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PRIN CMPULUNGI PE MUSCELELE LUI

Fotografii de Nicolae Th. tefnescu


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Editura ARS DOCENDI Universitatea din BucuretiEditurcu profil academic i cultural, recunoscutde

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Editor: Ioan Crciun

Tehnoredactare: Gheorghe Chia

Traducerea n englez: Maria-Cristina Enescu

Album tiprit cu sprijinul Primriei Cmpulung,al Asociaiei Culturale Pardon, Mersi i al firmei S.C. Pristavu S.R.L.

Copyright Adrian Svoiu, Gheorghe Chia, Ioan Crciun, 2012Tiprit la Tipografia EdituriiArs DocendiPrinted inRomania

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SVOIU, ADRIANPrin Cmpulung i pe muscelele lui: fotografii de Nicolae Th. tefnescu/

Adrian Svoiu, Gheorghe Chia, Ioan Crciun. - Bucureti: Ars Docendi, 2012ISBN 978-973-558-610-2

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CUPRINSUn dar fcut Cmpulungului 7Albumul I 11Albumul II 69Albumul III 115Albumul IV 159Albumul V 205


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Un dar fcut Cmpulungului

n anul 1946 intrau n patrimoniul Academiei Romne, prin donaie,cinci albume masive, legate n piele, care conineau peste 700 defotografii sepia nfind Cmpulungul i mprejurimile oraului. Peprima pagin a fiecrui album sttea scris un enun simplu: Dar de laNicolae Th. tefnescu pentru Academia Romn. Prin acest dar,

autorul fotografiilor nu putea s bnuiasc faptul c, peste ani, gestulnobil de a-i dona o impresionant colecie de fotografii realizate n

perioada interbelicse va transforma, prin apariia acestui album care lensumeaz, ntr-un imens dar fcut Cmpulungului. Astfel, dupmai binede o jumtate de secol, fotografiile lui Nicolae Th. tefnescu ies laiveal din arhiv cu o valoare mult sporit; este valoarea pe care o

corabie demult scufundat o capt prin aducerea ei la suprafa dinadncuri.

n Cmpulungul interbelic putea fi zrit, mai ales n sezonul estival,trecnd pe strzile oraului sau apucnd drumul Drcetilor, al

Creioarei ori al Groanilor un cltor puin ciudat dup aparene,purtnd ntotdeauna n buzunarul hainei sale un aparat de fotografiat

Kodak. Din cnd n cnd se oprea, fcea o fotografie ori scotea un creionbine ascuit pentru a schia rapid o figurinteresantvenit la trg, unchip de cioban sau de crua, o nevast vesel surprins la strnsulfnului ori la nlbitul pnzei la grl. Misteriosul cltor avea ochiulproaspt al strinului; tia ntotdeauna unde s zboveasc, ce s

surprindpe retina aparatului de fotografiat, cu cine sstea de vorbi

ce s ntrebe. Ceea ce pentru cei din jurul su nu avea niciun pre,pentru el reprezenta un document.

Aa trebuie s fi aprut n ochii cmpulungenilor insolitul NicolaeTh. tefnescu despre a crui biografie se mai tiu astzi foarte puinedetalii. Era fiul lui Theodor tefnescu (1842 1909), ilustru profesor decontabilitate la Bucureti, secretar general n Ministerul InstruciuniiPublice sub ministeriatul lui Nicolae Kretzulescu, director al colii de

Comer din Capital, iar din 1880 viceguvernator al Bncii Naionale a

Romniei pnla sfritul vieii. Ajuns la apogeul carierei, n jurul anului


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1900 Theodor tefnescu i-a luat o villa Cmpulung, pe strada MateiBasarab, nu departe de Cercul Militar, unde venea de la Bucureti ori de

cte ori avea rgazul. Dup alte informaii, nsui regele Carol I i-ar fidruit aceast vilca semn de preuire pentru activitatea sa din cadrul

Bncii Naionale. Din cstoria cu Sevastia, verioara pictorului Nicolae

Grigorescu, viceguvernatorul a avut nu mai puin de nou copii. Unuldintre ei, Nicolae Th. tefnescu, se va fi simit de la o vreme tot maimult atras de oraul de la poalele Iezerului i Ppuii. mptimit cltor,membru al Societii Turitilor din Romnia, acesta gsea la Cmpulung

linitea vacanelor estivale i tihna pentru lectura din poeii preferai,ntre care se numrau Rimbaud, Mallarm i Valry, dup ce ani de-arndul vizitase i se desftase cu monumentele Parisului, castelele de pevalea Loarei ori muzeele Italiei.

Locuind n vila motenitde la tatl su, respirnd aerul proaspt alParcului tefnescu din apropiere pe care chiar printele lui l donasePrimriei Cmpulung, Nicolae Th. tefnescu a transformat desele veniri

n oraul drag sufletului su ntr-o permanen. n anul 1944 a luatdecizia de a prsi Bucuretiul i de a se stabili definitiv la Cmpulung.Aici a trit bucuriile simple ale vieii, accesibile doar unui spirit cultivat,pnla dispariia sa din 1953.

