The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola
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The title page of
The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola, published 1689
The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola (German: Die Ehre deß Hertzogthums Crain, Slovene: Slava vojvodine Kranjske) is Johann Weikhard von Valvasor's most important work on history and natural history of his homeland Carniola, a central part of the present-day Slovenia and Istria in Croatia.
Concerned that outsiders did not know his region well enough, he undertook the presentation of Carniola in words and pictures, installing a copperplate workshop at his Bogenšperk Castle near Litija and publishing collections of his work.
Written in German, The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola was published in 1689 in Nuremberg in 15 volumes. It was lavishly illustrated with 528 copperplate engravings. It is an encyclopedia of natural history, customs and folklore, history, and the topography of a region that makes up a large part of present-day Slovenia.
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