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COLLECTIONS OF FOREIGN RARE BOOKS FROM THE 16th CENTURY IN THE LIBRARIES OF THE CROATIAN FRANCISCAN PROVINCE OF SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS: FRANCISCAN MONASTERY IN SAMOBOR
Juraj LOKMER
orcid.org/0000-0001-6791-7938
; Hrvatska franjevačka provincija sv. Ćirila i Metoda
Fila BEKAVAC LOKMER
Sažetak
Croatian Franciscan Province of Ss Cyril and Methodius since 2011 systematically itemizes holdings of its libraries. The focus of this catalogue is on the most precious holdings and modern standardization through usage of informatics and communication technologies. With such an approach the processed material is available in publicly open digital catalogue on the address http://193.198.235.162. Collection of rare foreign books from
the sixteenth century in the library of the Franciscan monastery in Samobor, which was in 1982 enriched with the holdings (68 volumes, i.e. 73 titles) of the library of the Franciscan monastery in Jastrebarsko (Jaska), does not hold many books in total. However, its content is quite interesting and kind of unique. This article reveals catalog of the Collection itself, including the comments and necessary explanations regarding the most interesting titles. Relative majority of the kept volumes are related to the biblical text and their commentaries. Besides these texts, there are several pastoral manuals (Stapleton, Polanco, Menghi), books of sermons (Haimo, de Voaragine, Musso, Feucht, Eck, Diez, Helm), theological primary sources (Pseudo-Dionysius Areopagita, Dionysius Cartusianus, Defensor de Liguge, Bonaventura, Hibernicus, Cosster, Naussa), and philosophical materials (Aristotle, Liebler). Moreover, one can find there historiographical texts enriched with valuable graphic art (Iosephus Flavius, Hegessipus, Carranza) and an especially interesting journal (Varthema). Furthermore, there are several medical and pharmacological manuals (Paraceslsus, Ryff, Wolff) and one edition of Latin-German and German-Latin dictionary
(Venuti). At the end, it is important to note one encyclopedia (Zwinger) This collection is particularly interesting because it contains eight (8) titles written by various protestant authors, and these volumes cover different fields from medicine, classic philosophy, ethics, up to pastoral texts (sermons and liturgical manuals) and Old Testament (Psalms of David). Majority the books were published in German speaking countries, Apennine peninsula (Venice), and in France of Belgium. Some of them are published in Gothic scripture and in German, but most of them are published in Latin letters and in Latin or Italian. Significant part of these books has illustrations, some of them in xylography or plate techniques. Book covers in this collection are of different age. The oldest bindings consist of wood
coated in parched leather with floral ornaments, impressions of important contemporaries, or pictures of saints and years, bounded with metal buckles. Such original bindings preserved many titles in different formats, and its originality gives them a certain bibliophilic
and artistic value. Just minor part of the books is in rather bad condition, with damaged leather covers. Most of the items from the Collection already have a bibliographical description with digital image and direct link to the digitized copy kept in some of the European libraries. In this way users can easily browse holdings of this library.
This Collection of foreign rare books from the sixteenth century in the Library of the Franciscan monastery in Samobor (and Jastrebarsko) clearly witness about long lasting spiritual and cultural tradition of the Croatian Franciscans from Samobor and Jastrebarsko.
Ključne riječi
Foreign books; 16th century; Franciscan libraries; Croatian Franciscan Province of Ss Cyril and Methodius; Samobor; Jastrebarsko; Jaska
Hrčak ID:
176647
URI
Datum izdavanja:
22.12.2016.
Posjeta: 1.959 *