CONTENTS:
HISTORY
Hitko Vachev. Construction of parish churches in Turnovo’s dioces XV – XVII cc – 33
Svetlozara Staneva. About the ecclesiastical struggle in Turnovo after the Crimean war – 41
Dimitrinka Pantileeva. Two unknown letters to and from Stefan Stambolov – 46
Katia Mitova A few lessknown facts about the life and work of General Ivan Fichev – 51
Radka Pencheva. Veliko Turnovo branch of the Bulgarian National Marine Union (BNMU) – 60
Nevjana Bachvarova. Cultural activity in Turnovo 1945 – 1959 – 73
ARHAEOLOGY
Vulka Ilcheva. Late-Neolithic settlement Hotniza-Kushlata, Veliko Turnovo district – 88
Nedko Elenski. Eneolithic remains from Tsarevets and Trapezitsa – 99
Pavlina Vladkova. The Earliest Nicopolis ad Istrum – 107
Evgeni Dermendjiev. About the fortification of the early Bizantine fortress near Yantra river in Veliko Turnovo (On the basis of new excavation works of the complex around „The Forty Holy Martyrs church“) – 118
Maria Dolmova. Sgraphito ceramics from Trapezitsa hill – 127
Konstantin Totev. History of the investigations of the wallpaintings of the „Forty Holy Martyrs” church in Veliko Turnovo – 141
Mirko Robov. New investigations of the Forty Holy Martyrs monastery in Veliko Turnovo and the problem about its bullding Chronology – 151
Sashka Aleksandrova. Silver ring-seal from village Krusheto, the Veliko Turnovo region – 157
Zhenya Zhekova. Lead lids for packing of Venetian terriak from the region of Veliko Turnovo – 161
Todor Ovcharov. Medieval sites on the territory of Gorna Orjahovitsa County – 173
FOLKLORISTICS
Galja Chohadzieva. The reverce perspective (Theoretical and empirical aspects of the self expirience in а regional ground folkloristic resеаrch) – 191
SFRAGISTICS
Ivan Jordanov. The Seal of the First Assenid – 200
METROLOGY
Svetla Atanassova. Metric characteristics of the linear measures in Bulgaria IX – XIV cc. – 205
PROSOPOGRAPHY
Tyanka Mincheva. About the geneology of Hadji Nikoli from the town of Turnovo – 212
ARCHIVISTICS
Kinka Panayotova. Documents about Veliko Turnovo and the region in the state archives of Sofia, Varna and Rouse – 221
LOCAL STUDIES
Hristo Haritonov. Local Studies and Numismatics – 225
Teofil Teofilov. The House with the little Monkey – in 150TH anniversary – 234
ART
Evlogi Dankov. To the semiotics of image of Orpheus from village of Boutovo (III c.) – 242
Borjana Bojankinska. Calendar Scenes at SS Peter and Paul Church in Veliko Turnovo and Nativity Church in Arbanassi – Common Features and Diversities – 248
Milena Stancheva. Bone-Working in Medieval Bulgaria. Survey and state of Investigations – 257
Diana Kosseva – Mount Athos’paper icons from the collection of the Regional Historical museum in Veliko Turnovo – 284
TRAVEL NOTES
Pavlina Vladeva. Felix Kanits about the architectural masterpiecies of master Nicola Fichev – 295
RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION
Ivan Chokoev. About the colour of royal garments in Mediaeval Bulgaria during the Second half of the 14 century – 303
Jordan AI. Jordanov. Mediko-anthropological study of the bone remains of Racho Kazandjiyata and plastic reconstruction of his face – 311
Vessela Interlibrary Loan 2000 – 2001 – 340