The book "Ornaments of handicrafts: metal decorative products of Ruthenian peasants" published in 1882 is part of a series published by the Industrial Museum in Lviv. The explanatory text, presented in Polish, Ruthenian (the predecessor of the modern Ukrainian language), German and French, emphasizes the craftsmanship and aesthetics inherent in household items. The book pays particular attention to the Hutsuls, the people inhabiting the Carpathian Mountains, mainly in western and southwestern Ukraine, but also in northern Romania and eastern Poland, speaking the Ruthenian dialect and belonging to the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox or Greek Catholic Church.