In the second half of the 19th century, Polish architects actively joined the pan-European trend of finding new solutions in landscape art and created a large, but relatively unknown to the general public, group of Polish manor parks, which can be considered as a specific type of naturalistic style. In modern landscape design, more and more attention is paid to the protection of cultural heritage, in particular, the reconstruction and conservation of historical buildings, gardens, parks, and green areas. From the standpoint of protecting cultural heritage and revalorising historical projects, it is advisable to conduct a study of calligraphic parks as an important group of projects separated from the naturalistic (landscape) style. This confirms the relevance and practical focus of this study. The purpose of the study was to analyse the calligraphic manor and palace parks that are numerous in the territories of present-day Poland and Ukraine. To fully disclose the topic, a research methodology was developed that was based on general scientific and special scientific methods. Based on the analysis and comparison of samples of landscape gardening, the prerequisites for the transition from clear geometric forms to refined, smooth forms in various branches of art, including landscape art, were identified. Based on graphic comparison and architectural and planning analysis, the most characteristic compositional features were identified, including the calligraphic contour of lines, the way trees and other types of greenery are decorated, various types of landscapes, and architecture (including, in particular, the residence and its immediate environment). This study revealed the patterns of “calligraphic parks” through one of their most important features – a characteristic smooth system of paths that evokes clear associations with Polish calligraphic writing. Although, at first glance, their space seems quite natural, nevertheless, it is created according to strict rules of composition. The practical significance of this study lies in the fact that the principles of environmental protection activities, recommendations for conservation and basic provisions for the reconstruction of such objects are proposed to recreate the characteristic features of calligraphic parks

Przemysław Baster

Polish calligraphic parks in the countryside

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