Church Bells of XIV-XIX Centuries: The Cultural and Historical Heritage of the Western Belarus
Elena Shatko
pp. 127 - 140
Title: Church Bells of XIV-XIX Centuries: The Cultural and Historical Heritage of the Western Belarus
Authors: Elena Shatko

Abstract: The Article is a summary of a multi-year research into certification of bells of 16th- early 20th centuries collected as a result of liturgical instruments study of 287 bell towers, churches and museums. Analysis of archives from Poland, Lithuania, Russia, and Belarus contributed to the research resurrecting knowledge about lost bell heritage. This is also the first attempt to discuss the establishment of Belarusian Historic Bells Museum and introduction of campan handling basic trainings into educational programs of religious educational establishments.

Keywords: Bell certification, complex research of bell, historical and orthodox heritage

Received: 01-10-2016     Accepted: 01-12-2016     Published: 01-12-2016

Citation: Shatko, E. (2016). Church Bells of XIV-XIX Centuries: The Cultural and Historical Heritage of the Western Belarus. Cultural and Historical Heritage: Preservation, Presentation, Digitalization (KIN Journal), 2(1), ISSN 2367-8038, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 127–140