CHODYNIECKI Ignacy
HISTORY OF THE CAPITAL KINGDOM OF GALICIA AND LODOMERIA OF THE CITY OF LVOV.
Lviv 1829, Nakładem Karola Bogusław Pfa? a, p. XV, [1], 466, format 11,5x20 cm
Edition 1. The first comprehensive monograph of Lviv, including a detailed description of the city.
Ignacy Chodyniecki (1786-1847), Carmelite, secretary of the province, was one of the earlier chroniclers of the city of Lviv.
It includes chapters such as:A short message about Red Ruthenia and the Halych princes; The history of Lviv from its foundation until the ceding of Galicia to the Most Serene House of Austria; Lviv considered in religious and scientific respects; A detailed description of the city of Lviv.
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BDB-/ condition with discoloration of paper in places, DECORATIVE Pieces.
