THE STATE OF PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN LUBARTÓW DISTRICT

The report discuss the historical monuments in Lubartów district, Voivodship of Lublin from the viewpoint of both their state of preservation and needs of safeguarding. A wide variety of historical monuments ranging from brick-built and wooden architectural objects, the sacral and palatial interiors, the mural and easel paintings, the sculptures, the goldsmith’s works, the textiles, and s.o. are discussed. At a consequence of that survey the author has arrived at the conclusion that the state of preservation of architectural objects depends to a high degree upon the attitudes of their present users and that, in general, those in hands of private owners are preserved in the best state. Quite different in the situation with movable monuments which are better protected by the state institutions. It seems that the causes of losses in resources of historical monuments within the district concerned can be sought mainly in the lack of understanding for historical monuments, in their improper use and the inadequate supervision by conservators. Particularly serious with regard to their conservation needs are observed within the group of the movable historical monuments and this in turn makes the more closer co-operation between the conservators and the Church authorities requivable. The called into being in 1974 by those latter the Main Conservation Committee should devote more attention to the movable historical monuments