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	Janez Vajkard Valvasor Biography
		Janez Vajkard Valvasor was born in May 1641 in Ljubljana, Slovenia to father Jernej and mother Ana Marija b.
		Valvasor spent a fortune on writing and publishing books to the extent that towards the end of his life he was forced to sell the Bogenperk Castle, his vast library and his collection of prints.
		Valvasor died in September 1693 in Krko, and is buried in the family tomb near Izlake.
	www.biographybase.com /biography/Valvasor_Janez_Vajkard.html (335 words)

	Janez Vajkard Valvasor
		Janez Vajkard Valvasor was born in May 1641 in Ljubljana to father Jernej and mother Ana Marija b.
		Valvasor was a pioneer of studying the karst phenomena.
		Valvasor died in September 1693 in Krško[?], and is buried in the family tomb near Izlake.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/jo/Johann_Weichert_Valvasor.html (302 words)

	Webzine Sloveniana
		Janez Vajkard Valvasor (1641-1693) was born in Ljubljana in 1641, probably in No.4 Stari trg.
		Valvasor gained valuable experience and knowledge and became a cosmopolitan gentleman of the 17th century.
		In 1672 Janez Vajkard Valvasor returned to Ljubljana, married Ana Rosina Graffenweger von Grafenau and bought the castles and domains of Bogenšperk, Črni potok, Lichtenberg for 20,000 florins of Carniolan currency.
	www.thezaurus.com /webzine/janez_vajkard_valvasor_encyclopedian (1386 words)

	Istria on the Internet - Philately - Bank Notes and Coins
		Janez Vajkard Valvasor, nobleman and polymath, harbinger of the Slovenian Enlightenment.
		Valvasor studied the natural sciences at various European universities and gained his knowledge of military skills and tactics as an officer in the wars with the Ottoman Turks.
		Baron Janez Vajkard Valvasor (1641-1693), od leta 1687 član Kraljevskega društva v Londonu, je bil polihistor, natančneje zgodovinopisec, zemljepisec, etnograf, kartograf, naravoslovec in tehnik, nadalje zbiratelj, risar in založnik, ob tem pa še vojak in poveljnik.
	www.istrianet.org /istria/philately/currency/slo-valvasor.htm (1097 words)

	the Slovenian
		The baron Janez Vajkard Valvasor (1641-1693), who became a member of the Royal Society in London in 1687, was a polymath or, more precisely, a historiographer, geographer, ethnographer, cartographer, naturalist and technician; moreover, he was a collector, sketcher and publisher as well as a soldier and military commander.
		Valvasor's ancestors originated from the province of Bergamo in northern Italy.
		Janez Vajkard was born in 1641 in the region's capital Ljubljana, where he was baptized on May 28th of the same year and where he was educated at the Jesuitic grarnmar school.
	www.theslovenian.com /articles/cvet.htm (1533 words)

	Janez Vajkard Valvasor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Valvasors resided in a family castle Medija near Izlake.
		His extensive treatise on the hydrology of the intermittent Lake Cerknica won him the membership of the Royal Society in London in 1688.
		Valvasor died in September 1693 in Krško, and is buried in the family tomb in Izlake.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Janez_Vajkard_Valvasor (357 words)

	Societas Heraldica Slovenica
		The baron Janez Vajkard Valvasor (1641-1693), who became a member of the Royal Society in London in 1687, was a polymath or, more precisely, a historiographer, geographer, ethnographer, cartographer, naturalist and technician; moreover, he was a collector, sketcher and publisher as well as a soldier and military commander.
		Valvasor's ancestors originated from the province of Bergamo in northern Italy.
		Janez Vajkard Valvasor, "Opus Insignium Armorumque 1687 - 1688 Das Grosse Wappenbuch, re-published by the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, January 1993 (999 copies only), ISBN 86-7131-070-1.
	www.heraldica.si /arms/v/valvasor.htm (247 words)

