Władysław Łoziński (1843-1913) was a Polish novelist and historian
and researcher of Polish culture,
and also an art collector.
He was the secretary of Ossolineum.
He was a member of the Historical Society in Lviv,
as well as the House of Lords of the Austrian State Council, and finally a member of the Parliment National Parliament of Galicia.
He was closely connected with Lviv,
where he was honored with the title of doctor honoris causa of the University of Lviv,
as well as the honorary citizenship of the city of Lviv.
He wrote, among others "Black Hours", "The Eye of the Prophet, i.e. Hanusz Bystry and His Adventures",
"Storytelling by Mr. Wit Narwoja, Captain of the Crown Guard Corps",
"Orthodox church painting in Russia",
"Patricians and the Lviv bourgeoisie
in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries ",
"Right and left. Description of customs in Red Russia
in the first half of the 17th century "(1903).
Today we present the most important work of Łoziński
"Polish life in former centuries" (from 1907)
and in addition in two editions:
the first comes from the Altenberg publishing house from Lviv in 1912.
and contains tables illustrated outside the text,
It is a work with a beautiful decorative frame.
The second one appeared in Krakow in 1958.
in Wydawnictwo Literackie, also with numerous colorful and black and white illustrations.
In his colorful description Łoziński showed a picture of customs
prevailing in castles and palaces, mansions and Polish manor houses.
He described clothes and everyday life (the art of conversations, home ceremonies,
neighborly relations, games, banquets, games, hunting, duels,
customs and appearance of the Polish salon),
as well as culinary art and travel customs of Poles.
Very rich illustration material
consists of, among others from the reproduction of old engravings
(includes, for example, "The entrance of the solemn Jerzy Ossoliński to Vienna in 1633"),
including according to Eimmart's prints and Stefan della Belli.
Please visit www.atticus.pl for the history of Poland section.
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