Poetry album of Louisa Agnes Czarnecki
Content Description
This is an album dated 1861 belonging to Scottish poet Louisa Agnes Czarnecki, who was married to Arthur Antoine Czarnecki, a Polish exile residing in Scotland. The album primarily focuses on politically engaged poetry that vehemently protests against "Russian atrocities" while celebrating the triumph of Garibaldi in Italy.
The volume comprises a variety of interesting elements, including original manuscript poetry written by Czarnecki herself. These poems are accompanied by carefully mounted newspaper clippings featuring some of her published poems, adorned with additional decoration and annotations. Another highlight is the inclusion of albumen carte de visite photographs featuring notable historical figures and some of Czarnecki's personal heroes, such as Giuseppe Garibaldi, Victor Hugo, Caroline Miolan-Carvalho, Enrico Cialdini, Oliver Cromwell, Queen Victoria, Henry VIII, and many more.
Alongside the political and commemorative contents, the album also incorporates numerous Christian images, adding a religious dimension to Czarnecki's collection.
Overall, this album of Louisa Agnes Czarnecki presents a captivating fusion of politically charged poetry, historical documentation, and visual memorabilia, offering a unique insight into the creative and ideological pursuits of a Scottish poet during her time.
Dates
- Creation: 1861
Creator
- Czarnecki, Louisa Agnes, fl 1861 (Scottish poet) (Compiler, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Condition Description
The album (25 x 30 cm) is bound in red crushed morocco with gilt decoration and lettering to the upper board; lower board sympathetically replaced; additional cloth strengthening to the inner hinges. Yellow coated endpapers, 56 album pages with tissue overlays.
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Extent
1 album ; 25 x 30 cm
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased in March 2022. Accession no. SC-Acc-2023-0107.
Condition Description
The album (25 x 30 cm) is bound in red crushed morocco with gilt decoration and lettering to the upper board; lower board sympathetically replaced; additional cloth strengthening to the inner hinges. Yellow coated endpapers, 56 album pages with tissue overlays.
Processing Information
Catalogued by Aline Brodin in June 2023, using information from the seller.
Creator
- Czarnecki, Louisa Agnes, fl 1861 (Scottish poet) (Compiler, Person)
Subject
- Garibaldi, Guiseppe, 1807 - June 1882 (Italian General, Patriot, Revolutionary and Republican) (Person)
- Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885 (French writer and political activist) (Person)
- Victoria, 1819-1901 (Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Empress of India) (Person)
- Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658 (English military and political leader) (Person)
- Carvalho, Caroline-Marie, 1827-1895 (French opera singer) (Person)
- Cialdini, Enrico, 1811-1892 (Italian soldier, politician and diplomat) (Person)
- Henry VIII, 1491-1547 (King of England) (Person)
- Title
- Poetry album of Louisa Agnes Czarnecki, 1861
- Author
- Aline Brodin
- Date
- June 2023
- Description rules
- Isad(G)2
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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