Preliminary communication

Mile Magdić and the Official Gazette 1899 – 1918 Contribution to the bibliography on noble towns and castles of Lika, Vinodol, Velebit Coast and Kordun

Krešimir Regan orcid.org/0000-0002-1457-5126 ; The Miroslav krleža Institute of Lexicography

Abstract

This paper focuses on 41 articles written by the historian Mile Magdić (1847 – 1931) on noble towns and forts of Lika, Vinodol, Velebit Coast and Kordun published in the Official Gazette. We chose six articles on noble towns (castles) of Vitunj, Mrsinj, Belaj, Prozor and Počitelj and compared them with their modern plans produced using contemporary methods. Since Magdić’s brief descriptions turned out to be accurate for the six analyzed forts, we can assume that Magdić was equally successful in describing other forts. With that, we can conclude that his articles in the Official Gazette are a prime source for researching this valuable Croatian historical and cultural heritage.

Keywords

Mile Magdić; bibliography; the Official Gazette; noble towns; castles; Lika; Vinodol; Velebit Coast; Kordun

Hrčak ID:

110506

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/110506

Publication date:

13.12.2011.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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