Aa cum cndva C. D. Aricescu nzuia ca monografiaIstoria Cm-

pulungului, prima rezidena Romnieisfie ilustratde prietenul suIon Negulici, intenie zdrnicitde prematura dispariie a pictorului, totastfel publicarea albumului cu fotografiile lui Nicolae Th. tefnescu este,indirect i la modul ideal, o ilustrare peste decenii a uneia dintre cele maifrumoase cri care s-au scris vreodatdespre Cmpulung. AceastcarteintitulatPrinCmpulung i pe muscelele lui, apruttot n 1946, anulcnd se fcea donaia de fotografii ctre Academia Romn, l are ca

autor (sfie o simplntmplare?) pe acelai Nicolae Th. tefnescu, cel

care prin acest minunat volum (astzi o raritate bibliofil) fcea un altdar Cmpulungului.

Dupmai bine de o jumtate de secol cartea din 1946 i gsete,prin publicarea albumului cu fotografii de altdat, jumtatea. De aceeatitlul lui, n lipsa unuia dat de autor, nu poate fi altul dect cel atribuit

cndva de Nicolae Th. tefnescu volumului su: Prin Cmpulung i pe

muscelele lui. n felul acesta visul niciodatdestinuit al lui Nicolae Th.tefnescu pare a se fi mplinit.

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A gift to Cmpulung

In 1946, by donation, came into the heritage of the RomanianAcademy five massive, leather-bound albums, containing over 700sepia photographs, depicting Cmpulung and its surroundings. On the

first page of each album was written a simple sentence: A gift fromNicolae Th. tefnescu to the Romanian Academy. By this gift, theauthor of the photos could not suspect that, over the years, his noblegesture of donating an impressive collection of photographs taken in

the interwar period would transform into a huge gift to Cmpulung,when the album that sums them up was released. Thus, after morethan half a century, Nicolae Th. tefnescus photos come out of thearchive with a much enhanced value; it is the value of a long timesunken ship gains by being brought to the surface, from the depths.

In interwar Cmpulung, this odd looking traveler, always wearing inhis jacket pocket a Kodak camera, could be spotted, especially in summer,walking along the streets or taking to Drcetilor roadway, or to Creioara

hill or to Groani village. From time to time he would stop, would take apicture or take out a well-sharpened pencil, to sketch quickly aninteresting figure at the fair, a shepherds or teamsters face, a merry wifespotted while gathering hay or bleaching cloths in the pond. Themysterious traveler had the foreigners fresh eye; he always knew when

to linger on, what to capture on the cameras retina, with whom to talkand what to ask. What had no value for those around him, for him wouldrepresent a document.

This is how the unusual Nicolae Th. tefnescu, whose biography islittle known today, must have appeared in the eyes of the locals. He wasthe son of Theodor tefnescu (1842-1909), famous Accounting professorin Bucharest, Secretary-General in the Ministry of Public Instruction under

the ministry Nicolae Kretzulescu, director of the School of Commerce inBucharest and since 1880 Deputy Governor of the National Bank ofRomania, until the end of his life.

Reaching the peak of his career, around 1900 he took a villa in

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he would come there from Bucharest whenever he had a moment ofleisure. According to other information, King Carol the First himself would

have granted him this villa, as a sign of appreciation for his work with theNational Bank. From the marrriage with Sevastia, cousin of the

painter Nicolae Grigorescu, the deputy governor had no less than nine

children. One of them, Nicolae Th. tefnescu, would have felt, after sometime, more and more attracted to the city at the foot of Iezer and PpuaMounts. Avid traveller, member of the Romanian Tourists Society, hewould find at Cmpulung the peace of summer holidays and the tranquility

for reading of his favourite poets, among which Rimbaud, Mallarm andValry, after having visited and diverted himself for years with Parismonuments, chateaux on the Loire Valley or Italys museums.

Living in the villa inherited from his father, breathing the fres air of

the nearby tefnescu Park, that his father had donated to Cmpulungcommunity, Nicolae Th. tefnescu frequently returned to his endearedtown, and in 1944 decided to leave Bucharest for good and settle

permanently in Cmpulung. He lived here the simple joys of life, which areaccessible to a cultivated mind only, until his disappearance in 1953.

As C. D. Aricescu once aspired his monograph The History ofCmpulung, First Residence of Romania to be illustrated by his friend,painter Ion Negulici, which intention had been thwarted by the premature

extinction of the painter, so the published album with Nicolae Th.tefnescus photos is, indirectly and ideally, over decades, one of the mostbeautiful illustrated books ever written about Cmpulung. This book,entitled Cmpulung and Its Hills, published as well in 1946, the year thephoto albums were donated to the Romanian Academy, is written (could itbe a mere coincidence?) by the same Nicolae Th. tefnescu, who, by thiswonderful volume (now a bibliophile rarity) was granting yet another gift to

Cmpulung.

After more than half a century, the book in 1946 finds its half, bypublishing the photo album. Therefore, its title, if none given by theauthor, may be none other than Cmpulung and Its Hills, as the onegiven in the past by Nicolae Th. tefnescu to his volume. Thus, thedream Nicolae Th. tefnescu never confided, seems to have come true.

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lbumul Ici rar gseti oraunde pieptul respirmai in voie, unde ochiul emai desftat, iar mintea mai mulumit de ceea ce ntlnete la

fiecare pas. i dai bine seama ct preuiete oraul cnd, ajuns seara dincmpia ncinsde aria soarelui, sorbi adierea rcoroasi mblsmatdeboarea florilor, aa cum nsetat ai sorbi paharul aburit de apa izvorului rece.

