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Autor iznosi pregled dosadanje literature o crkvi Sv. Spasa na vrelu Cetine posebno se osvrui
na istaraivanje S. Gunjae od 1947. do 1953. god. koje je pridonijelo tonom datiranju i pravilnom
odredivanju stilske pripadnosti crkve. Ona pripada predromanikOj arhitekturi druge polovine IX. st. a
istie se izuzetnom orginalnou. l!tjecaj karolinke arhitekture oituje se u tzv. Westwerku.
panja."
3 A. FORTIS, Viaggio in Dalmazia, Tomo ll,
Dalmacije", 1948. , god . predstavio crkvu i arheoloki lokalitet Sv.
ondanje
dosege analiza starohrvatskih arhitektonskih spomenika
tralnog
tipa graevina koje su karakteristine za IX. i X.vijek.
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Alaeviev
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Starokranski
trikonhos u
usporedbi sa crkvama Sv. Spasa i
crkvom na Lopukoj glavici:
a. Sv. Spas, b. Lopuka glavica,
c. Tepljuh (Z. Gunjaa, 1980.)
Starokranski
trikonhosi:
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1994,
spomenika,
(v bilj, 2)
Knin,
G UNJAA,
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Toan
(L Jeli . F.
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Ivo Petriciali
CETINA RIVER
Summary
The Church ofthe Holy Saviour at the source ofthe Cetina River
first drew the attention of V Lago in 1870, who emphasized its unusual
form. lt was subsequently described by G. Alaevi in 1881, while L.
Marun offered a detailed description and published aphotograph in
1895, however the local Serbian population refused to let him undertake
further research . This was accomplished later by S. Gunjaa, who inves
tigated and conserved the church in several stages from 1947 to 1953,
also performing excavation ofthe large mediaeval cemetery surrounding
the church. The church has retained its originalform. II contains apres
bytmum with three apses, and a narthex wilh a balcony on the upper
floor, which would correspond to the so-called "westwork" of Carolingian
architecture, as well as a belfry on the facade. Rounded buttresses are
arranged densely on the lateral walls.
Many authors have cited the scientific value of this unusual
architectural form, particularly because of the Carolingian westwork
preserved in it. S. Gunjaa had already compared the Church ofthe Holy
Saviour to two other three-aisled churches with rounded butresses, only
the plan ofwhich had been preserved. Others noted the remains of a sin
gle naved church at Lopu6ka Glavica near Knin, which also had round
ed buttresses. Similarities were noted to three conch early Christian
churches in Dalmatia.
The author noted as far back as 1972 that the religious fur
nishings, remains of which had been found in churches with rounded
butressess, had common seulptural and stylistic characteristics corre
sponding to certain e;xamples ofreligious structures on which the names
of the Dux TIPimir a1d Dux Branimir can be distinguished, such that
the entire complex of rhese churches can be dated with certainty to the
second half of the 9th C;entury. The use ofbuttresses makes it evident that
the churches had arched roofs, whether single naved or three-aisled, an
element because ofwhich they can be cited as a very original form with
in the totality of European pre-Romanesque architecture. This architec
tural style can be considered as an imparlant contribution by architects
in the early mediaeval Croatian state.
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