This volume places Hungary on the map of European literacy from the initial stimuli of Renaissance and Reformation to and the developed, state-organized educational systems of the nineteenth century.

Offers an international comparative analysis, concentrating on the long-term development of literacy rates and the use of written and oral culture in early modern societies. Toth also examines the social history of elementary schools and its teachers, and book reading among peasants and noblemen throughout the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries in Hungary. Discusses also the development of...

The first overview of the visual historic resources of East Central Europe. Besides the descriptive presentation of the relevant material of the most important photoarchives, the book contains essays on the history and specifics of visual documentation in three countries. Forms of presentation range from watercolor to CD-ROM, the dominant medium being, of course, photographic documentation. The volume offers insight into the historiography of preserving cultural heritage in the region, and serves as a practical guide for research trips of students and scholars of art history, archaeology, and...