Körmöczi Katalin szerk.: Historical Exhibition of the Hungarian National Museum 3 - From the End of the Turkish Wars to the Millennium - The history of Hungary in the 18th and 19th centuries (Budapest, 2001)

ROOM 9. The Rákóczi War of Independence and the Anti -Turkish Wars at the Beginning of the 18th Century (Gábor Németh)

3. Pair of pistols with silver mountings, early 18th century 4. Ceremonial mace of Adám Vay, early 18th century battles, made with graphic procedures facilitating the making of many copies, satisfied this interest - one example is the copper engraving made by an unknown master and showing the Surrender at Majtény (Moftinu Mare). Another depicts the Battle of Nagyszombat (Trnava), fought on December 26, 1704; this shows portraits of Ferenc Rákóczi II and General Heister. Collections of items showing the everyday accessories and object culture of the noble way of life surround pieces once owned by the Rákóczi family. Ornamented and hunting weapons made from gilded silver and set with precious stones were jealously guarded treasures (Figs. 3, 4). Furniture and fittings once in the possession of the Rákóczi family recall the interior decoration and atmosphere of castles and castle-palaces in the 17th and 18th centuries. The set of chairs comes from Regéc Castle (in Abaúj county), where Ferenc Rákóczi II spent his childhood (Fig. 5). The main embellishment of the chairs is the upholstery, which depicts scenes. Standing in front of the chairs is a musical instrument of comparatively modest workmanship (Fig. 6); this refers to the rich musical culture of the one-time aristocratic courts. In its structure and its outer appearance, the harpsichord is typically 17th century and Italian in style; it was once owned by the family of Imre Thököly (1657-1705), the stepfather of Ferenc Rákóczi II. The painted tapestry hanging on the wall was made at the beginning of the 18th century; according to tradition, it comes from the Rákóczis' castle at Zboró (Zborov), in