Iar dac, dup ce ploaia a splat cerul i tot ce-i pe pmnt, dinCreioara, din dealul Gruiului, i arunci ochiin zarea strlucitoare i lai privirea salunecepe muscele, pe albul i roul caselor niratede-a lungul, de la biserica Sf. Gheorghe laturnul Mnstirii pn-n Schei departe, mul-umirea ptrunde ntreaga fiin.

Nicolae Th. tefnescu, Prin Cmpulungi pe muscelele lui(1946)

or rarely one finds a town where breathing is more free, eyesmore delighted and thought more content of what is encountered

at each step taken. One can so well appreciate the worthiness of the townwhen, having arrived in the evening from the torrid, sunburnt plain, one sipsthe cool breeze, scented with a floral aroma, as if in great thirst one wouldsip a cup of cold spring water.

And if, after rain had washed the sky and all that lies on earth, fromCreioara, from Grui, you glance to the shining horizon and let your sight

slip over the smooth heights of the hills, over the white and the red ofhouses strung along from St. George's Church to the tower of theMonastery, up to the farther Schei, contentment embraces your wholebeing.

Nicolae Th. tefnescu, Cmpulung and Its Hils (1946)

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Vedere generala Cmpulungului / General view over Cmpulung

Biserica Sf. Nicolae din Trg /St. Nicholas Church in the centre of the town

Turnul Bria /Bria Belfry


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De-a lungul bulevardului /Along the boulevard

Biserica Schei / Schei Church

n ora/

Somewhere in Cmpulung


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Lenua la rodan / Lenua at the spinning wheel

Lenua la rzboi / Lenua at the loom


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n Pia, smbta / At the market, on Saturday


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Smbta, n Pia/ At the market, on Saturday

Piaa i Hotel Regal / The market place and the Royal Hotel


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n Schei / In Schei District

Din drumul Bilcetilor / On the road to Bilceti

Stradn ora/ A town street


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n ora/ Somewhere in town

Pe oseaua Bilcetilor /The roadwa in Bilce ti villa e

n Vioi /In Vioi District


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La fcutul fnului /Haymaking

La fn (pe Creioara) /Haymaking(on Creioara Hill)

La fn (pe Creioara) / Haymaking (on Creioara Hill)


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De la fcutul fnului /Returning from haymaking

Car cu fn / Cart bringing in the hay

Car cu fn pe drumul Suslnetilor /Hay cart on the roadway to Suslneti


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.Stna venind de la munte / The sheepfold coming down the mountain

Turmde oi pe osea /Sheep flock on the roadwway

n Voineti /In Voineti village


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La cartofi i pepeni /Potatoes and watermellons at the market

Zi de blci / A day at the fair

Smbta, n Pia(n fund: biserica Sf. Ilie) /Saturday at the market (St. Elijahs Church in the background)


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Din pia/ At the market

n ora/ Somewhere in town

La intrarea Bilcetilor / Leading in to Bilceti


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.Pe malul rului (din Vioi) / On the riverbank (in Vioi)

Sisa la grl/ Sisa at the river n albia rului / On the riverbank


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n albia rului / In the riverbed

Pe prund / On the bank

Rul la ieirea din ora/The river leading out town


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Spre biserica Flmnda / To Flmnda Church

Troia din dealul Mrcuului / The Trinity cross on MrcuHill

Din Mgura / From Mgura Hill


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Acolo e! / There it is!

Biserica Flmnda / Flmnda Church


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Absida bisericii Bilceti / The apse of Bilceti Church

Ferestre la biserica Bilceti / Windows from the church in Bilceti


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Turnul mnstirii din Cmpulung /The Tower of the Cmpulung Monastery

Cupola turnului mnstirii /The Arch of the Monastery Tower

Biserica Sf. Ion (paraclisul) /

St. Johns Church (the chapel)


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Culmea Flmnda / On top of Flmnda Hill

Troia noudin Bughea de Sus /The new Trinity Cross in Bughea de Sus village

Troia din Calea Mgurii /The Trinity Cross on Mgura roadway


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Vedere spre Bughea / View to Bughea village

Din oseaua Bilceti - Mu / A view from Bilceti - Mu roadway

Din Creioara (Ppua i Plaiul lui Ptru, cu zpad) /

A view from Creioara hill (Mounts Ppua and Plaiul lui Ptru, with snow)


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Casn Vioi / A house in Vioi

Csudin Bilceti / A cottage in Bilceti village

Casspre Groani /A house on the road to Groani village



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Cu vecina /Chatting with the neighbour

n Vioi / In Vioi district

n poarta bisericii din Vioi /At the entrance to Vioi Church


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n Grdina Public/ In the Public Garden

Spre Bughea / Towards Bughea village

Din Mgura / From Mgura Hill


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Din ora/ Returning from town

Pe Cre ioara / On Cre ioara Hill

Din Flmnda / View from Flmnda Hill


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Din Mgura / View from Mgura Hill

Din Mgura / View from Mgura Hill

Din Bilceti / From Bilceti village


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Cumpna din Valea Foii /Draw beam of a well in Valea Foii

n Vioi / In Vioi District Cumpna din Vioi /Draw beam of a well in Vi oi


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Pe drumul Creioarei / On the road to Creioara

Din Mu / A view from Mu Bunziua cu mna-n old /Saying Good day to you with a hand on the hip


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n Vioi / In Vioi District

De vorb/ Making conversation


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Pe Creioara / On Creioara Hill

Spre Mrcu/ Towards Mrcu



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Pe Creioara, clare / On horseback, on Creioara Hill

