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SHOBERL, Frederic. (Ed)
World in Miniature - Austria, containing a brief description of the manners and customs, characters, and costumes of the people of that empire.
Frederick Shoberl (1775-1853) was an English journalist, editor, and illustrator. He created his hand-coloured engravings for The World in Miniature, a series published during the 1820s by R. Akermann in London. The series covered different parts of the world, including Persia. It describes the country, characters, manners, customs, dress, religion, women, and other particularities of different nations. According to Abbey, "This interesting series aimed to increase the store of knowledge concerning the various branches of the great family of man."
- Published
- London: R. Ackermann, 1823
- References
- Abbey Travel 6 (part); Tooley 515.
- Plates
- 32
- Binding/Size
- Xs=12mo
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- London: R. Ackermann, 1823
- Ref
- 164
FIRST EDITION. 32 Hand-coloured plates. Pub. by R. Ackermann London 1823. Duodecimo. Hand-coloured frontis in both two volumes. Being an Ackermann production - all plates are beautifully coloured. Half calf over marbled boards, spine richly decorated and lettered in gilt, bookplate to front pastedown of each vol, hinges a little worn - else in good condition. New spine in volume 2 inserted, and the original laid back on. Corners strengthened. From the excellent series: The "World in Miniature. - Austria, containing a brief description of the manners and customs, characters, and costumes of the people of that empire". *Ron Norman of Hartlepool carried out rebinding and restoration work on this book. (Ronnorm@aol.com)* Volume 1. 1. Frontis. Annachian Woman of Moravia. 2. Fireman of Vienna. 3. Country Woman of Upper Austria. 4. Peasant of Egra, in Winter Dress. 5. Female Peasant of Egra, in Winter Dress. 6. Peasant of the Mountains of Moravia. 7. Tyrolese Wrestler. 8. Tyrolese Hunter. 9. Tyrolese Woman. Volume 2. 10. Frontis. Woman of Slavonia. 11. Hungarian Peasant of the County of Szolnok-Weszprim. 12. Unmarried Female of the County of Weszprim. 13. Tsikoshes of Mezohegyes. 14. Peasant of Bocsko. 15. Unmarried Female of Bocsko. 16. Married Female of Bocsko. 17. Unmarried Female of Torotzko. 18. Unmarried Female of Oberascha. 19. Young Man of Oberascha. 20. Armed Plajash. 21. Boyar of Seret. 22. Peasant of Bukowina. 23. Woman of Szutzawitza. 24. Unmarried Female of Jackoberg. 25. Female Peasants of Phillippowan. 26. Tanaszia Dorojevich. Vice Harom Bassa of the Serischans. 27. Unmarried Female of the Dragathal. 28. Unmarried Female of Ottochacz. 29. Unmarried Female of Glina. 30. Woman of Dubitza. 31. Man of the Frontiers of the Bannat. 32. Woman of Almasch in the Bannat.
