Lietuvos sakralinė dailė. T. 2, Šiaulių vyskupija. D. 2, Šiaulių dekanatas. Kn. 2, Kairiai - Kurtuvėnai
LTŠi knyga – tęstinio daugiatomio mokslinio veikalo „Lietuvos sakralinė dailė“, II tomo „Šiaulių vyskupija“ 2 dalies „Šiaulių dekanatas“ 2 knyga. Joje pristatomi Kairių, Kuršėnų ir Kurtuvėnų bažnyčių, taip pat Kryžių kalno komplekso, Kalviškių, Kybarčių ir Kurtuvėnų koplyčių istorija, architektūra ir dailės kūriniai. Tai nuosekli, išsamiais istoriniais ir menotyriniais tyrimais pagrįsta Šiaulių vyskupijos bažnyčių dailės paveldo publikacija.
ENThis book is a part of serial publication “Lithuanian Religious Art” (the books comprising Volume 1 of this series published in 1996 to 2007 have presented the art of churches and chapels from six deaneries of Vilkaviškis diocese) and further presents the architectural and artistic heritage of Lithuanian Catholic churches. The religious artistic heritage of Šiauliai Diocese has been researched since 2008. Volume 2 of the “Lithuanian Religious Art” represents the results of this study. This volume is divided into Five parts by deanery (Joniškis, Šiauliai, Kelmė, Pakruojis and Radviliškis Deaneries), each consisting of several books. The data related to the churches and chapels of Joniškis Deanery have been published from 2011 to 2015 in three books comprising Part 1 of Volume 2 of the “Lithuanian Religious Art” series. The second book of Part 2 dedicated to Šiauliai Deanery presents, in the alphabetical order, the history, architecture, art and other heritage of Kairiai, Kuršėnai and Kurtuvėnai churches, Kybarčiai and Kurtuvėnai cemetery chapels, and the unique Hill of Crosses site. It also tells the history of Kalviškiai manor chapel that has not survived. The selection of items to be published was mostly based on their artistic and historical value but the rarity of function and iconographic value were also taken into account, as well as their being typical or unique examples. The texts on the history and architecture of the churches and chapels are very important because they help to understand the value and historical context of the religious art items. For some of the above-mentioned buildings, it is the First time when their history has been thoroughly researched. The study is based on multiple documents, many of them used for the First time, as well as on other textual and iconographic sources.