De vorb/ Talking

n Bilceti (la Moroe) / In Bilceti (at Moroes)


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Pe Mrcu/ On Mrcu Hill

Pe Grui / On Grui Hill

Turmpe drumul Voinetilor / A herd on the roadway to Voineti


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Pe izlazul rudarilor / On rudari gipsies common pasture

De la pune / From the pasture


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Care cu fn / Haycarts

Spre Mrcu/ To Mrcu

n drum spre cas/ Haycart on the road home


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Casa cu soare /The sunny house

Brazii Parcului Mirea /The fir trees in Mirea Park

Casa cu garoafe (Vioi) /The house with carnations (in Vioi District)


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Brutria din culmea Drcetilor /The bakery in Drceti

n Bilceti / In Bilceti

Case n Valea Foii / Houses in Valea Foii


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Caspe Grui / A house on Grui Hill Casa restaurat/ Restorated house

Pe oseaua Malului / On the roadway to Malu


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n pridvorul crciumii /On the inns porch

Pe gnduri / Thinking

n pridvorul Lenuii / On Lenuas porch


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Maternitate / Maternity Cu copilul n brae / Holding the baby

Spre Chilii / Towards Chilii District


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Biserica Vioi / Vioi Church Biserica din Valea Foii / The Church in Valea Foii

Biserica din Vioi / Vioi Church


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Crucea dincolo de podul Predoiu /The cross beyond Predoiu bridge

Crucea Jurmntului /The Cross of Oath

Crucea de lngmcelria Duran /The cross near Durans butchery


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Biserica mnstirii Nmeti / The Church of Nmeti Monastery

n Nmeti /In Nmeti village


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Maicile din Nmeti n pia/The nuns from Nmeti at the market

n aret/In the cart

Pe un drum de ar/On a village roadway


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Popa satului /The village priest

Preotul satului Voineti /The priest in Voineti village


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La lucru de mn/Knittting

n Voineti /In Voineti

Bunica i nepotul /

Grandma and grandchild


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Podeul din Apa Srat/The footbridge in Apa Srat

Pe Creioara /Up on Creioara Hill

Cu albia, la grl/At the river, with the pail


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Piaa / The market place

Carul cu lemne / The wooden cart

n pia/ At the market


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Urcnd spre biserica Vioi / Climbing to Vioi Church

Din salcie, leagn / A craddle hanging from a willow

Vedere spre Mateiai biserica din Vioi /View to Mateiaand Vioi Church


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Pe izlazul rudarilor / On rudari gipsiescommon pasture

Pe drumul Groanilor / On the road to Groani

Crciuma din Bughea de Jos / The pub in Bughea de Jos


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Oraul vzut de la Flmnda / The town seen from Flmnda Hill

n curtea mnstirii / The Monasterys courtyard


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Mnstirea Cmpulung /The Monastery of Cmpulung


Clopotnia mnstirii (1786) /The bell tower of the monastery (1786)


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Instantaneu lngmnstire /A snapshot near the monastery


Clopotnia mnstirii dupfoc (1934) /

The bell tower after the fire (1934)


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Crucea din strada Fraii Goleti /The cross on Fraii Goleti Street

Crucea din strada Alimniteanu /The cross on Alimniteanu Street

Crucea din strada Matei Basarab /The cross on Matei Basarab Street

Crucea din Schei /The cross in Schei District


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Crucea Jurmntului (originalul ncastrat nCasa Berindei) / The Cross of the Oath

(the original embedded in Berindei house)

Crucea Jurmntului(replica din pia 1787) /

The Cross of the Oath

Troia mitocului Nmeti / The small monasterys Trinity Cross


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n trgul din Pia/In the market at the fair

n forfota din trg /Fuss in the market

Lenua


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Purtnd coul cel plin /Bearing a full basket

Grbit, spre cas/Hurried home

M-a trimis mama!/Mamma sent me!

Zmbitoare, venind de la ora/Smiling, on the way from town


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Pe drumul de ntoarcere /On the way back

n drum spre ora/To town

Cu merinde, spre cas/ Back home, carrying food


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Cobornd pe crare / Walking down the path

mpletind cu andrelele /Knitting

Torcnd, la cap de pod /Spinning, at bridgehead


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.Clipe de rgaz / Resting moments

Zi de var/A summers day

n ru, cu costum i fr/In the river, with and without bathing suit

Doi prieteni / Two friends


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n ru, cu costum i fr/ In the river, with and without bathing suit

Nu mvede nimeni! /No one sees me!

Contrast / Contrast


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n zi de var/ On a summers day

Peste pod / Across the bridge

Drum pe malul apei /A path along the riverbank


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Trecerea rului /Crossing the river

Vnztoarea din vlcea /A merchandiser in the dale

Cu rufele, la ru /

At the river, with laundry

Pe firul apei / Along the waterflow


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Cu donia, pe ulia satului / With the wooden pail on the village road

Femeie cu donii cobili/ Woman with wooden pail and yoke


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Birt economic / The economic pub

La crciuma din sat / At the village pub


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Casa Nicolae Th. tefnescu /Nicolae Th. tefnescus House

Casdin Muscel /House from Muscel

Casa de la drum /A house by the road


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Venind de la trg / Coming from the town fair

n ateptarea stpnului / Waiting for the owner

Cu Mateiaul n zare / Mount Mateiain the horizon


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Pe un drum de ar/ On a countryside road

