www.ici.ro/romania/tourism/manastiri.html   "Monasteries and Churches in the North of Moldavia": map, pictures and texts about painted monasteries and other churches.

www.cimec.ro/Monumente/Unesco/Pictmur/pictmen.htm   "The Outer Wall Painting Churches of North Moldavia": English translation of an article by Doina Mândru published in "Denkmäler in Rumänien/Monuments en Roumanie," ICOMOS- Journals of the German National Committee.

http://www.syfed.ro/rouma_ct/tur/monaster/accueil.htm   "Les Trésors d'art Orthodoxe Roumain: les monastères de Roumanie": maps, texts and pictures on the the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie site.

http://www.dntis.ro/romania/arbore/arbore.html   Arbore monastery site.

http://www.probotamonastery.ro/   UNESCO and Japan Fund Trust project site. Detailed discussion of the history, iconography, restoration and preservation of Probota Monastery.

http://www.iconsexplained.com/index.htm  "A Guide to Byzantine Icons on the Internet." Very informative, richly illustrated, English and French. 

http://fp.thesalmons.org/lynn/world.heritage.html   A listing of all sites under Unesco protection.

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If you have access to inter-library loans, see Anca Vasiliu's Monastères de Moldavie (XIVème-XVIème siècles), Paris Mediterranée, 1998. Richly illustrated, it includes plans and cross-sections as well as an appendix on fresco technique.

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To contribute to the preservation of Romania's architectural treasures, check out:
http://www.propatrimonio.org   Pro Patrimonio is a nonprofit foundation whose purpose is to help preserve Romanian lands and buildings of cultural and historic interest. The foundation  acquires properties by purchase, lease or gift, to maintain and keep in trust for the nation. It also offers assistance with restoration programs initiated by others.

Or send your check to:
        The World Heritage Fund
        UNESCO Account No. 949-1-191558
        Chase Manhattan Bank
        International Money Transfer Division
        4 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn
        New York, NY 11245 USA
        Swif code: CHASUS33 - ABA No. 0210-0002-1
Please indicate that your donation is to the World Heritage Fund for the Romanian monasteries.

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