Stručni rad
Collections of Foreign Rare Books from the 16th Century in the Libraries of the Croatian Franciscan Province of Ss Cyril and Methodius: Franciscan Monastery of St John Baptist in Kloštar Ivanić
Juraj Lokmer
orcid.org/0000-0001-6791-7938
; Hrvatska franjevačka provincija sv. Ćirila i Metoda, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Fila Bekavac-Lokmer
; 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 Kloštar Ivanić does not consist of many items (50 books i.e. 54 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 holds two Bibles, and one of these is a masterpiece of German printing. This copy includes graphics of Sigmund Feyerabend, who was quite a known engraver and printer from Frankfurt. Moreover, this Bible text is a translation from Hebrew done by Martin Luther, which makes this particular copy quite an attraction. Some other items contain commentaries on Biblical themes or thoughts on other Biblical themes (Rampegollo, Thomas Hibernicus, Allot, Haimo, Theophylactus, Witzel), and in this context, one must not omit to mention Thesaurus bibliorum. Furthermore, the collection embraces many publications necessary for regular pastoral work: sermons (Pelbartus, Polygranus, Nas, Royaerds, van den Prieele, Raulin, Guicciardi, Diez, Voragine, Luis de Gradana, Lopez), works of theological character (Bonaventura, Dionysius Cartusianus, Hugo Argentinensis, Bellarmino), but also works of legal and philosophical character (Witzel, Braun). A separate part of this collection are works of classical (Roman) authors covering topics of literature and oratory (M.T. Cicero, N.P. Ovidius, Afer Terentius, M.V. Martialis), neo-Latin literature (M.A. Muret, B. Castiglione, J. Sannazzaro), and linguistics studies (A. Manuzio). Another small part of the collection consists of works covering legal and administrative topics (Artis Notariatus, D. de Covarrubias, A. Erstenberger). Similarly, historical studies are represented only with two titles (P. Morigia, D. de Covarrubias), and political and social circumstances are covered only in the work of C. Tolomei. Another separate part of the collection consisted of three studies of medico-pharmaceutical character (W.H. Ryff, L. Lemnius), and this was literature used by friars who were pharmacists and surgeons in this monastery. In the end, it is important to emphasize monumental and voluminous multilingual dictionary (Dictionarium Ambrosii Calepini), a major work of European classical philology written by Italian lexicographer and Augustinian monk Amrogio Calepio. Most of the books in the collection are printed and published in German-speaking countries, the Apennine peninsula (Venice), or some territories of present-day France and Belgium. A small part of the books are printed in Gothic letters and in the German language, and most of the books are printed in Latin letters and in the Latin language. Many of these books have impressive graphical illustrations (initials, vignettes, and xylography). Book covers in this collection are of different ages. The oldest bindings consist of wood coated in parched leather with floral ornaments, depictions of famous contemporaries, pictures of saints, and years of publication. Most of the volumes of the smaller format are bounded with metal buckles on the covers. It seems that these books are preserved in their original bindings, which makes them interesting not only in a bibliophilic sense but also in their artistic value. Newer bindings (18th – 19th c.) have cardboard covers sometimes clothed in smooth, mostly cowhide, leather. Still, quite a large number of these books have bindings from the late nineteenth century, and some of them (after the recent restoration) have bindings from the late twentieth or from the beginning of the twenty-first century. Some of the cataloged items contain clearly visible ex libris or other proprietary inscriptions, among which the most interesting is D(omi)ne gressus meos dirige. Ant. Vramecz (33). Some of these items are in really bad shape, with broken bindings and damaged covers. Most 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 Kloštar Ivanić clearly witnesses about long lasting spiritual and cultural tradition of the Croatian Franciscans from the town of Kloštar Ivanić.
Ključne riječi
Foreign books; 16th century; Franciscan libraries; Croatian FranciscanProvince of Ss Cyril and Methodius; Kloštar Ivanić.
Hrčak ID:
225275
URI
Datum izdavanja:
27.6.2019.
Posjeta: 1.262 *