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NEW VOLUME OF JOURNAL OF CROATIAN STUDIES, Vol. 36-37 A new double issue of the Journal of Croatian Studies, Volume 36-37, has been published by the Croatian Academy of America in New York. It contains 328 pages of scholarly articles in English ranging over a wide area and this particular volume is noteworthy for the especially distinguished list of contributors and the scholarly level of their articles, and for the contribution it makes to the promotion of Croatian culture. Articles from the Journal are indexed by such services as ABC-CLIO Historical Abstracts, MLA International Bibliography, and Public Affairs Information Service. This is the first time since the Journal's inception in 1960 that a majority of the contributors are from Croatia, and these represent some of the most significant institutions in their fields of learning. In the lead article dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the printing of the Senj Glagolitic Missal in 1494 and to the publishing of the facsimile prepared by Milan Mogus and Anica Nazor, Karlo Mirth (editor of the Journal) highlights both achievements and provides an introduction to the new issue of the Journal. Subjects in this issue range from the oldest form of glagoljica to studies of five hundred years of Croatian encyclopedias and lexicography, an overview of a new English-language medical journal published in Croatia, and an annotated bibliography of a journal published in Britain devoted to Croatian studies. In addition, there are articles on the demographic history of Eastern Croatia and on the history of the Croatian community in America at the turn of the century. The authors include some of the leading scholars in glagolitic studies from Zagreb's Old Church Slavonic Institute, among them the Institute's director, Dr. Anica Nazor, who contributes two articles: a scholarly analysis of the Senj Missal and an overview of the Institute's history. Another of the Institute's members, Vesna Badurina Stipcevic, writes about later Croatian glagolitic biblical translations. Benedikta Zelic-Bucan contributes an article on the evangelistary of Duke Miroslay, which Stan Granic has translated into English. Dr. Marica Cuncic writes about the creation of glagolitic script in an article which received an award for excellence from the Croatian Academy of America's Canadian branch in Toronto. All the articles about glagolitic studies were composed on a computer in Zagreb using technology and fonts which Dr. Cuncic developed. Dr. Igor Gostl is represented by two contributions: an overview of five centuries of Croatian encyclopedism and an analysis of the multilingual, terminological, and illustrated dictionary of medicinal herbs with Croatian terms, the Liber de siplicibus, which remains in manuscript. Zvonimir Jakobovic, to coincide with the publication of the last volume and index of the Tehnika eniklopedija (1963-1997), offers a perspective into this major achievement by the Miroslav Krleza Lexicographic Institute, an institution to which both preceding authors belong. Drs. Matko and Ana Marusic, co-editors of the Croatian Medical Journal, highlight the important role which this journal has played in making available abroad information about Croatia--especially during the war. The bibliography of the articles from this journal as well of those dealing with medical lessons learned from the war in Croatia published in professional journals elsewhere provide valuable documents in that field. Stan Granic, following the successful model of the index he prepared for the first thirty years of the Journal of Croatian Studies, has now also prepared an index for the BC Review (1974-1980), thus providing a valuable research tool for this long-gone publication of the Croatian diaspora in Britain. Marijan Gubic (Counselor at the Croatian Embassy in Washington, DC), in his article provides a summary and analysis of how Croatian foreign policy developed, with a focus on the situation at the time of the declaration of Croatia's independence. Drazen Zivic (from the Ivo Pilar Social Science Institute, Zagreb) presents an overview of the historical dimension of demographic development in Eastern Croatia, accompanied by extensive statistical data. Finally, Maria Zic provides a fresh look at the turn-of-the century Croatian immigrant leader Frank Zotti in a valuable contribution to the study of the Croatian diaspora in America. The Journal also presents book reviews by Stan Granic, Katherine Rosich, Zdravko Blazekovic, and John Kraljic, an update on the work of the Academy, and obituaries of Academy members. The price of the double issue is $40 (US) for individuals and $60 for institutions. The Journal, including back issues, can be ordered from: THE CROATIAN ACADEMY OF AMERICA; P.O. Box 1767; GRAND CENTRAL STATION; NEW YORK, NY 10163-1767; Fax (516) 935-0019; E-mail: CROATACAD@aol.com. Back to News, Events & Press Releases
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