Guidebooks in the context of the development of knowledge about art in the ‘Polish lands’ of the 19th century

Former guidebooks are an important category of historical source that allows for the reconstruction of many aspects of the history of tourism. The dynamic development of guidebook literature began in the 19th century when a modern type with descriptions according to routes and containing much practi...

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Main Author: Dominik Ziarkowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lodz University Press 2019-06-01
Series:Tourism
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Online Access:https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/tourism/article/view/5649
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description Former guidebooks are an important category of historical source that allows for the reconstruction of many aspects of the history of tourism. The dynamic development of guidebook literature began in the 19th century when a modern type with descriptions according to routes and containing much practical information was developed. The guidebooks also presented a lot of other information of a general nature, such as geography, ethnology, natural science, as well as descriptions of monuments and works of art. The importance of Polish guidebooks for writing about art is very high yet underestimated. The aim of this paper is to define the role that these publications played in the field of artistic historiography, and to indicate the relationships between the guidebooks and the development of academic research on art. These problems are undoubtedly an interesting area of interdisciplinary relation between the historical development of tourism and academia, with a particular focus on art history in this case.
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spelling doaj.art-88da9521594c416aaaccd7624051c0922022-12-21T19:46:47ZengLodz University PressTourism0867-58562080-69222019-06-01291839610.2478/tour-2019-00095649Guidebooks in the context of the development of knowledge about art in the ‘Polish lands’ of the 19th centuryDominik Ziarkowski0Cracow University of Economics, Faculty of Management, Department of TourismFormer guidebooks are an important category of historical source that allows for the reconstruction of many aspects of the history of tourism. The dynamic development of guidebook literature began in the 19th century when a modern type with descriptions according to routes and containing much practical information was developed. The guidebooks also presented a lot of other information of a general nature, such as geography, ethnology, natural science, as well as descriptions of monuments and works of art. The importance of Polish guidebooks for writing about art is very high yet underestimated. The aim of this paper is to define the role that these publications played in the field of artistic historiography, and to indicate the relationships between the guidebooks and the development of academic research on art. These problems are undoubtedly an interesting area of interdisciplinary relation between the historical development of tourism and academia, with a particular focus on art history in this case.https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/tourism/article/view/5649travel guidebookshistory of tourismhistory of art19th century
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Guidebooks in the context of the development of knowledge about art in the ‘Polish lands’ of the 19th century
Tourism
travel guidebooks
history of tourism
history of art
19th century
title Guidebooks in the context of the development of knowledge about art in the ‘Polish lands’ of the 19th century
title_full Guidebooks in the context of the development of knowledge about art in the ‘Polish lands’ of the 19th century
title_fullStr Guidebooks in the context of the development of knowledge about art in the ‘Polish lands’ of the 19th century
title_full_unstemmed Guidebooks in the context of the development of knowledge about art in the ‘Polish lands’ of the 19th century
title_short Guidebooks in the context of the development of knowledge about art in the ‘Polish lands’ of the 19th century
title_sort guidebooks in the context of the development of knowledge about art in the polish lands of the 19th century
topic travel guidebooks
history of tourism
history of art
19th century
url https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/tourism/article/view/5649
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