Slava Vojvodine Kranjske

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The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola (German: Die Ehre deß Hertzogthums Crain, Slovenian: Slava vojvodine Kranjske) by Janez Vajkard Valvasor (1689)Title: Slava Vojvodine Kranjske - Izbrana poglavja, Janez Vajkard Valvasor,(1689): selected and translated from German into Slovenian, Mirko Rupel, notes by Branko Reisp, edited by Bogomil Gerlanc, (1994) Ljubljana, Mladinska Knjiga. (356 pages)__________________Extract: Cover and introduction: pp1-21 including map of Carniola, Contents: pp353-355).From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:...This is Janez Vajkard Valvasor's most important work on history and natural history of his homeland Carniola, a central part of the present-day Slovenia... 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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