"Ancient and Christian tombstones of Bijelo Polje and its surroundings" by publicist Radomir Ilić is a new edition of the Bijelo Polje Branch of Matica Montenegrin, it was announced by the Museum of Bijelo Polje.
The book is signed by Ivan Jovović and Željko Raičević on behalf of the publisher, and the editor of the edition is Ivan Ivanović, and according to the author, it is primarily intended for young archaeologists, historians, museologists, art historians and language historians for their future more detailed and comprehensive research in this area and wider.
The chapters are designed chronologically, from antiquity to the 19th century, and the photographs of the described monuments and tombstones are particularly attractive and impressive. In the introductory text, Ilić points out that the area of Bjelopolje remained outside the detailed treatment of tombstones and burial customs.
He explained that this is due to "the confusion and lack of initiative of certain local cultural institutions, and lack of coordination with the republican one".
"Since Željko Raičević became the head of the Bjelo Polje Museum a few years ago, things have changed for the better. The staff of the Museum met us within the framework of their activities, and thanks to their understanding and the initiative of Matica Montenegrin, the finalization of our long-term research was possible. As for the responsibility, it is of course greater when you start from the "bare ice", but primarily with a fundamental interdisciplinary education and a certain methodological caution, it was possible to do the work on such a vast terrain, and after all to make syntheses", said Ilić.
He added that it was a demanding job, and that he was given the wind at his back by numerous friends and trustees on the field, to whom he owes immense gratitude and respect.
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