Classification of the Bulgarian-Tatar Epigraphic Monuments and Some Controversial Problems of their Study
Identification of some unsolved problems of studying and fixing the Bulgarian- Tatar epigraphic monuments. Performing high-quality photographic documentation with accompanying drawings and partial reconstructions. Complete or fragmentary restoration of damaged epitaphs becomes feasible only with a paleographic comparative analysis of calligraphic compositions. At the same time, the main carrier of information about the artifact, in addition to the object under study, is a full– fledged high-quality photograph of the epigraphic monument from all sides where the necessary data are available – compositional solutions, calligraphic decor, ornamental motifs, texts, etc. In the course of our scientific work, local field studies were conducted on the ground, museum and archival materials were studied and the necessary literature on this topic was reviewed. In our opinion, previous researchers analyzed these artifacts one-sidedly, not comprehensively, for example, from the point of view of philologists only, without taking into account paleographic or artistic characteristics, or vice versa, art historians did not particularly delve into the content of texts and writing features.
