alabaster

The alabaster font from the Dormition Church in Lviv was sent to the
restoration in 2019. For a long time it served as a flowerbed, it was whitewashed several times,
split into two parts and fastened with a metal wire. The article describes the conservation state
of the object, presents the results of petrographic and thermal analysis of alabaster of the font
basin. The study found that the main problem of cleaning is the removal of carbonized lime
incrustation. The experimental studies on the effect on alabaster of various means of cleaning

The article presents a detailed description of the conservation state of the unique gothic alabaster portal of the parish church in Drohobych. It also defines the position of the portal in the plan of the church. The main reasons and consequences of the deterioration of the alabaster stone are established. The article studies and supplements the historical background on the portal's foundation and the changes that arose during the reconstruction in the twentieth century.

The article analyzes the scientific works devoted to the study of the peculiarities of the alabaster sculptural plastic restoration in three thematic groups: 1) the terminological meaning of the alabaster stone name; 2) mineralogy, the quarries and the stone-working areas of the alabaster stone; 3) preservation and restoration of the sculptural plastic of the alabaster stone. Dictionaries, encyclopedias, monographs give the terminological meaning of the name. In particular, the works by Bilets'kyi V. (2004), Bulda S. (1930), Polishchuk V. (2002), Voloshynets' V.