Florian Zapletal Orden de los libros (cronológico)

The album presents a complete collection of photographs by Florian Zapletal, made by the Czech researcher in 1919–1925 in the towns and villages of Transcarpathia, when the region was part of Czechoslovakia. Zapletal knew and loved this Carpathian land, to which he dedicated many articles and various publications and which he zealously photographed. In addition to wooden churches, which were dedicated to the previous edition, his lens captured the appearance of our towns and villages, castles and brick churches, peasants and village houses, outbuildings and covered bridges - all the diverse ethnographic wealth of old Transcarpathia, which is now almost completely lost. Photos for the album were provided by a student and friend of Zapletal, the heir of his archive, academician professor Mykola Mushynka (Presov, Slovakia). He is also the author of an introductory article on the public activities of a Czech researcher.The book contains texts in Ukrainian and Czech, as well as a summary in English. Captions to photos and alphabetical index of settlements are in all three languages. 176 pages, black and white.

The photo album presents the most complete collection of photographs of wooden churches in Transcarpathia, made by the Czech researcher Florian Zapletal in 1919–1925, when the region was part of Czechoslovakia. Zapletal understood the architectural and historical value of these ancient monuments, was the first to systematically capture them in photographs, as well as make efforts to preserve them. Some churches have already been lost and have come down to us only in his photographs. Photos for the album were provided by Zapletal's student, the heir of his archive, academician, professor Mykola Mushynka (Presov, Slovakia). He is also the author of an introductory article on the life and work of a Czech researcher. The compiler of the publication is a well-known researcher of wooden sacred architecture of Transcarpathia, art critic Mykhailo Syrokhman (Uzhhorod).The book contains texts in Ukrainian and Czech, as well as a summary in English. Captions to photos and alphabetical index of settlements are in all three languages. 120 pages, black and white.

Photographs of Zapletal, Florian selected and introduced by Paul R. Magocsi