Bohemian Section at the Austrian Exhibition, Earl's Court London 1906/To Our Visitors
TO OUR VISITORS.
On the occasion of the Austrian Exhibition, Earl’s Court, London 1906—we conceived the idea to introduce to our English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh friends the Real Bohemian and his work and to destroy thus the spurious Bohemian they have been deceived with.
Circumstances did not permit of the arrangement of a special Bohemian Exhibition in London, in which we could have done justice to the natural good taste and honest workmanship of our industrious people by giving a complete display of their productions, and where with adequate space we might with artistic scenic effects have given a pictorial introduction to all British travellers intending to visit our beloved fatherland and enjoy the sight of its natural beauties, architecture and art treasures. As it is we have to content ourselves with a display of moderate dimensions, and therefore in the Bohemian Section it has been our aim to show only what we deemed most likely to be attractive to our visitors and make them to a certain extent, acquainted with the charms of our dear old picturesque towns, the characteristic home-industries of the people, and some reminders of a glorious past; especially those associated historically with the ancient relations of Bohemia and Gt. Britain.
It is due to the restless energy and deep interest of our Hon. President and great patriot Dr. Francis Count Lützow, and to the financial support derived chiefly from the Royal Capital Prague and the Bohemian Diet, that we are enabled to submit for inspection a miniature representation of a small part of Bohemia.
Conscious as we are of the imperfections of our work, it is our hope that visitors will see much of interest in the BOHEMIAN SECTION and find in this little book „A GUIDE“, that will assist them during their inspection of the exhibits, and at the same time enable the readerto become acquainted with the ways of our country
THE REAL BOHEMIA.
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