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Our first significant result in editing cultural heritage matters was the preparation of "The Restoration of the Probota Monastery" for UNESCO, which enabled us to gain considerable experience in the field. Very precise texts and colour photographs depict in detail the remarkable achievements of the project: the full uncovering of beautiful 16th century murals from layers of over-painting and dirt, exhaustive archaeological research, and architectural operations of decisive importance for the preservation of the recently restored frescoes. The book also speaks about the people as well as events in Probota. Modern technological techniques, such as georadar investigations, digital microclimate monitoring and computerized database systems, which had a strategic role in the implementation of the project, are also described in the book.
The book, of more than 400
pages, with 843 full-colour illustrations and 19 maps, was published
by UNESCO in October 2001, and printed in 1000 copies. It was launched
both in Paris and in Bucharest and enjoyed great success with the
public. The book describes the five-year UNESCO project on the restoration
of the Probota Monastery, one of the so-called "Painted Monasteries"
specific to Bucovina, in the northern part of the region of Moldavia.
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