RESTAURAREA UNUI ANTIMIS DATAT 1822
Restoration of an antimension dated 1822
Author(s): Laura TroșanSubject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences
Published by: MUZEUL ETNOGRAFIC AL TRANSILVANIEI
Keywords: Antimension; restoration; cult objects; Romanian in the Cyrillic alphabet; Slavonic
Summary/Abstract: The antimension is a consecrated liturgical textile object, it is kept on an altar, and without it the Divine Liturgy cannot be celebrated. The antimension is made of a rectangular linen or silk cloth, decorated with the representation of the Entombment of Christ and of the four Evangelists, in various printing techniques. The restoration operations carried out include mechanical dry cleaning, removal of wax deposits, rehydration and regaining the original shape of the piece.
Journal: Anuarul Muzeului Etnografic al Transilvaniei
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 10
- Page Range: 343-350
- Page Count: 8
- Language: Romanian
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