Popas la crucea din strada Alimniteanu /A halt at the cross on Alimniteanu Street


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La odihn/ Resting

Smbta, n pia/ Saturday at the market

Trgul de smbta, cu biserica Sf. Ilie pe fundal /

The Saturday market, with St. Elijahs Church in the background


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n piaa de smbt/ At the Saturday market

Zi de trg la Cmpulung / A markets day in Cmpulung

n pia/ At the market


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Biserica Sf. Gheorghe /St. Georges Church


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Clopotni a Br iei (1760) / Br ias Bell Tower

n curtea Briei / In the courtyard at Bria


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Biserica ubeti (sec. al XVIII-lea) / ubeti Church (18t

century)


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Biserica ubeti / ubeti Church


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Monumentul Soldatului din Piai Niccel cuminte /The Soldiers Monument in the market place and good old Nic

Vnztoare de poclad, strjuite de Monumentul Eroilor /

The shabrack merchandisers, guarded by The Heroes Monument


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Gsca cltoare cu automobilul / Motorcar travelling goose

La taifas, n costum mocnesc / Small talk in a montane shepherds wear


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Pe bulevardul din Cmpulung /In Cmpulung, along the boulevard

Strada cea dreapt/A straight street

Fete venite la trg /Girls coming at the fair


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La punat / Grazing

Cmpulungul, din Flmnda / Cmpulung seen from Fmnda Hill

Ciobani din Muscel / Shepherds from Muscel


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n drum spre cas/ On the way back home

La strnsul fnului / To haymaking


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n curtea casei / In the courtyard

Cu aparatul de fotografiat / With the camera

Crue cu blegar / Manure carts


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Douchipuri / Two faces

Venind de la Cmpulung /Coming to Cmpulung

Pe ulia satului /On the village road

Cu ghiocul / Fortune telling


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n zi de trg, la Cmpulung /On a day at the fair in Cmpulung

Ii i fote de vnzare / Traditional blouses and skirts for sale

E pe alese! / By choice!


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Dupcumprturi, n ora/After shopping in town

n faa bcniei /In front of the grocers shop

Smbta, n zi de trg la Cmpulung / Saturday, at the fair in Cmpulung


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Biserica Furnicoi /The church in Furnicoi village

Biserica mnstirii Ciocanu /The church of Ciocanu Monastery

Biserica Leurdeanului din Goleti /The Church of Leurdeanu in Goleti


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Paraclisul mnstirii (1718) / The Monastery Chapel

Zidurile orfelinatului de la mnstire / The walls of the former orphanage at the monastery


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Un paraclis al mnstirii Aninoasa / A chapel of Aninoasa Monastery

n ubeti, dupfoc / In ubeti, after the fire


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Cmpulungul, din Flmnda / Cmpulung, a view from Flmnda Hill and Church

Biserica Fundeni / Fundeni Church


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Noua mahala ubeti / The new ubeti District

Crucea din drumul Creioarei(epoca lui Constantin Brncoveanu) /

The cross on Creioarei road (the age of

Constantin Brncoveanus reign)

Crucea de lngmnstire (epoca lui MihaiViteazul) / The cross near the monastery

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lbumul IIIum te deprtezi puin de inima trgului, cele cteva case aliniate ipretenioase, cu prvlii ce se in una de alta, cu hoteluri, cu sergent

de strad, te gseti ndatprintre rani, n mijlocul vieii i locurilor lor.Uor nu e ste apropii cu adevrat de viaa aceasta, de neptruns

mult timp, poate chiar niciodat.n orice caz, nu crede c trebuie s porneti spre ea cu pai de

cuceritor, din potriv, pete cu sfial, cuomenie i cu ncredere c la urm vei firspltit. Vei fi pus la ncercare ct pre-uieti ca neam n neamul tu, cum te legicu pmntul pe care te-ai nscut, cu oa-menii lui, cum i cntpovestea lor avnd

n faa ta mrturia vie, nu litera crii sau ahrisovului care nu-i poate cere socotealafriei cu care te lauzi cnd i vine bine.

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s you digress from the hearth of our borough, the few fancyhouses lined, with shops sticking one to each other, with

hotels, with a sergeant of the street, you soon find yourself amongpeasants, in the midst of their lives and jobs.

Not easy to get really close to this life, unfathomable for a long time,

maybe ever.In any case, dont think you should to start towards it withconquerors steps, on the contrary, walk with propriety, with humanityand the trust that eventually you will be rewarded. You will bechallenged as to how much you cherish as a kin in your own kind, howbound you are to the land that you were born in, with its people, withhow they sing their story with vivid testimony in front of you, not theletter of the book or charter that does not ask you to account thebrotherhood that you praise with, when you feel well.

