Edited by:
Miha Preinfalk
Year:
2025
The monograph ('Images of Biedermeier Ljubljana') brings together 14 studies on Ljubljana in the 1830s. They are based on letters sent almost daily from Ljubljana between 1832 and 1840 by retired captain Franz Franz (1779–1840) to Jožef Kalasanc Baron Erberg (1771–1843) in Dol pri Ljubljani (transcribed letters were published in a separate e-publication entitled Pisma Franca Franza baronu Erbergu (1832–1840) ('Letters of Franz Franz to Baron Erberg 1832–1840').
The introductory essays shed light on the life and career of the main protagonist, the author of the letters, Captain Franz, and then provide a general overview of Biedermaier Ljubljana and the various social classes in the city – the nobility, the bourgeoisie and the military. The authors also present the social and cultural life of the city, in particular the activities of the Estate Theatre and the events at the Casino, among which the tombola was one of the most popular. They also touch on the travel habits of the Ljubljana bourgeoisie, illness and general health, and the church situation. The monograph concludes with a Slovenian translation of Franz's German letters for 1836, the year when cholera ravaged Ljubljana.
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Edited by
Other authors
individual contributions
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Publishing House:
Založba ZRC
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Publisher
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ISBN
978-961-05-0922-6
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Year
2025
Language(s)
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Specifications
paperback 19,2 × 27 cm 494 pages
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E-publications
16. 01. 2025
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