SZELĄGOWSKI A[dam] - Wici i topory. Studyum on the genesis and meaning of Polish emblems and calls. Cracow 1914.

Author: SZELĄGOWSKI A[dam].

Title: Wici and axes. Studyum on the genesis and meaning of Polish emblems and calls.

• Place of issue: Kraków
• Year of publication: 1914
• Publisher: Wiktor Osławski Fund.
• Number of pages: VII, 194, [2].
• Illustrations, maps: illustrations in the text
• Size: 24.5 cm
• Binding: semi-floating hardback with glued front booklet cover
• Condition: scuffs/small soiling
• ISBN: ---

Description:

Contents include: theories of topographical names, calls and emblems, the thread as a religious, socio-political emblem, symbol of generations, the thread in Slavic mythology. Swastika rituals, the cult of the horse, the log and spirits and atmospheric phenomena, the legends of Piast - Przemyśl, the Post-Tribulation.

Adam Wiktor Szelągowski (1873-1961) - Polish historian, gymnasium teacher and professor at Lviv University, member of the Historical Society of Lviv.