi were famous for their skilful applying of various goldsmith techniques and the quality of execution and as a whole their works were notable with their complex iconographic choices and low relief combined with a specific variation of orientalized floral ornamentation engraved in the backgrounds.

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