CZECH JÓZEF Krakow Calendar for 1895 [R 64].

Polish, Ruthenian, [and Jewish], astronomical, economic and domestic calendar for the year of our Lord 1895, which is after the leap third, and after the comer first, having 365 days, arranged according to the perpetual ecclesiastical calendar by the Holy See on January 13, 1853 for the Diocese of Krakow approved, in the manner of F. X. Ryszkowski phil. and med. doctor for the Cracow meridian, calculated (...) in KRAKOW, at the expense and fonts of the printing house "TIME". FR. KULCZYCKI I SP. under the management of JÓZEF ŁAKOCIŃSKI. 1895. p. 15 b. p., 264, 15 b. p., LXXI, dimensions 18 x 25, cloth hardcover, gilt titling on front and spine, decorative embossing, undated ownership seals, over 100 pages of period ads, more than good condition.

From the contents: On measuring the distances of celestial bodies, Former devices of Cracow (1257-1796), Cantata : composed for the one hundredth anniversary of Kosciuszko's oath and sung (music by M. Swierzynski) in front of Kosciuszko's monument in the Cracow Market Square on April 1, 1894, Cracow Chronicle of the year of our Lord 1894, Cracovian Shematyzm; List of houses of the City of Cracow together with the suburbs according to the new numbering of the houses.

JÓZEF CZECH published the "Economic and astronomical calendar for the year of our Lord 1830... according to the layout of Franciszek Ksawery Ryszkowski for the Krakow meridian, compiled by A. Z.", but it was not until 1832 that the "New astronomical and household calendar..." began to appear continuously. etc. In the years 1835-1848 it bore the title "Calendar of the Free City of Cracow". In addition to the usual calendar news, it contained popular-historical news relating to the past and monuments of Krakow, of which Bohemia was an ardent admirer. At first it was printed in old fonts, the fonts of the 18th century, but already in the calendar for 1841 new fonts appeared, as in 1838 Czech imported from Germany an iron improved printing press.