 The letters which he wrote to his friend Ignaz Goldziher (Budapest) from his exile in Switzerland show an increased affection and nostalgia for Hungary.Herz submitted articles to Hungarian journals "(Budapesti Szemle [Budapest Review], Művészi Ipar [Applied Art])" and published one of his major works, an account of the history of Islamic art, in Hungarian (see "Major publications, 3").Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, conferred two orders upon Herz.