Review article
Heraldic Signs as Sources for Researching 16 and 17 Century Books from the Museum of Slavonia Library
Mladen Radić
; Muzej Slavonije, Osijek, Hrvatska
Abstract
The author has emphasized the value of old and rare books as museum items in his research conducted on the history of the books printed in the 16th century and their owners through coats of arms used to make ex libris and super ex libris (published in Osijek Journal No. 30) as part of the collection in the Department of Museal Printed Materials (Library) of the Museum of Slavonia in Osijek. In this article the author proceeds with the above mentioned research and deals in addition to new 16th century items and new insight with the research in the 17th century books emphasizing the interpretation of other signs and elements (such as book contents, history of the owner) with an aim to establish the basis for further research and additional library records. Old and rare books deserve to be paid special attention to and additional assessment not only for being a fundamental museum reference in numerous fields (numismatics, archaeology, history, philosophy, medicine, law, economy, science, technical sciences etc.) but also as museum items comprising additional data on history of the book itself and its owners. The bulk of the books derives from the Valpovo manorial family Normann and their family library founded and gathered mainly by Rudolf Normann; thus the research in books deriving from this extremely valuable and extensive library is a source of not only the family but also national and European history.
Keywords
Ex Libris; Super Ex Libris; heraldic signs; museal printed matter; the Normann library
Hrčak ID:
150025
URI
Publication date:
10.11.2015.
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