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Berbecul / The ram

Cioban cu turma / A shepherd with his flock

Strada Matei Basarab /On Matei Basarab Street


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Din Mgura / A view from Mgura Hill

Din Creioara / A view from Creioara Hill

Din Cre ioara / A view from Cre ioara Hill


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La sapa porumbului / Digging the maize


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La sapa porumbului / Digging the maize


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Coman din Bilceti la coas/ Coman from Bilceti mowing

La cosit (Vioi) / Mowing (in Vioi)


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La fcut fnul (Voineti) /Haymaking (in Voineti)

Strnsul fnului / Haymaking


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La fcut fnul (Voineti) /Haymaking (in Voineti)

La fcut fnul (Valea Argeelului) /Haymaking (on Valea Argeelului)

La fcut fnul / Haymaking


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Pe drumul dintre Bilceti i Fntna Rece /On the road between Bilceti and Fntna Rece

Drum de ar/ A countryside road

n Voineti (de sus) / In Voineti (upper village)


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Calea Bilcetilor / Bilceti roadway osea spre Mrcu/ The roadway to Mrcu

osea spre Malu / The roadway to Malu village

n Bughea de Jos / In Bughea de Jos village n Vioi / In Vioi District


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Din Calea Mrcuului /On Mrcuroadway

Pe Grui / A view from Grui Hill

n Voineti (spre pod) /In Voineti (to the bridge)

n Schei / In Schei Fatn Cmpulung / A girl in Cmpulung


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La Psrica / At The Little Birds

n Bughea de Sus / In Bughea de Sus village

Care cu boi (n ora) / Oxen carts (in town)


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Pe calea Bilcetilor /On Bilceti roadway

Casprsitn Vioi /Deserted house in Vioi District


Pe Calea Mrcuului / On Mrcuroadway


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Din Malu (iarba nflorit) /In Malu (flowery grass)

Din Creioara (iarba nflorit) /On Creioara Hill (flowery grass)

Din Creioara (iarba nflorit) / A view from Creioara Hill (flowery grass)


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Cmpulungul, din Livadea /

Cmpulung seen from Livadea

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Crciumria din Bughea de Jos /The inn-keeper from Bughea de Jos village

Rul Trgului (n Vioi) /The Town River (in Vioi)

Albia Trgului / Bleeching in the riverbed La nlbit / Bleeching


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La nlbit / Bleeching

La nlbit / Bleeching

Strngerea trmbelor /Packing the fabric bolts

Valea Bughii / Bughea Valley


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Rul la moara lui Curc/ The river at Curcs Mill

Valea Bughii / The valley of Bughea river


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La scldat n Rul Trgului / Bathing in the river Rul Trgului


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La scldat n ru / Bathing in the river


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Instantaneu pe Rul Trgului /Snapshot in the river

Deliciile verii /Summers delights

La scldat n ru / Bathing in the river


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Moarn ora/ A mill in town

Moarn Schei / A mill in Schei

Iaz n Schei / A pond in Schei


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A ieit cu plin (Lenua) /Plentiful (Lenua)

Calea Malului / Malu roadway

Biserica i fntna din Bughea de Jos /The church and a well in Bughea de Jos village


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Drum de ar / A countryside road


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Crciumria /The inn-keeper

n ora/In town

Case n Vioi / Houses in Vioi district


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Zi de blci / A day at the Fair

n Schei / In Schei

n Schei / In Schei


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Casn Mrcu/ A house in Mrcu

Sursul /The smile

Zmbind / Smiling Cochetrie / Coquetry


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Nuntn Schei / A wedding in Schei


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Nuntn Schei / A wedding in Schei


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n pia(pe gnduri) /At the market (pensive)

n Bughea de Sus / In Bughea de Sus villageCu broboada /With a shawe

n pia(singur) /At the market (alone)


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Biserica Schei /Schei Church

Livezi n Bughea /Orchards in Bughea

Bughea de Sus /In Bughea de Sus village


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La trg / At the Fair

La Apa Srat/ In Apa Sratvillage

La Marina / On Marinas Holiday


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Nenea Vlad cu crciumria /Uncle Vlad and the inn-keeper

n ora/ In town

Crciumria din Bughea de Jos /

The inn-keeper from Bughea de Jos

Fatn Cmpulung /

A girl from Cmpulung


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Cu copilul / With the child in her arms

n Bughea de Jos / In Bughea de Jos village

Pe muscele / On the hills of Muscel Crciumria / The inn-keeper


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Bughea de Jos / In Bughea de Jos village

Ceretorul din Turda /

The beggar from Turda

Btrnul de 109 ani din elari /

The 109 years old man from elari


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Zi de trg / A day at the fair

Zi de trg / A day at the fair n ora/ Somewhere in town


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Cmpulungul din Calea Mrcuului / Cmpulung from Mrcuroadway

Cmpulungul vzut din spatele Cazrmii /Cmpulung seen from behind The Regiment Headquarters


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Pe culmea Mrcuului / On the height of MrcuHill

Cmpulungul, din Livadea / Cmpulung seen from Livadea


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Turnul vzut dinspre nord-vest / The tower seen from North-West

Turnul mnstirii /The Tower of the Monastery

Turnul vzut dinspre nord-vest /The tower seen from North-West


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Mnstirea, din strada Negulici /The Monastery seen from Negulici Street

Turnul mnstirii /The Tower of the Monastery

Trapeza din curtea mnstirii, zisi Casa Domneasc/The refectory in the Monasterys yard, also called The Royal Residence


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Sub bolta turnului /Under the vault of the tower

Sub aceeai bolt/Under the same vault

Zidul mnstirii i biserica Sf. Ion /Monastery wall and St. Johns Church

Din curtea din faa mnstirii /From the courtyard, front of the Monastery


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Biserica Sf. Gheorghe / St. Georges Church

Sf. Gheorghe fresca exterioar(ctitorii) /St. Georges Church exterior fresco with the founders

Sf. Gheorghe (interior) /St. Georges Church (inside)


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Absida bisericii Fundeni /The apse of Fundeni Church

Fereastrla biserica Fundeni /A window at Fundeni Church

Biserica Fundeni (interior) / Fundeni Church (inside)


