Ludovy odev na Spisi (Second-hand Book)

Publication titled Ludovy odev na Spisi - A Folk Costume in the Spis Region was published in 1990. It includes a short study in Slovak language, Summary in Russian, German, English, Hungarian languages. The focus of the publication is part of the picture. There are more than 200 color photographs with captions to the photographs in Russian, German, English, Hungarian languages.

"The territory of the Spis region is geographically situated between the High Tatras in the West and the Levoca mountains as far as Branisko in the East, and between the Polish border in the North and the Kralova hola mountain and the northern edges of the Slovenske rudohorie mountains in the South. Because of its cold and rough climate, the region`s natural basic raw material for the production of folk clothes has always been flax, fur and wool provided by the large herds of sheep bred in the mountain areas.

The typical local products such as flax, linen, leather, furs and non-felt and felt woolen fabrics had their obvious impact on the format of individual garments, their simplicity, relatively few seams and modest decorations.

The original female and male folk attire in the Spis region was extremely simple in its style, and for a long time it retained its original colours. Marked changes in the character of clothing occured in the second half of the 19th century in connection with socio-economic changes. The most marked changes ocured in the male working attire and female festive attire. Traditional flax linen and cloth were replaced by more expensive fabrics in the festive apparel, whereas working clothes began to be produced from the beginning of the 20th century from economically undemanding and durable industry-produced materials." (From the Summary).