Akadémia Kiadó

Dezső Csánki's index of place-names of historical place-name catalogue in five volumes titled Hungary's Historical Geography During The Age of Hunyadis has been missing by the Hungarian world of science for already one hundred years. The users know how time-consuming it is to find the names (dates, readings). Ferenc Ördög, the well-known researcher of Hungarian onomatology, points not only at Csánki's readings but at orthographic and other variations of all place-names. The index compiled for historians, geographers, linguists, ethnographers, hydrologers, zoologists, botanists' manuals of outstanding importance is indispensable for researchers of regional history, place-names, family, economy, society, ownership and ecclesiastical history, and even for those who are interested in nationalities. With the help of the references it is easy to find any name. The use of the volume can save those interested plenty of time and energy.