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Giving a historical survey the author mak-es comment
about the kinds and nature of publications issued by
the Centre. A wide variety o-f problems contained in
materials published makes it necessary to give them
varying -forms. The following will be a brief characteristics
of the Centre’s publications.
„Ochrona Zabytków” (Monument Protection), a quarterly
review started since 1948 and -from 1962 onwards
published by the Centre is the only Polish periodical
entirely devoted to problems of historical monument
protection in the broadest sense of the term. Much
attention is being focused on problems linked witji
technological treatment of historical monuments of
practically every kind. From among the others several
works may be quoted dealing with problems of legal
protection of cultural property and also numerous
polemic opinions on the -general conservation outlines
and ideas. The -constant divisions, titled „Reports and
Discussions” contain the current information with
regard to conservator’s activities both in Poland and
abroad. A separate chapter is formed by „Bibliography” where 13 most important periodicals dealing with
conservation are regularly reviewed and also the reviews
of more interesting books on the subject are
placed.
A complete bibliography of the quarterly contents
may be found in bibliographical supplements that
were enclosed with the issue XVII, 1964, 4 and XXIV,
19711, 1. It is the 'contributions made by the leading
authoritative scientists that are placing „Ochrona Zabytków”
among the appreciated publications in the
field of conservation.
„Biblioteka Muzealnictwa i Ochrony Zabytków, seria
A” (Library of Museums and Monument Protection,
series A) is a book series of low circulation amounting
to some hundreds copies where materials are published
of a lasting value for (researchers. This series
has been founded in 1964 as the Centre’s publication
and up to now 7 volumes were published. The first
part of this series is composed of books containing
the catalogues of architectural drawings from the greatest
Polish collections as, e.g. National Museums in
Cracow and Warsaw, the Library, University of Warsaw.
At present a book ’’Architectural and Building Art
Monuments in Poland” is in print representing some
kind of catalogue illustrating the actual state of
possession. In the nearest future i't is planned to
publish a series of inventories from the following
lines: wiali paintings, ancient organs pieces of ancient
goldsmith’s art.
’’Biblioteka Muzealnictwa i Ochrony Zabytków, seria
B” (Library of Museums and Monument Protection,
series B) is a .series of brochures (up to now 30 titles)
published by the use of xerographic process in small
circulations and distributed only for institutions concerned.
Their contents vary greatly from technological
subjects through those legal, general conservators’
• problems, museology up to materials and proceedings
of major scientific conferences. In spite of
modest graphic forms these publications are finding
full acknowledgement among those representing the
museum and conservators’ circles. Four to five volumes
are published each year.
’’Teka konserwatorska” (A Conservator’s File) forms
an abundantly illustrated series of books devoted to
conservation treatments for safeguarding the most
valuable groupings of ancient architecture. It is
expected that two new items, namely ’’The Old Town
in Poznań” and ’’Wilanów” will soon extend this
series.
’’Muzealnictwo” (Museology) is a non-regular publication
comprising materials from the field of museology
and exhibitions and shows organized by Polish
museums. In addition to articles on the pages of this
publication may be found the chronicle-tyipe notes
and both the publication and foreign periodical reviews.
The above series represents the only publication
of general character devoted to museum problems.