	Johann Valvasor - celebrating Slovenian science
		Baron Johann Weichert Valvasor (also known as Janez Vajkard Valvasor) was born in Laibach (now Ljubljana) in May 1641 and died in September 1693.
		Valvasor made drawings and measurements, climbed mountains and descended into caves, researched natural phenomena, including the intermittent lake at Zirknitz in Carniola where his research led on 14 December 1687 to his election as a Fellow of the Royal Society.
		Unfortunately Valvasor failed to draw financial benefits from his work, increasingly having to sell off his estates, finally coming to live in a house in the centre of Krsko, where he died in 1693.
	royalsociety.org /page.asp?id=7616 (443 words)

	Hans Holbein's dance of death, Janez Vajkard Valvasor
		This is also true for Hollar and David Deuchar, but Valvasor is even more consequent: Hollar (and Deuchar) copied some of their scenes from Holbein, but Valvasor has only copied Birckmann.
		The only exception is the expulsion, where Valvasor doesn't follow Birckmann but on the other hand doesn't make an exact copy of Holbein either.
		In the pictures of Creation, Temptation and Fall, the emperor and the duke, Valvasor has chosen to follow Birckmann's deviations, and he hasn't done this via Hollar because in these 4 cases, Hollar has chosen to ignore Birckmann and copy Holbein's originals.
	www.dodedans.com /Eholbein-valvasor.htm (444 words)

	Famous People: Johann Weichard Frh. von Valvasor
		Janez Vajkard Valvasor was a native of Ljubljana, a Carniolan, nobleman, commander in the Austrian army, historian and polymath.
		Jn Funffzehen, wiewol in vier Haupt-Theile unterschiedenen, Büchern, wie auch häuffigen Abrissen und zierlichen Kupffer-Figuren, ausgebreitet / von Johann Weichard Valvasor, Freyherrn...
		Johann Weichard von Valvasor (1688): Topographia archiducatus Carinthiae antiquae and modernae completa,
	www.showcaves.com /english/explain/People/Valvasor.html (541 words)

	Remembering Janez Vajkard Valvasor: 08.04.2005: www.prague-czechrepublic-hotels.com
		Valvasor was a remarkable character, army commander, nobleman, member of the Royal Geographical Society in London, and publisher of the monumental work - the Glory of the Duchy of Carniola.
		As Valvasor himself said, he was led by an instinct feeling of belonging to his native country and he felt an urge to spread the country's honour and glory across the world, because it was a totally unknown country, people knew nothing about it, although it has many natural and cultural treasures."
		According to Kmecl, Janez Vajkard Valvasor was a personality that carried the core of being a Central European in himself.
	www.prague-czechrepublic-hotels.com /article-43141-en.html (583 words)

	Comune di Telgate
		La giornata di domenica 27 maggio inizia con la visita a Medija presso la Chiesa dove si presume che ci sia la tomba del Valvasor, perché secondo la storia sembra che non ci sia una certezza per un eventuale sepoltura in un altro luogo segreto.
		Per sapere meglio la storia di Janez Vajkard Valvasor, potete leggerla alla fine di questo articolo cliccando su “Valvasor e i Vavassori di Telgate”, una raccolta del Valvasor a cura di Nevio Basezzi, Luca Dell’Oglio e Fabio Pirola del “Gruppo Speleologico Grotte delle Meraviglie”.
		In questi giorni, la Biblioteca Comulale di Telgate espone 10 tavole dedicate alla storia di Janez Vajkard Valvasor grazie proprio al “Gruppo Speleologico Grotte delle Meraviglie”, i quali furono i primi ad esporre ricerche del Valvasor presentandole all’incontro internazionale di speleologia svoltosi a Sant’Omobono Imagna.
	www.comune.telgate.bg.it /storia.asp (985 words)

	Grad Bogenšperk \| MUSEUM . . . Valvasor's room
		Valvasor’s working room is a space for which the famous polyhistor in The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola wrote
		In that way the room itself is decorated because it has a wide palate of work insights of his publishing editions, like modern work on the theme about Janez Vajkard Valvasor.
		The other place offers a reconstruction of printing office, as it was at the time of Janez Vajkard Valvasor.
	www.bogensperk.si /index.php?lang=eng&url=2 (184 words)

