In the eastern Alpine area a predominantly Slavic gentile Duchy of Carantania was established in the early Middle Ages, the destiny of which is depicted in the record Libellus de conversione Bagoariorum et Carantanorum ad fidem christianam. Combined with absorbing and expanding earlier findings, the knowledge and interpretations of the said record have in the consciousness of humanistic historiographers gradually developed an ever clearer and more distinct picture about Carantania.
COBISS.SI-ID: 33686829
By using comparative methods and the broadest possible spectrum of sources, the monograph aims to shed light on the reasons for the emergence and disappearance of the Croatian name in four Slovenian border provinces. The discussion is partly based on the work of Janez Vajkard Valvasor, The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola (1689), and partly on Primož Trubar’s views of ethnic and linguistic conditions in the Slovenian territory and its surroundings. The main conclusion of the study is that the Croatian name appeared in said areas as a transitional phenomenon to replace the original Slovenian name, then a name with “pre-national” substance and also adopted by a considerable part of present-day Croats.
COBISS.SI-ID: 262959360
The contribution focuses on the origin, relativec, immediate family and the first thirty years of the life of the Carniolian polymath Janez Vajkard Valvasor (1641–1693). New sources shed light on his genealogical, social and family background, as well as on circumstances in which he pursued his personal growth and development before he settled down at Bogenšperk Castle and immersed himself entirely in his scholary work. The fact that, through his parents, Valvasor belonged to both the old and new Carniolan nobility also reflected in his perception of the native province of Carniola.
COBISS.SI-ID: 37371181
The monograph discusses new knowledge on the origin, identity and life of the founder of the Slovenian literary language, Primož Trubar (1508–1586). The most important findings include: the discovery of actual house of Trubar’s birth, evidence that he changed his family name in early adolescence, and the conclusion that Trubar’s life path was profoundly marked by his hitherto little, if at all, known influential town family relations. The monograph eliminates several errors and importantly improves the knowledge on Trubar and his circle.
COBISS.SI-ID: 274144256
The discussion systematically describes the destinies of seigneurial and family archives in the Slovenian territory. Miha Preinfalk, who presented the area of former Carniola, placed primary focus on the extensive archives of Baron Jožef Erberg, which incorporates several other family or manorial archives of former Carniola. Modern in-depth research of the history of Carniola owes much to Erberg’s passion for collecting and the lucky coincidence that his archives remained in the Slovenian territory even after his death, especially in light of the fact that many other archives of this kind were destroyed in the 20th century.
COBISS.SI-ID: 1164165