Guidebooks to Lviv published in the years 1919–1939 (bibliography)

Abstract

Lviv has an incredibly rich bibliography, the complexity of which might be the subject of another research project. Our current intention is to prepare the bibliography of one of the segments of this multidimensional matter including city guides as a genre of travel literature. The chronological frames concern only one historical period in which guides to Lviv were published, i.e. 1919–1939. The bibliography of tourist guide publications was divided into five chapters in which the source materials are presented in a chronological order, i.e. guides to Lviv, guides to Lviv in general guides, guides to Lviv in illustrated calendars, catalogues, catalogues of addresses, catalogues of exhibitions, guides to Eastern Fairs, the press, guides to historical and cultural monuments, catalogues of addresses, tourist guides, lists of streets and squares and advertising publications. Despite the efforts to create a bibliography of guides to Lviv, still there is no complete bibliographic description of some publications. The descriptions of the publishing houses preserve the linguistic features and spelling of the original. The complete description includes also the printing house or the name of its owner and the name of the graphic institution.