Movna M. Lviv in tourist guidebooks of the second half of the 19th – first third of the 20th century.

In the dissertation on the basis of the scientific-critical analysis of a considerable quantity of archival and literary sources, the guidebook vision of Lviv of the second half of the 19th century – first third of the 20th century has been comprehensively studied and restored. The paper objectively analyzes the content of Lviv city guidebooks combined with the historical vision of each chronological period, establishes the total number of Lviv guidebooks of 1871-1939, which totals to 100 publications, and in some cases, their authorship and the exact year of publication. A chronological periodization of Lviv city guidebooks has been proposed, which is based on the historical and political principle: the history of guidebooks is divided into Austrian, Russian and Polish periods.The typological affiliation of the guidebooks (by route, reference or combined type) was determined. In the course of the research, light was shed on the path of life and artistic journey of the authors of guidebooks.