Wooden sacral architecture in Greater Poland. An interdisciplinary case study of the church in Domachowo

Kościoły Pokoju w Jaworze i Świdnicy w drugiej połowie lat 50. XVII wieku. Rekonstrukcja dziejów budowy i formy architektonicznej

The ruins of the castle in Koło in the light of the latest architectural and archaeological research, and their conservation issues

Crucifixus dolorosus z kościoła Bożego Ciała we Wrocławiu

Carpentry craft at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. Case study: the roof structure of the Church of the Holy Cross in Leszno

Czech and Moravisn architectonic patterns in the area of Polish grounds in early Middle Ages. Facts and myths

The mediaeval roof structure over the nave of the cathedral in Kamień Pomorski in the light of architectural and dendrochronological research

‘Rural’ ecclesiae laicorum have remained mute witnesses of our history; they have been deserted, forgotten and frequently falling into ruin. Single-nave Romanesque churches from the territories of Poland have not been much interest for the scholars of the Middle Ages. A full monograph on such churches from Greater Poland has not been written yet. This remains in a striking opposition to analogues buildings from Western Pomerania, Silesia or the New March. The only incomplete and to a large extent outdated work on this subject is Stanisław Wiliński’s paper Granite village churches of 12th century in Greater Poland or an exiguous paper by Alicja Karłowska- Kamzowa addressing the question of their foundation. The main aim of my book is the presentation of single-nave churches from Greater Poland erected in the period between the second half of the eleventh century and the end of the thirteenth century, in their historical and settlement context. Only churches that have been subject to archeological excavations have been included. Therefore, two factors determined whether a church has been chosen and included in this study: firstly, some archeological excavations must have been carried out within it, and secondly, the church must have played a basic role as a Christianization centre for ‘rural’ areas.