Creski muzej

Ancient Art – Sculptures and Everyday Objects from the Collection of Dr. Damir Kovač

Author: Damir Kovač, Ante Rendić-Miočević
Specifications: 72 pp; 28 cm, colour, paperback
Language: Croatian / English
Price: 80 kn / 10,62 €

Description

The collection of antique figurines and everyday objects includes around 150 items. It mainly comprises zoomorphic and anthropomorphic figurines – small statues, but also a series of useful or decorative objects such as oil lamps, mirrors, jewelry and decorations for vessels, furniture and military equipment.
Most of these objects originate from Rome, and a smaller number come from Greece, Egypt and other ancient civilizations. The objects are mostly made of bronze and other metals (lead, silver), with a few examples made of ceramics and stone. The objects were created in periods varying from the Iron Age to the Middle Ages, and the origins of many are still unknown.

Cres Memory Project

Author: Jelena Dunato
Specifications: 80 pp; 28 cm; colour; paperback
Language: Croatian / English
Price: 80 kn / 10,62 €

Description

Catalog of the exhibition that contains all the photographs taken by Antoinette Spadoni in 1951 on Cres, as well as the history of the Spadoni family.

Relics and Reliquaries of the Islands of Cres and Lošinj

Author: Inge Solis
Specifications: 112 pp; 28 cm; colour; paperback
Language: Croatian / English
Price: 80 kn / 10,62 €

Description

Catalogue of the exhibition.

Wooden Saints

Author: Franka Toljanić
Specifications: 72 pp; 28 cm; colour; paperback
Language: Croatian / English
Price: 80 kn / 10,62 €

Description

Catalogue of the exhibition presenting wooden sculpture of the Cres Deanery, dating from the 15th to the 18th century.

Scent of Victory

Author: Inge Solis
Specifications: 87 pp; 28 cm; colour; paperback
Language: Croatian / English
Price: 80 kn / 10,62 €

Description

Catalogue of the exhibition presenting the story of the essential oils distillery in Martinšćica, which was founded by the Linardić family at the beginning of the 20th century.

The Historical Centre of Cres and its Townhouses

Author: Inge Solis
Specifications: 80 pp; 28 cm; colour; paperback
Language: Croatian / English
Price: 80 kn / 10,62 €

Description

Catalogue of the exhibition presenting vernacular architecture of Cres and its main features: streets, courtyards, roofs, chimneys, wells, residential bridges, shops and taverns.

Silks from the Sacristies

Author: Silvija Banić
Specifications: 87 pp; 28 cm; colour; paperback
Language: Croatian / English
Price: 80 kn / 10,62 €

Description

Catalogue of the exhibition presenting historical textiles from the Cres Deanery, dating from the 16th to the 19th century.

Life before Tourism

Author: Jelena Dunato
Specifications: 63 pp; 28 cm; colour; paperback
Language: Croatian / English
Price: 60 kn / 7,96 €

Description

Catalogue of the exhibition. It presents postcards of the settlements on the island of Cres from the late 19th century to the 1940s: Beli, Valun, Lubenice, Martinšćica, Vrana, Stivan, Orlec, Ivanje, Porozina, Osor. The postcards depict a time before mass tourism, when the places and the lives of the people were still untouched by the change.

The Island of Cres on Old Maps

Author: Jelena Dunato
Specifications: 87 pp; 28 cm; colour; paperback
Language: Croatian / English
Price: 80 kn / 10,62 €

Description

The catalogue of the exhibition of old maps from the collection of Damir Kovač. The collection consists of maps dating from the 16th to the 19th century, depicting Cres from the ancient times until the 19th century. The maps were created in various European centres of cartography, in the Netherlands, Germany and Italy.

Fraternities of the Northern Part of the Island of Cres

Author: Marijana Dlačić
Specifications: 48 pp; 20 cm; colour; paperback
Language: Croatian / English
Price: 30 kn / 3,98 €

Description

The publication consists of two parts. The first part describes the development and functioning of fraternities with an emphasis on their social role, and the second part is the list of fraternities, with reference to their location, basic information and interesting facts.