F. Mentényi Klára szerk.: Műemlékvédelmi Szemle 1992/2. szám Az Országos Műemléki Felügyelőség tájékoztatója (Budapest, 1992)

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Edit SZENTESI: To the Pre-History of Monument Protection in Hungary III. The Library of an other Uncle There is an uncle who has been remembered by the historiography of Hungarian archaeology. This 'uncle' is Gábor Fejérváry, who settled — with his significant collection of books and artifacts — in Eperjes (Presov/ Slovak Republic) in 1829. Decades later, the richness of these collections, were remembered with admiration by Ferenc Pulszky, his nephew, and Imre Henszlmann, the nephew's best friend both of whom became in course protagonists of Hungarian art historiography. This is all registered in a manuscrip of János Paur, dating from 1840, having survived in the bequest of the author ("Directory of my Books, Maps and Manuscripts"). Paur was secretary in chief in the Prince Esterházy family, and as such lived in Kismarton (Eisenstad/Austria) and later in Vienna, in the Esterházy Palace at Wieden. He regularly accompanied Prince Nicholas on his travels, e.g. to Italy, France and London. The contents of his library (counting something üke 650 volumes) prove his enthusiasm for domestic, that is Hungarian, historiography and archaeology. His library was, however, not to be compared to that of Fejérváry. It is more than likely that it was him, who awakened the interest of his nephew, Ivan Paur for these matters. (Both Paurs are referred to as 'Johann' in German and other non-Hungarian sources and publications.) The latter started his career also as an employee of the Prince Esterházys. Then he became archaeologist and eventually the supervisor of the Szécheny fantily archives in Sopron.