Catalogus librorum –the library of the Discalced Carmelites in Cracow in the light of the manuscript catalogue of 1702
Agnieszka Fluda-Krokos
Instytut Informacji Naukowej i Bibliotekoznawstwa Uniwersytetu Pedagogicznego im. KEN w Krakowie , PolandAbstract
This paper presents a preliminary analysis of the contents of the first monastic library of the Carmelite Order in Poland. On the basis of the manuscript Catalogus librorumConventus Immacula: Conceptionis B.V.M. F.F. Carmelitarum Discalceatorum Cracoviae. Factus. Anno Domini 1702 it was discovered that the library of the monastery church devoted to the Holy Virgin Mary in Cracow was divided into 20 sections, and the most numerous ones were the Spirituales and Theologi morales sections. Calculations show that the inventory includes 1768 descriptions of books in approx. 2150 volumes. Currently, 190 survived volumes are located in the monastic library in Czerna.
Keywords:
monastic library, the Discalced Carmelites, library inventory, antique books, CracowInstytut Informacji Naukowej i Bibliotekoznawstwa Uniwersytetu Pedagogicznego im. KEN w Krakowie
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