Витоки художнього металу Львова (досвід міських металообробних цехів XIV – XVIII ст.)

The organizational, structural, artistic features of treatment of metal are analysed in the process of development of workshop handicraft of Lviv ХІV – ХVІІІ of century. Reflected are the stages of forming of metal-working workshops, process of differentiation of basic specialties, work of leading masters, character of exempla a rewires obligatory for a receipt the artisans of status of workshop masters. Separate parallels are conducted between the Lviv and metal-working of Western Europe handicraft in the context of forming of aesthetic lines of workshop hardware of time of Ukrainian late middle Ages and national and cultural revival. It is set that in XVI of century the assortment of traditional products of вblacksmith work is considerably enriched due to architectonically-artistic orders. Model are works of the Lviv architectural metal development of that was related tо church building and renaissance houses in central part of city. The special place was occupied by church crosses are purchased. It is confirmed, that on the basis of вblacksmith work the Lviv production of plain weapon, in that long time, was formed, actually to beginning of XVІIІ of century, masters were preceded from the production of swords. Certain important role and universal character of activity of municipal masters of metallic of casting business, that were masters of treatment of metal, architects of municipal fortifications. Masters decorated the wares. In course of time they begin to cooperate with sculptures that engaged in making of the special models for cannons, ringing, metallic sculpture. It is educed that originality of the Lviv jeweller art was determined by multinational composition of masters. Except Ukrainians, jeweller business Poland, Germans, Hungarians, Jewries, Armenians, engaged in. Near to the jeweller handicraft was a coinage of chinks. In the first half of XVІІ of century an only in. Ukraine mint functioned in Zovkva near Lviv, and in 1665 chinks began to mint in Lviv on the mint founded by Polish king Jan by Kazymyr. Certainly, that development of workshops of artistic treatment of metal in Lviv became the important constituent of cultural progress of Ukraine and obviously, Central European region of ХVІ – XVІІІ of century. Forms and decor of folk art often found the embodiment in work of municipal masters of artistic metal. An important role and place of traditions of handicrafts of Lviv are well-proven from treatment of metal of epoch of middle Ages and Revival in the next periods of development of art, in particular in development of modern artistic metal