It hath been my first house by Mihály Kútvölgyi - László Péterfy / Timp kiadó 2002 / Houses, Carved gates and gravestones in the Maros, Nyárád and Küküllő triangle / Hardcover

Paperback 2002

ISBN: 9789630099301  /  978-9630099301

ISBN-10: 9630099306

PAGES: 128

PUBLISHER: Timp kiadó

LANGUAGE: English / Angol

English Description:

Gateposts ornamented with flowers, doors decorated with suns; gates carved with lions and dragons; headstones carved with flowers, suns, birds and snakes - this is a world of wonders. these wooden gates, which signify life and existence, and the gravestones, symbolizing death, can be found in Transylvania, around the Maros-Nyarad and Kis-Kukullo rivers. The gate is much more than a simple entrance: It is the expression of the existence of the people, of the family. The gravestone is more than a memorial stone; it is also the entrance to the next world. It must be protected by magic figures, like the gates, which protect life. The surprising similarity between the gate carving and the engraving of the headstones is no coincidence. Here we find the ancient beliefs that flourished even before the adoption of Christianity. the full story is presented here, through the words of sculptor Laszlo Peterfy and the photos of Mihaly Kutvolgyi.