Everything about The Glory Of The Duchy Of Carniola totally explained
The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola () is
Janez Vajkard Valvasor's most important work on the
natural history of his homeland
Carniola, a central part of the present-day
Slovenia.
Concerned that outsiders didn't know his region well enough, he undertook the presentation of
Carniola in words and pictures, installing a copperplate workshop at his
Bogenšperk Castle near
Litija and publishing collections of his work.
Written in German,
The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola was published in 1689 in 15 volumes, lavishly illustrated with 528
copperplate engravings. It is an
encyclopedia of natural history, Slovenian customs and folklore, history, and the topography of a region that makes up a large part of present-day Slovenia.
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