Arhitectura religioasă de lemn a românilor ardeleni, parte fundamentală a operei lui Coriolan Petranu
Wooden Churches’ Architecture of the Romanians of Transylvania, a Fundamental Part of Coriolan Petranu’s writing

Summary/Abstract: Among the works of Coriolan Petranu those regarding the wooden architecture of the Transylvanian Romanians are a very peculiar apparition. Two books are the most important output of his endeavor: Bisericile de lemn din judeŃul Arad. Les églises de bois du départament d’Arad. Sibiu: Krafft & Drotleff, 1927 and Monumentele artistice ale judeŃului Bihor I. The wooden churches of the Bihor County. Sibiu: Krafft & Drotleff, 1931 added to which are a number of articles of lesser importance. They differ profoundly from his other works in many ways. First of all, it is virtually the only chapter of his writing that is a proper research undertaking. Most of his other works are articles disseminated within a large number of publications and bare a strong polemical and propaganda mark. Petranu’s works regarding the wooden architecture are also very different in their approach and conclusions. Reading his polemic papers it seem that his lifelong struggle has been to demonstrate the value and supreme originality of Romanian art.

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