	Grad Bogenšperk \| HISTORY . . .
		Valvasor was born in the year 1641 in Lubljana and diad in 1693 in Krško.
		So we can truly say that Valvasor carried the glory of Bogenšperk castle with his researches and published literary work far beyond the borders of modern Slovenia.
		The most important is the insight in the work and life of Janez Vajkard Valvasor, and as we wrote, he created his huge scientific work mostly in that place.
	www.bogensperk.si /index.php?lang=eng&url=1 (577 words)

	Posta Slovenije d.o.o. : Stamp Land : Philately : Stamps : 1993 Stamps :
		In the realization of his plan Valvasor relied on examples in Germany, especially on the circle around Matevž Merian, a topographer with a European-wide reputation, who was Valvasor's immediate initiator and model.
		The culmination and at the same time the conclusion of Valvasor's scientific efforts represents his greatest and most important work, which he wrote in German: Die Ehre des Hertzogthums Crain (The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola), which was published in Nuremberg in 1689.
		With his exceptional works and with his ability and sacrifices Janez Vajkard Valvasor secured himself a prominent place not only in the Slovene but also in the Austrian and the broader European culture.
	www.posta.si /Namizje.aspx?tabid=388&artikelid=5548 (1260 words)

	Theatrum vitae et mortis humanae
		His mother Ana Marija Valvasor came from the old noble family of Ravbar; she was Jernej's second wife and she bore him seventeen children, Janez Vajkard being the twelfth.
		Valvasor was also a collector, owning collections of minerals, coins, measuring devices and various curiosities.
		Valvasor was a keen natural scientist and on his travels across Europe and Carniola he associated with alchemists who performed various experiments.
	www.narmuz-lj.si /theatrum/eng/hall5.htm (662 words)

	Jezik in slovstvo - Povzetki
		A close reading of Valvasor, who at that time probably spoke the language of the then educated Ljubljana society, reveals that he must have had a very good knowledge of Slovene and that he was able to identify and define individual regional dialectal types.
		In his confrontation with the central Carniolan ('kranjščina') Valvasor was undoubtedly able to identify also other regional dialectal types of the Slovene language.
		His observations of the languages and dialects in Kranjska are theoretically interesting, because he directly from the standpoint of the contemporary culturological semiotics (language, costume, customs, habits) discusses the questions of bi- or even trilinguism in cohabitation with a number of locally formed dialects of the 'Carniolan Slovene' in the space of a single country.
	www.ff.uni-lj.si /publikacije/jis/lat2/039/11s01.htm (274 words)

	Slovenia - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The central part of the country, namely Carniola (which existed as a part of Austria-Hungary until the early 20th century) was ethnographically and historically well described in the book The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola (German Die Ehre deß Herzogthums Crain, Slovenian Slava vojvodine Kranjske), published in 1689 by baron Janez Vajkard Valvasor (1641-1693).
		Contemporary film directors Janez Burger, Jan Cvitkovič, Damjan Kozole, Janez Lapajne and Maja Weiss are most notable representatives of the so-called renaissance of Slovenian cinema.
		Hunting these animals is a long tradition and is well described in the book The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola (Slava vojvodine Kranjske) (1689), written by Janez Vajkard Valvasor (1641-1693).
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Slovenia (2831 words)

	Famous Slovenes - The most eminent Slovenes are depicted on Slovenia’s banknotes
		Janez Vajkard Valvasor (1641-1693), nobleman and polymath, harbinger of the Slovene Enlightenment.
		Valvasor studied the natural sciences at various European universities and gained his knowledge of military skills and tactics as an officer in the wars with the Turks.
		In 1968, a statue of Rihard Jakopic by Janez Boljka was erected on the original site of the pavilion, and the new Jakopic Gallery opened on Slovenska cesta.
	www.randburg.com /si/general/slo8.html (1656 words)

	ANTON TOMAŽ LINHART
		He dealt in it with the valleys, woods, rivers, lakes, caves and other natural beauties.
		VALVASOR drew the plan for the Ljubelj (Loiblpass) Tunnel which was later built and opened in 1946.
		He drew plans for the castles and many other architectural sights.
	www2.arnes.si /~sopjboka/valvazor.htm (233 words)

