Die Österreichisch-ungarische Monarchie in Wort und Bild (page 1/2)

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Farmer and his Wife, Ybbstal Valley

The picture shows a farmer and his wife wearing (one assumes) clothing that was typical for such people in the 1880s in the Ybbstal Valley in Austria. I think, [...] [more...]

Border of overgrown ruins with Roman inscription

The border includes a stone pillar with perhaps ivy growing over it, some old coins (possibly Roman) and a Latin inscription with a bas-relief sculpture of a winged boy, a cupid. There’s a ruined arch in the background, a plough, and some grasses. The arch is “Heathen’s Gate” or the Heidentor, a [...] [more...]

Khaya (Kaja) Castle

Burgruine Kaja, or the ruined castle of Khaya, is a castle in Lower Austria. [more...]

Border of ancient skulls

This full-page border surrounded the opening of an article on the hstory of Lower Austria. It includes carefully-drawn skulls and other bones from long-extinct creatures, presumably based on fossils. There’s elk and [...] [more...]

Castles 8: Khaya, Starhemberg, Grundriss von Lichtenfels

This is the 8th illustrated page of the chapter “Castles and Homes in Lower Austria” (Burgen und Wohnstätten in Niederösterreich) and shows Khaya (modern name Kaja), the ruins of Starhemberg (modern name Burgruine Starhemberg), together with a plan, and a floor-plan (Grundriss) of the castle at Lichtenfelss, in the Waldviertel region of Lower Austria. [more...]