Metamorphosis Transylvaniae (Paperback)

Baron Peter Apor lamented the passing of traditional Transylvanian practices and the "Metamorphosis," written in 1783, is not a memoir in the usual sense so much a record of a vanishing way of that the life author had enjoyed in his youth, and had been told of by his elders. Apor focuses on the world he knew: upper-class society, the company of Princes and Counts. He gives detailed accounts of Transylvanian dress, feasts, rituals, ceremonials, travelling, weddings, funerals and other social functions that are unrivalled for gusto, humour and color. Here, for example, are young Lords whose horses had harnesses set with gems; Counts with forty castles; hospitality of a truly prodigious nature beginning with vermouth at breakfast drunk from silver goblets; fine banquets taken to the sound of pipes and violins, finishing with rousing dances such as the Mouse Dance.

General

Imprint:	Kegan Paul
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	Baron Peter Apor
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	144
ISBN-13:	978-0-7103-0760-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Promotions
LSN:	0-7103-0760-8
Barcode:	9780710307606

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