A Miskolci Herman Ottó Múzeum Közleményei 11. (Miskolc, 1972)

becoming consious of this we make it our prospective duty to familiarize our members and Readers with the results of the Slovakian ethnographical and regional historical research work. In this very issue our Readers can find more than twenty Slovakian publications that embrace a large territory of themes extending from shepherding to the life of floatage-men. Among historical publications themes are to be found as follows: L, HUSZÁR writes on the commercial connections of Diósgyőr and Nuremberg — on the ground of a XVII century lead stamp recently found in the Diósgyőr catle; S. BODO makes use of official reports in throwing light on the re-building of the northern cemetery of the Gothic church in 1816 and 1817 on Avas Hill at Miskolc; T. JOÖ writes on the Sáta and Bánfalva (county Borsod) castles that had been projected in the same way; I. KILIÁN publishes an article on several XlXth century data on history of the theatre at Miskolc; S. DÖMÖTÖR has his turn to write about the stay and hiding of Mór Jókai, the world-known Hungarian novelist, in the village of Tardona (county Borsod) as well as about some curiosities concerning geneology questions in County Zemplén. P. TÓTH in his article deals with the rarities of the first Hungarian technical library and with the life circumstances of the Miskolc underclerks between the years 1920 and 1940. I. DANKÓ gives an appreciation of the first scientific journal — Historical and Archeological Publications (Történelmi és Régészeti Közlemények) edited long ago in Miskolc; T. VASS writes on the changing of the working conditions of the Ózd metallurgical workers. In this part we make mention of the one hundred years old Museum at town Kassa and of the twenty years old „Matyó" Museum in town Mezőkövesd as well. The row of the ethnographical publications begins with two studies on shepherding. J. SZABADFALVI writes on the shepherds' migration (Lat.: „migratio") existing between Upper Tiszántúl (a territory east of the river Tisza) and the North Middle Mountains; I. HÖGYE writes on pasturage by-laws of the 17th and 18th centuries in Hegyalja (County Zemplén); A. SELMECZI KOVÁCS investigates the questions of bams (Hungarian „csűr") used by a community in Northern Borsod; B. ZUPKÓ searches the sylviculture data relating to the village Cserépváralja (County Borsod) in the 19th century; I. DOBROSSY investigates an archaic process and costum in connection with hemp drying; I. DANKÓ examins the importance of announcing of a certain „village fair" in Miskolc in the early 19th century. On the 5th of last October a series of lectures made the ceramic culture of our city and county known. Three of these lectures you find this time in our present issue : M. KRESZ gives an account on the Borsod pottery ; Ä. KISS does so on the history of hard earthenware factories in Northern Hungary, and I. KATONA draws a picture of the decades of the Miskolc hard pottery factories. We close this number with an obituary notice on our deceased museum researchworker Dr. Ferenc BODGÁL.