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Biserica Sf. Marina / St. Marinas Church

Crucea din curtea bisericii Marina /The cross in the courtyard of St. Marinas Church

Biserica Mucenia Marina iMaica Domnului, cu fereastra gotic/

The Church of St. Martyr Marina and theMother of God, with a gothic window


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Biserica Schei /Schei Church


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Biserica ubeti /ubeti Church


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Biserica Sf. Ilie /St. Elijahs Church


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Biserica Flmnda / Flmnda Church

Biserica din Vioi / Vioi Church


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Biserica din Bughea de Jos /The church in Bughea de Jos village

Biserica din Malu / The church in Malu village

Biserica din Apa Srat/

The church in Apa Srat

Biserica din Apa Srat(printele Mnescu, domnioara

Braoveanu, pre Merloz) /The church in Apa Srat(FatherMnescu, Miss Braoveanu, pre

Merloz)


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Mnstirea Ciocanu /Ciocanu Monastery

Mnstirea Ciocanu / Ciocanu Monastery

Biserica Domneasc/The Royal Church


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Stareul Nicandru / Abbot Nicandru

Crucea din curtea bisericii ubeti /The cross in the courtyard of ubeti


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Crucea din curtea bisericii Schei /The cross in the courtyard of Schei Church

Crucea din faa bisericii Schei /The cross in front of Schei Church

Crucea de pe bulevardul Cuza /The cross on Cuza Boulevard

Crucea din strada Vasile Alecsandri /The cross on Vasile Alecsandri Street


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Crucea din strada Negru-Vod/The cross on Negru VodStreet

Cruce pe osea (spre Apa Srat) /Cross on the roadway (towards Apa Srat)

Crucea din oseaua Naional/The cross on the National Roadway


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Troipe Grui (Calea Ochetilor) /Trinity Cross on Grui Hill (Ochetilor Road)

Troia din Calea Bughii / The Trinity Cross on the road to Bughea

Crucea de pe Calea Bilcetilor /The cross on Bilceti road


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Crucea de pe Calea Bughii (Grui) /The Cross on the road to Bughea (Grui)

Crucea din Calea Bilcetilor /The cross on Bilceti road

Fete n Mrcu/

Girls in Mrcu


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Biserica Sf. Nicolae-Nicu/St. Nicholas-NicuChurch

Turlele bisericii Sf. Nicolae-Nicu/The steeples of St. Nicholas-Nicu

Casde lngbiserica Sf. Nicolae Nicu/ A house near St. Nicholas-NicuChurch


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Casn strada Matei Basarab /A house on Matei Basarab Street

Strada Sf. Gheorghe /St. Georges Street

n Vioi / In Vioi


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Casde preot / A priests house

Casn strada Matei Basarab / A house on Matei Basarab Street


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Casa Jugureanu /Jugureanu House/Residence

Casa boierului Gictefnescu / The house of squire Gictefnescu

Casa Bunescu / Bunescu House


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Zi de blci / A da at the Fair

La Chilii / In Chilii District

Haine de srbtoare n Groani /Holiday garments in Groani village


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n zi de blci / A day at the Fair


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Piaa de smbt/At the Saturday market


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Bulevardul Cuza / Cuza Boulevard

Zi de blci / A day at the Fair


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Zi de blci / A day at the fair

Strada Negru-Vod(n dreptul bisericii Domneti) /Negru-VodStreet (in front of Royal Church)


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n Pia/ At the market

n oborul de la Marina /At the cattle market, at Marinas

Strada Unirii /Unirii Street


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n strada Lascr Catargiu /On Lascr Catargiu Street

Strada Constantin Brncoveanu /Constantin Brncoveanu Street

Hanul din bulevardul Cuza / The inn on Cuza Boulevard


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Pe Podul igniei / On the Gipsies Bridge

n strada Fraii Goleti /

On Fraii Goleti Street

n strad(femei i boi) /

On the street (women and oxen)


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De vorbn capul bulevardului / Talking at the head of the boulevard

Zi de blci / A day at the Fair n Pia/ At the market place


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Strada Nicolae Alexandru Basarab /Nicolae Alexandru Basarab Street

n Vioi / In Vioi

n faa mnstirii /In front of the Monastery

Biserica Sf. Ion i Pre Merloz /St. Johns Church and Pre Merloz


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Strada Matei Basarab / Matei Basarab Street

Calea Bilcetilor spre ora/The roadway to Bilceti towards the town


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Rul Trgului la moara lui Curc/The River Trgului at Curcs Mill

La nlbit / Bleaching

n Rul Trgului /In the riverbed


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Strada din faa bisericii Fundeni /The street front of Fundeni Church

Bulevardul Cuza (spre strngerea fnului) /Cuza Boulevard (on the way to making hay)

Pe drum spre Chilii /On the road to Chilii District


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Bunica i nepotul (Polexe) /Grandma and grandson (Polexe family)

Tia la rzboi / Tia at the loom


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Prefectura / The Prefecture

Tribunalul / The Court of Law

Liceul de Fete / Girls High School


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Cmpulungul vzut din Calea Mrcuului /Cmpulung seen from Mrcuroadway

Horn Chilii / Hora dancing in Chilii


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lbumul Ve topesc clipele una cte una i n curnd se va ncheia vara cu celedinti sptmni ale lui septembrie.

ncolesc brnduii pe dealuri, iar prin grdini se strng clie de otavcu adieri ptrunztoare de iarb cosit. Veni-va i timpul cuiburilor decartofi, sorocul porumbului i al dovlecilor, ziua nucilor. Nuca prinde bine laiarn, n postul Crciunului, cnd iei putere i cldur de mnncimmligcaldcu ulei de nuc. Trec mereu zilele i ntr-o bundiminea

te vei mira copilrete c din vrful dealului plimbi

privirea pe dunga alb ce se ntinde n strat gros petoatculmea Iezerului.Munii Lalu i Boldu sunt prfuii de zpad, ceea

ce ntrete zvonul car fi fulguit pn-n Bughea. Temiri degeaba pentru c toate au fost pregtite sprimeasciarna.

