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Monastery library of Order of Hermits of Saint Augustin in Prague is an outstanding book collecti... more Monastery library of Order of Hermits of Saint Augustin in Prague is an outstanding book collection of considerable scientific and historical value. Nowadays, it consists of more than 18 000 volumes. Saint Thomas Monastery was founded by Wenceslaus II. in 1278 and had, from the very beginning, a leading role among other monasteries of this order in Bohemia. From the early 14th century, an Augustinian university was run there – as the only one in vast province of Bavaria, to which Bohemia belonged. In the 17th century, an independent Bohemian province was established and Saint Thomas Monastery became a natural center of it. This thesis aims to provide an overview of a history of the library and to introduce significant members of the Augustinian order, who contributed to development (in the time of prosperity) of the library. The author is particularly focused on early modern period, to which scholars have not paid attention yet, and events connected to the end of the Thirty Years War, when, as it was assumed in the past, the library sustained big damage. Apart from that, everyday interest and care for books and libraries inside the order will be characterized and the cultural and historical impact of the library of Saint Thomas convent will also be emphasized.
Origins and medieval period of the library are described in indirect sources only, i. e. on the contemporary book catalogs, as nothing from the medieval collection stayed preserved. History of the library in early modern period is based on records from the monastery chronicals and other archival sources, the study of secondary literature and results of provenience research of the preserved collection.
After a brief introduction of Order of Hermits of Saint Augustin and its activity in the Czech lands, a part follows which is dedicated to the relationship of Augustinians to books in general. The core of the thesis consists of a history of the monastery library and of information about several members of the order with special significance for development of the library (Mikuláš Teschl from Louny, Johannes Klenkok, Hieronymus Ebenauer, Paladius Küttl, Cosmas Schmalfus, Guillelmus Dienzenhoffer, Aloysius Ficker). The thesis contains even the catalogue of more then 150 incunabulas.
During the research the author did not come to a definitive answer to question how events in the end of Thirty Years War actually influenced development of the library, i. e. whether confiscations of the Swedish army has been as devastating as some authors in the past have claimed to be.
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Oxford University Press eBooks, Apr 20, 2023
Klášterní knihovna obutých augustiniánů v Praze představuje mimořádný knižní celek značné vědecké... more Klášterní knihovna obutých augustiniánů v Praze představuje mimořádný knižní celek značné vědecké a historické hodnoty, který dnes zahrnuje více než 18 000 svazků. Svatotomášský klášter byl založen Václavem II. v roce 1285 a zaujímal od svého vzniku přední místo mezi ostatními augustiniánskými kláštery v Čechách. Od počátku 14. století bylo v klášteře zřízeno vysoké řádové učení jako jediné v rozsáhlé bavorské provincii. Od 17. století byl augustiniánský konvent sídlem provinciála české řádové provincie. Předkládaná diplomová práce si klade za cíl podat souvislý výklad dějin klášterní knihovny u sv. Tomáše v Praze a představit významné členy augustiniánského řádu, kteří se zasloužili o rozkvět knihovny. Větší pozornost je věnována období novověku, které nebylo dosud zpracováno, a událostem na konci třicetileté války, kdy měla knihovna podle dobových pramenů utrpět nenahraditelné škody. Snahou autorky je rovněž stručně charakterizovat knihovnickou praxi obecně v řádu augustiniánů pou...
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This book seeks to provide the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary guide into the complex r... more This book seeks to provide the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary guide into the complex relationship between textual production in print, technical and human faults and more or less successful attempts at emendation in the print shop. The 24 carefully selected contributors present new evidence on what we can learn from misprints in relation to publishers' practices, printing and pre-publication procedures, and editorial strategies between 1450 and 1650. They focus on texts, images and the layout of incunabula, sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century books issued throughout Europe, stretching from the output of humanist printers to wide-ranging vernacular publications.
Monastery library of Order of Hermits of Saint Augustin in Prague is an outstanding book collecti... more Monastery library of Order of Hermits of Saint Augustin in Prague is an outstanding book collection of considerable scientific and historical value. Nowadays, it consists of more than 18 000 volumes. Saint Thomas Monastery was founded by Wenceslaus II. in 1278 and had, from the very beginning, a leading role among other monasteries of this order in Bohemia. From the early 14th century, an Augustinian university was run there – as the only one in vast province of Bavaria, to which Bohemia belonged. In the 17th century, an independent Bohemian province was established and Saint Thomas Monastery became a natural center of it. This thesis aims to provide an overview of a history of the library and to introduce significant members of the Augustinian order, who contributed to development (in the time of prosperity) of the library. The author is particularly focused on early modern period, to which scholars have not paid attention yet, and events connected to the end of the Thirty Years War, when, as it was assumed in the past, the library sustained big damage. Apart from that, everyday interest and care for books and libraries inside the order will be characterized and the cultural and historical impact of the library of Saint Thomas convent will also be emphasized.
Origins and medieval period of the library are described in indirect sources only, i. e. on the contemporary book catalogs, as nothing from the medieval collection stayed preserved. History of the library in early modern period is based on records from the monastery chronicals and other archival sources, the study of secondary literature and results of provenience research of the preserved collection.
After a brief introduction of Order of Hermits of Saint Augustin and its activity in the Czech lands, a part follows which is dedicated to the relationship of Augustinians to books in general. The core of the thesis consists of a history of the monastery library and of information about several members of the order with special significance for development of the library (Mikuláš Teschl from Louny, Johannes Klenkok, Hieronymus Ebenauer, Paladius Küttl, Cosmas Schmalfus, Guillelmus Dienzenhoffer, Aloysius Ficker). The thesis contains even the catalogue of more then 150 incunabulas.
During the research the author did not come to a definitive answer to question how events in the end of Thirty Years War actually influenced development of the library, i. e. whether confiscations of the Swedish army has been as devastating as some authors in the past have claimed to be.
Oxford University Press eBooks, Apr 20, 2023
Klášterní knihovna obutých augustiniánů v Praze představuje mimořádný knižní celek značné vědecké... more Klášterní knihovna obutých augustiniánů v Praze představuje mimořádný knižní celek značné vědecké a historické hodnoty, který dnes zahrnuje více než 18 000 svazků. Svatotomášský klášter byl založen Václavem II. v roce 1285 a zaujímal od svého vzniku přední místo mezi ostatními augustiniánskými kláštery v Čechách. Od počátku 14. století bylo v klášteře zřízeno vysoké řádové učení jako jediné v rozsáhlé bavorské provincii. Od 17. století byl augustiniánský konvent sídlem provinciála české řádové provincie. Předkládaná diplomová práce si klade za cíl podat souvislý výklad dějin klášterní knihovny u sv. Tomáše v Praze a představit významné členy augustiniánského řádu, kteří se zasloužili o rozkvět knihovny. Větší pozornost je věnována období novověku, které nebylo dosud zpracováno, a událostem na konci třicetileté války, kdy měla knihovna podle dobových pramenů utrpět nenahraditelné škody. Snahou autorky je rovněž stručně charakterizovat knihovnickou praxi obecně v řádu augustiniánů pou...
This book seeks to provide the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary guide into the complex r... more This book seeks to provide the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary guide into the complex relationship between textual production in print, technical and human faults and more or less successful attempts at emendation in the print shop. The 24 carefully selected contributors present new evidence on what we can learn from misprints in relation to publishers' practices, printing and pre-publication procedures, and editorial strategies between 1450 and 1650. They focus on texts, images and the layout of incunabula, sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century books issued throughout Europe, stretching from the output of humanist printers to wide-ranging vernacular publications.