Magyar Műemlékvédelem (Országos Műemléki Felügyelőség Kiadványai 14. Budapest, 2007)

BÉRCZI LÁSZLÓ: A rodostói Rákóczi-ház ebédlője, avagy egy eredetinek készített másolat restaurálása (1981-1982)

JEGYZETEK 1 HAVASSY PAL: II. Rákóczi Ferenc emlékmúzeum, Rodostó. Magyar Építőművészet, 1982, 6. 34-37.; HAVASSY PÁL: II. Rákóczi Ferenc emlékmúzeum Rodostóban. Történelmi Múzeumi Közlemények, 1983, 1.42-53.; HAVASSY PAL: Rodostó (Tekirdag) Rákóczi Múzeum. Magyar Építőipar, 32, 1983.63-65. 2 N. KÔSA JUDIT: Bercsényi házát már elbontották. Veszély fenyegeti a rodostói magyar emlékeket. Népszabadság, 2003. január 29.9.; PINTÉR TAMÁS - DEÁK ZOLTÁN: A magyar bujdosók házai Rodostóban. Műemlékvédelem, 47, 2003, 5. 340-341. 3 Mikes Kelemen művei. Sajtó alá rend. és utószó: Hopp Lajos. Budapest, 1978. 1720. április 24-én kelt levél, 59-60.; KÖPECZI BÉLA - R. VÁRKONYI ÁGNES: //. Rákóczi Ferenc. 3. jav. kiad. Budapest, 2004. 525-526. 4 THALY KÁLMÁN: Rodostó és a bujdosók sírjai. Történelmi kutatások a helyszínén. Századok, 23, 1889. 457-514., 561-633. 5 THALY KÁLMAN: Rákóczi-emlékek Törökországban és II. Rákóczi Ferenc fejedelem hamvainak feltalálása. 2. bőv. kiad. Budapest, 1893. 6 EDVI ILLÉS ALADÁR: Képek Mikes Kelemen törökországi leveleihez. Budapest, 1906. 7 MIHALIK SÁNDOR: Kassai Rodostó. Szépművészet, 2, 1941.4.86. 8 Lux KÁLMÁN: Rákóczi rodostói ebédlőháza Kassán. Szépművészet, 4, 1943,1.6. A festett másolatok elkészítésének vezető restaurátora Korányi Mária festőművész volt. A műtermi munka befejezésének és a helyszíni korrekciók elvégzésének vezetője Bérci László farestaurátor. DINING ROOM OF THE RÁKÓCZI HOUSE IN RODOSTÓ, OR RESTORATION OF THE COPY INTENDING TO BE ORIGINAL BY LADISLAS BÉRCZI The renovation of the Rákóczi's house in Rodostó with the restoration of the furnishings was accomplished by the National Advisory Board of Cultural Heritage commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary in 1981-82. Unfortunately, neither professional publications nor detailed documentation of the considerable restoration work were created due to the complete lack of interest. Prince Rákóczi and his followers arrived in Rodostó April 21 st 1720. They were given houses by the Sultan in the Christian-American quarter of the town. Five buildings out of these houses can be identified with complete certainity at the moment. The buildings were partially rebuilt after the death of the last exile in 1762 due to different property transfers. Colman Thaly initiated to save the furnishings of the dining-room. The painter Aladár Edvi Illés was sent to Rodostó in 1904 to survey the values of the dining-room and the other Hungarian houses and beautiful drawings and watercolours about the local circumstances were painted by him.The Hungarian government decided to buy the relics and designated the Upper Hungarian Museum of Kassa (Kosice) to cherish them. The purchase took place in 1905. The furnishings of the Rákóczi and Csáky houses were cased in 29 boxes and shipped to Fiume and from there transported by train to Kassa. After demolishing the wood and plaster objects it turned out that the architectural survey of the rooms had been forgotten. Subsequently Stephan Möller was commissioned to survey the dining-palace. The guestion of building of the Rodostó house in Kassa was placed on the agenda again 1939 after the partial reannexation of the Hungarian Highland. Nobody could imagine that the boxes would be uncased after decades.The restoration of the darkened and rotten wood objects of art was accomplished by a restorer, Julius Szentiványi, the secretary of the National Committee of Cultural Heritage. The museum built by Colman Lux's plan and surviving until these days was completed in 1944, during Wold War II. The official opening of the Rodosto-house in Kassa was cancelled and the house was used as a lumber-room of the collection of natural science in the Museum of Kassa. It was prohibited to visit the room however; it stored moth-eaten, stuffed birds and discarded paraphernalia of the museum. After being invited to take a copy of the furnishings of the Rákóczi house we intended to survey the objects accurately in Kassa and take photos of them. The Execute Department of the National Advisory Board of Cultural Heritage and the Woodsculpture Restoration Division belonging to the Scientific Department were commissioned to take the copies. The Czechoslovakian authorities refused to give the necessary permissions to accomplish the work and the first examination could be held only 31

th August 1981. The Hungarian experts had no more than two weeks for the local investigation on the spot. It was obvious at first sight that the wood furnishings were not restored but repainted. Several original painted furnishings were found however, it was impossible to identify their place. In addition, it was surprising that the completely broken plaster elements were not restored but remodelled in a plain uncoloured form. It was clearly declared that the Hungarian restoration plan intended to copy the present condition of the furnishings in Kassa and to adapt it to the circumstances in Rodostó. The repainted copy pretending to be original stands in the present reconstructed dining-room.