Die österreichisch-ungarische Monarchie in Wort und Bild. XIV, XV Böhmen

Die österreichisch-ungarische Monarchie in Wort und Bild. Herausgegeben von der kaiserlich-königlichen Hof- und Staatsdruckerei. Band XIV: Böhmen. I. Abtheilung / Band XV: Böhmen. II. Abtheilung. Wien: Im Auftrage des Kronprinzen Erzherzog Rudolf, redigiert von Josef Weil von Weilen, 1894+1896. 2 volumes; 4to. 618 and 690 pp. Original decorative cloth bindings, red with gilt tooling. Patterned edges. Band XIV – Böhmen. Erste Abtheilung - Numerous in-text black & white illustrations, vignettes, maps, and full-page plates; one chromolithograph. This volume features the natural geography and topography of Bohemia, a historic overview from early Slavic settlement to Habsburg integration, and an in-depth portrait of Prague: architecture, institutions and public life. Band XV – Böhmen. Zweite Abtheilung - continuation of high-quality in-text illustrations, engravings, and plates featuring an descriptions of the cultural life of Bohemia: literature, music, religion, education; folk customs, festivals, rural life, and traditional dress; biographies and profiles of notable Bohemians; artistic contributions of Bohemia to the empire. Supplementary essays on regional identity and ethnology. Very good condition Vol. 2 with light stain to left border of front boards. Inv. H4