Nicolae Th. tefnescu,Prin Cmpulung i pe muscelele lui(1946)

oments melt one by one and soon summerwill end with the first weeks of September.

The crocus blossoms on the hills and all through thegardens folks gather haystacks, with freshly mown grass penetratingbreeze. And time will come for potato nests, the term for maize andpumpkins, walnuts day. Walnuts are good in winter, during Christmas fast,when you take your power and warmth from eating hot polenta withwalnut oil. Days always pass by and one fine morning you will be childishlysurprised, glazing at the white stripe extending in a thick layer all over theheight of Iezer Mount.

Lalu and Boldu Mounts are dusty with snow, which strengthens therumor that it would have started snowing up to Bughea. You wonder invain; everything and all were prepared to receive winter.

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Casa Nicolae Th. tefnescu / Nicolae Th. tefnescus House

n curtea caseiNicolae Th. tefnescu /

In the courtyard ofNicolae Th. tefnescuss House


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Linitea cimitirului Flmnda / The silence of Flmnda Cemetery

n spatele bisericii Sf. Ilie / Behind St. Elijahs Church


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Peisaj de iarn/ Winter landscape

Biserica Schei / Schei Church

Trgovee cu trne /Townswomen with baskets


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Biserica Sf. Nicolae din Trg /St. Nicholas Church in downtown

Mnstirea n decor hibernal /The Monastery, in winter scenery

Cu sniua, prin faa bisericii Fundeni /By sleigh, in front of Fundeni Church


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Linitea cimitirului Flmnda / The silence of Flamnda Cemetery


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Bria /Bria

Bria i atelierul fotografului Munteanu /Bria and Munteanus photography workshop

Mergnd spre Brie / Walking towards Bria


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Privind din strad/Looking from the street

Prin nmei /Through snow drifts

Casmuscelean/A house from Muscel

Deszpezire / Removing snow


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Cascu pridvor / House with a porch

Casdin Muscel / A house from Tcerea unei uli e / The silence of a lane


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Straddin Cmpulung /A street in Cmpulung

Cu sania la plimbare /Riding by sleigh

Cu sania la ora/Sleighing in town

Popas n faa Liceului de Fete /A stop in front of the GirlsHigh


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Snii i trectori /Sleighs and passers-by

Cu sania pe malul rului /Sleighing along the riverbank

Cu sania ncrcat/With a loaded sleigh

Spre pia/To the marketplace


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Perspectiv/ Birds eye view

Mateiaul vzut de la Cmpulung / Mount Mateia seen from Cmpulung

Privelite de pe vrful Mului / A view from top of Mu Hill


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Vedere spre Iezer / A view to Mount Iezer


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Cciulile albe / White caps

Fumul din cmin /Smoke from the chimney

Case din Cmpulung / Houses in Cmpulung


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La poale de muscele / At the feet of Muscel hills

La margine de ora/ On the outskirts of Cmpulung

Cascu acareturi / A house with chattels


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Decor hibernal / Winter landscapeStraddin Cmpulung /A street in Cmpulung

Zi de iarnla Cmpulung / A winters day in Cmpulung


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Csua dintre brazi /The cottage among the fir trees

Casa ascunsprivirii /House hidden to the sight

Trectori singuratici / Lonely passers-by


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Mori de apla Cmpulung / Watermills in Cmpulung


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Fntnpe ulia satului /A well on the village lane

Femei cu broboad/Woman with shawl

Munii vzui de la Cmpulung / The mountains seen from Cmpulung


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Iezerul vzut din Grui /Iezer Mount seen from Grui Hill

n Grui, pe crare /On a path, in Grui

Cobornd dinspre Mrcu/Walking down from Mrcu


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Perspectivdin Lereti / A view from Lereti village

Pe malul rului, nspre Voineti / On the riverbank, towards Voineti

Rul Trgului nspre Voineti /The River Targului towards Voinesti

Zi geroasde iarn/A frosty winters day


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Pe gheu/ On the ice

Venind de la coal/Coming back from school

Pe derdelu/ On the sleighing slide


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Solitar, n Grdina Public/Solitary, in the Public Garden

ntoarcere de la trg /Coming back from the market

Cu broboad/ With a shawl

Zi de iarn/ A winters day


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Pe strada Eliade Rdulescu, lngGrdina Public/ On Eliade Radulescu

Street, close to the Public Garden

Urcnd pe strada Eliade Rdulescu /Walking up on Eliade Radulescu Street

Straddin Cmpulung /A street in Cmpulung

Vnztorul de couri /Baskets salesman


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Foiorul / The fire tower

Pe ulia satului /On the village narrow street

Grbii duptreburi /Hurried with errands

Pe strada Istrate Rizeanu /On Istrate Rizeanu Street


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