	VINEST - The Network for Small European Wine Areas - Guestbook
		Know a bit more on J.B. Valvasor and his book "The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola", where the wine making tradition of the Vipava Valley was reflected at the end of the 17th century.
		Janez Vajkard Valvasor (also called Johann Weichert in German) was born in Ljubljana in 1641 and died in Kr ko in 1693.
		Valvasor wrote an excellent treatise on the hidrology in the Lake Cerknica, being a pioneer in studying the karst phenomena, which made he became a member of the Royal Society in London in 1688.
	www.vinest.net /vinestjournal/index.php?ntc=28 (377 words)

	Slovenia.si - Janez Vajkard Valvasor (1641 – 1693)
		Baron Janez Vajkard Valvasor is considered the founder of scientific literature on Slovenian territory.
		In this work, with its scientific and technological bibliography completed by many others, Valvasor included numerous inventions, designs and descriptions, which were, in fact, beyond their time.
		From today's perspective it is perhaps the most sad that Valvasor had to sell his extensive book and graphics collection (1,530 notebooks) to the Bishop of Zagreb.
	www.slovenija.si /science/slovenian_scientists (623 words)

	Croatian 'Dracula' out to lure tourists! : HindustanTimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Croatia is already a hotspot destination for foreigners with some ten million tourists -- more than the double the local population -- visiting the beautiful Adriatic coast of the Balkan country last year.
		The first document on Grando, dating back to the 17th century, was written by his contemporary Janez Vajkard Valvasor, a Slovenian travel writer and historian.
		In his 15-tome work The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola, which was published in 1689 in Germany Valvasor tells the story heard when he visited Kringa.
	www.hindustantimes.com /news/181_1683144,001100020013.htm (720 words)

	Famous Slovenians
		Jurij Vega is the foremost Slovenian mathematician and author of several textbooks on higher mathematics.
		In 1968, a statue of Rihard Jakopič by Janez Boljka was erected on the original site of the pavilion, and the new Jakopič Gallery opened on Slovenska Street in Ljubljana.
		Since 1969, the Jakopič Award has been presented annually for the foremost artistic achievements in Slovenia.
	www.un.int /slovenia/famous.html (1293 words)

	Sport
		In the territory of today's Slovenia, activities that could be regarded as early forms of sport were already being pursued in the Middle Ages.
		In 1689, the Slovene polymath Janez Vajkard Valvasor wrote about boating, speleology, fishing, hunting, mountaineering and shooting.
		His description of autochthonous skiing at Bloke deserves special mention, since it is the oldest record of its kind in the Central Europe.
	www.matkurja.com /en/country-info/sport (548 words)

	Books by Freihe Johann Weichard Valvasor, compare prices
		by Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti, Branko Reisp, Freihe Johann Weichard Valvasor, Nacionalna i sveucilisna biblioteka, Bozo Otorepec, Bartolomaus Ramschussel, Lojze Gostisa, Emilijan Cevc, Metropolitanska biblioteka v Zagrebu
		by Freihe Johann Weichard Valvasor, Anna Wambrechtsamer, Anton Novacan
		Valvasors Zeit, Leben Und Werk : Begleitwort Zum Nachdruck Der Ehre Des Hertzogthums Crain
	www.allbookstores.com /author/Freihe_Johann_Weichard_Valvasor.html (180 words)

	» The Glory of Carniola
		The glorious coat of arms of Carniola, as drawn by Valvasor.
		The Societas Heraldica Slovenica (SHS) has put together a wonderful online collection of Slovenian heralds, including the one above for Carniola, which was drawn by his gloriousness Janez Vajkard Valvasor in the Opus Insignium Armorumque.
		The site also has a complete collection of all 193 municipal coats of arms of Slovenia, which range in style from cool to threatening to not-quite-very-exciting.
	www.carniola.org /2005/11/the-glory-of-carniola.htm (277 words)

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