The monograph on the Carniolan noble family of Valvasors in the period from the 16th century to the first half of the 19th century throws light on the rises and falls, the misfortunes and successes of individuals as well as noble society as a whole in the territory of Slovenia. The Valvasors are today one of the extinct noble lineages that was of some importance in Carniola in their time, even though it did not belong to the old, highest-ranking, wealthiest and most influential families. The book fills the gap in the knowledge of the broader Valvasor lineage, since the hitherto research only focused on one of its members – the polymath Johann Weikhard Valvasor.
COBISS.SI-ID: 282458368
The monograph is a research on the historical development of marriage or, rather, relationships between a man and a woman – ranging from passion, love, friendship and cohabitation to circumstances that rendered union impossible on the basis of religious theories, lay conceptions, and customs, in Slovenian territory between the beginning of the Middle Ages and the end of the 18th century. The background and main story is the divorce of Ursini-Blagay couple in the period of 1769–1772. Based on their case and on other cases the author examines love mentalities and perceptions of marriage from engagements and weddings, as well as the role of emotions in marriage. Even though the monograph largely centres on the territory of present-day Slovenia, it draws comparisons with the neighbouring regions. In doing so, it also takes into account theological, philosophical, and art sources. Drawing on real cases from the Slovenian environment as well as empiricism and statistics, it also clarifies certain myths.
COBISS.SI-ID: 281931264
The scientific article presents the Carniolan nobleman Josef Kalasanc Baron Erberg (1771–1843) as a link between Carniola – a province in his day – and the centre in Vienna. An educator to the Crown Prince Ferdinand, Erberg established cordial friendly ties with the heir apparent and maintained them all until his death, which was a rarity in the then Carniola. The newly discovered sources in Viennese archives provide new knowledge on Carniolan society in the pre-March era, especially on Baron Erberg and his influence on his contemporaries. The article is part of the collection of scientific papers Provinz als Denk- und Lebensform: der Donau-Karpatenraum im langen 19. Jahrhundert, published by the German publishing house Peter Lang.
COBISS.SI-ID: 39035949
The article is a scientific contribution to the thematic issue of the historical review Kronika titled “Iz zgodovine Krasa” (“From the history of the Karst”). It demonstrates the major strategic importance that the Karst region had in the Middle Ages, which is, among others, also attested by numerous military conflicts between the dynastic as well as lower nobility. This particular paper complements another paper in the same publication written by Boris Golec, which deals with the earliest appearances of the Slovenian terms Kras (the Karst) and Kraševci (the inhabitants of the Karst), adjective kraški (Karst), and the geographical names pertaining to the broader Karst area in Slovenian texts dating to the early Modern Period. Both papers round off the historical image of the Karst and its impact on the development of the present-day Slovenian territory, Slovenian culture and toponomastics (COBISS ID 39013421).
COBISS.SI-ID: 39013165
Within the framework of the project Strategies and practices of energy supply in Slovenia (J6-4017) Katarina Keber and Miha Seručnik wrote three scientific chapters in the monograph Strategies and practices of energy supply in Slovenia (2015). In her chapter “Začetki uporabe ‘črnega zlata’ in doba premoga (“Early Uses of Black Gold and the Age of Coal”) K. Keber dealt with the early period of using coal in Slovenian provinces and the gradual increase in its use during the time of modernisation and industrialisation (iron industry, railway, households) until the end of the 19th century. In the chapters “Izraba trdih goriv na Slovenskem do dvajsetega stoletja” (“The Use of Solid Fuels in the Slovenian Territory until the 20th Century”) (COBISS.SI-ID 38999341) and “Izraba vode kot energijskega vira na Slovenskem” (“The Use of Water as a Source of Energy in the Slovenian Territory”) (COBISS.SI-ID 38999085), Miha Seručnik studied the intensity of the use of solid fuels (wood, coal, peat) in handicrafts and protoindustrial plants (glassworks, ironworks) and the use of water as a source of energy (mills, water power systems in protoindustrial plants – sawmills, ironworks, glassworks).
COBISS.SI-ID: 38999853