Reformed College of Srospatak: Curator's Choice

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Srospatak, a peaceful little town in north-eastern Hungary, holds
legendary status within the country's cultural landscape. Its school,
the Reformed Church College of Srospatak, has trained several important
writers, artists and politicians across the Central-European region's
500-year history. This volume presents the institution's history through
the lens of 37 books, documents and items from the collection. What was
life like for a 17th century Hungarian student Which physical
experiments were pioneering Why did Bla Bartk want to enrol his son
in a countryside secondary school These are only a few of the questions
raised by the authors that introduce the reader to the colourful
traditions of this remarkable school.

Author Bio

ron Kovcs PhD is a historian and the curator of the Manuscript Collection. va Kusnyr is an ethnologist, folklorist and museologist, and the curator of the Museum of the Reformed Church College in Srospatak, Hungary.