Bányai Balázs - Kovács Eleonóra (szer.): A"Zichy-expedíció"- Szent István Király Múzeum közleményei. A. sorozat 48. (Székesfehérvár, 2013)

The "Zichy Expedition"

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sand volumes and a weapon room” it contained many guestrooms and supporting rooms. The Count ordered the furniture of his rooms and his coloured glasses from Hungarian artisans supporting thereby Hungarian industry.

Usually 15-20 hunters were invited to the hunts that were often held in snow or even in snowstorms. The landowners in County Fejér as well as distant friends and politicians, who were guest hunters in Felsőszentiván, were invited to these hunts in County Bihar, too. These hunting groups included, of course, the landowners, the leaders of administration and jurisdiction of Bihar.69 Just as he did in Felsőszentiván, the Count hosted the former king Milan and his relatives, the Konstantinovics family, in Magaslak as well.70

The big social gatherings were made remarkable for lords and ladies alike not only by the hunts and the homely castle, but by the “romantic” travels71 to Magaslak, the splendid feasts and the well-known “Hungarian hospitality” of the host.72

György Klösz: Magaslak, dining room, after 1893 • Budapest City Archives