Foreign antiquities in “Tygodnik Ilustrowan y” to 1914 Cover Image

Starożytności zagraniczne na łamach „Tygodnika Ilustrowanego” do 1914 roku
Foreign antiquities in “Tygodnik Ilustrowan y” to 1914

Author(s): Aleksandra Jeleń
Subject(s): Cultural history, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: „Tygodnik Ilustrowany”; history of archeology; antiquities

Summary/Abstract: “Tygodnik Ilustrowany” was one of the most important magazines in Warsaw in the 2nd half of nineteenth century. From the first issues of the magazine there is information about the national Antiquities. The reports of foreign Antiquities began to appear in the 2nd half of 1860s, and since then their number is steadily increasing. Most texts describing the discovery and ancient monuments were in the 1880s. Individual articles have appeared in the 1890s. At the beginning of the twentieth century once again increased the number of texts about Antiquities. Archaeological issues are not just confined to the news about the excavations. In “Tygodnik” placed biographies of scholars and collectors. Informed about exhibitions and museums that collect artifacts from the ancient times. Has also been reported same artifacts. There were also reprints articles in foreign languages. They were in the section „Artykuły treści naukowej, z innych piśmiennictw czerpane”. Small foreign reports of findings were published in “Ze świata obcego” edited by Mścisława Edgara Trepkę (Toporczyka), and later in the “Kronika Powszechna”. At this time the authors of the articles represented a variety of disciplines.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 30
  • Page Range: 263-276
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish
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