MATLAKOWSKI- THE DECORATION AND EQUIPMENT OF THE POLISH PEOPLE IN PODHALU original

MATLAKOWSKI WŁADYSŁAW

DECORATION AND EQUIPMENT

OF THE POLISH PEOPLE IN PODHALE

Outlines of Folk Life

with two likenesses of the author, 65 plates and over 150 engravings in the text

2nd ed.

Warsaw 1915. general typeset at Gebethner & Wolff Bookstore ; (Warsaw : Druk. & Lit. Jan Cotty), Wyd.2; pp. nlb.6, 138, LXV, pp. tabl: illustr., pp. nlb. 10, format 21 x 29.5 cm

HARDCOVER IN WIDE CONTEMPORARY HALF LEATHER, SPINE WITH EMBOSSING AND GILT AESTHETICS REMINISCENT OF PERIOD BINDINGS, LEATHER ON FACES AND IN NARTHEXES TINTED GREEN TO HARMONIZE WITH MARBLED PAPER COVERS, TRIMS TINTED GREEN. PRESERVED PUBLISHER'S CARDBOARD COVERS. IMPRESSIVE BINDING!

Classicmonograph of the material culture of the Podhale region. Rich iconography.
Matlakowski, a physician by training and a culturologist by passion, decided to delve into the details of the decoration of costume and everyday objects. He drew the numerous illustrations and plates himself or with the help of Stanislaw Witkiewicz. The finished work was completed just before Maltakovsky's death, and although he found support and willing promoters, a continuing lack of funds prevented publication. On his deathbed, he asked his friend Dr. Jozef Peszke to see to the publication of this work. Despite many difficulties, the book appeared in print, and Peszke provided an extensive introduction devoted to the author's character.
The posthumously published work, which together with the earlier "Folk Construction in Podhale" "pioneering [...] works, to this day priceless, concerning not only Podhale itself, but also the Tatra Mountains (shepherding and work in the forest); they are a basic source of knowledge about the traditional folk material culture ofPodhale and the Polish Tatra Mountains" (WET 730).
Introduction by W.Tatarkiewicz.
Includes "Skorowidz wyraźeń gwary podhalańskiej".

BDB condition/ missing title page, stamps, otherwise a NICE piece.