Stručni rad
Collections of Foreign Rare Books from the 16th Centuryin the Libraries of the Croatian Franciscan Province of Ss Cyril and Methodius. Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Cross in Osijek
Juraj Lokmer
orcid.org/0000-0001-6791-7938
; Hrvatska franjevačka provincija sv. Ćirila i Metoda, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Fila Bekavac-Lokmer
orcid.org/0000-0001-6791-7938
; Hrvatska franjevačka provincija sv. Ćirila i Metoda, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
Croatian Franciscan Province of Ss Cyril and Methodius 2011 systematically itemizes holdings of its libraries in accordance with the international standards (ISBDM). The focus of this catalog is on the most precious holdings and modern standardization through the usage of informatics and communication technologies. With such an approach, the processed material is available in a digital catalog publicly open on the web address http://193.198.235.162. The collection of rare books from the sixteenth century in the library of the Franciscan monastery in Osijek does not consist of many items (48 volumes i.e. 56 titles) but its content is quite interesting and kind of unique. This article reveals the catalog of the Collection itself, including the comments and necessary explanations regarding the most interesting titles and their authors. The collection embraces publications from the period between 1502 and 1597, though the majority of the publications are from the second half of the sixteenth century, or to be more precise from the last two decades of the sixteenth century. Unlike other libraries in the Province, this library in Osijek holds rather a small number of sermons – only four items (J. Herolt, F. Nausea – Blancicampianus, G. Pepin, J. Spangenberg, P. de Palude). Regarding theological and theological-philosophical works situation is a little bit better since the collection includes 10 of such titles (Alexander de Hales, P. Keschinger, G. Cartusianus, I. Chrysostomus, David d’Augsbourg, B. Fumus, H. Blyssem, Pelbartus de Themeswar). Among these titles one could include also the work of Erasmus Albertus L’Alcoran des Cordeliers (Geneve, 1578) since Albertus was Evangelical theologian, satirist and promotor of Luther’s attacks against Catholic Church. It is important to notice a hagiography of patron saint of Austria St. Leopold III (B. Polzmann), and a sole liturgical manual (Concilium Tridentinum, Ordo Missas). Group of philosophical studies is small, too; only three items (P. da Fonseca, Petrus de Aquila) among which one should put emphasis on the work of controversial philosopher and humanist Justus Velsius, who was anabaptist and evangelist. Similarly, smaller (8) but important group of publications is educational and rhetorical literature that covers works of authors from antiquity (Marco Tulio Cicero, Aesopus, Lucius Anneaus Florus) up to the Latinists and erudites of the sixteenth century (J. Pontanus), as well as manuals for classical rhetoric (L. Carbone), historical documents and reviews of social movements (J. Sadoleto), literature and literary criticism (O. Toscanella). Philology and lexicography are represented with eight-language dictionary written by Italian humanist and Latinist A. Calepino. Historical and historical-geographical topics are represented with six titles (F. Guicciardini, L. Alberti, J. Flavius, Egesippiius, P. Manuzio). Legal literature is quite numerous (Accursio, B. Rutilio, A. Alciato, A. Contius, B. Platina, A. Poliziano, D. Godefroy, F. Vivio, G. Haneton, G. P. Ferrari, G. Menochio, M. Pegie, J. Schneidewein, Matthaeus Wesenbeck, Sebastian Brant, P. C. van Brederode, P. Farinacci) and it consists of 21 titles, which is kind of surprise regarding the character of this monastery library. Administrative and legislative topics concerning the realm of the Holy Roman Empire are covered with five titles (N. Meurer, J. Goebler, B. Cepolla). Moreover, in this library, one can find official papers (Reichs – Abschide) in which decisions of the Diet and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (5) are published. Canon law together with theological remarks regarding the duties of prelates is represented only by one study (F. von Cordoba). Some of the items from the Collection already have a bibliographical description with digital images and a direct link to the digitized copy kept in some of the European libraries. In this way users can easily browse these holdings in the library. This Collection of foreign rare books from the sixteenth century in the Library of the Franciscan monastery in Osijek clearly witnesses long lasting spiritual and cultural tradition of the Croatian Franciscans from the city of Osijek.
Ključne riječi
Foreign books; 16th century; Franciscan libraries; Croatian FranciscanProvince of Ss Cyril and Methodius; Osijek.
Hrčak ID:
232556
URI
Datum izdavanja:
18.12.2019.
Posjeta: 1.524 *