Biblioteka Muzeum Farmacji Apteki „Pod Łabędziem ” w Bydgoszczy
The library of the ”Under the Swan” Pharmacy Museum in Bydgoszcz

Summary/Abstract: On 27th December 2003, at the back of the ”Under the Swan” Pharmacy in Bydgoszcz, a private ”Under the Swan” Pharmacy Museum was opened. The important part of the museum is a library with about 5,000 books which include many rare and valuable items. The most interesting feature of the library is a collection of books in the field of medicine and pharmacy. Some of them were used in medical practice, some are modern works in the field of historiography. There are also more than thirty old prints (the oldest from 16th century). The collection has been partially catalogued and made available to all interested. The books can only be read on site. Until now they have been used to complete several master’s theses and two doctoral dissertations in the field of history of medicine and pharmacy. A real nuisance is the library’s lack of space, with books crammed disorderly on shelves. The Pharmacy Museum in Bydgoszcz with its library has been established as a result of its founder’s dream and is only supported by the ”Under the Swan” Pharmacy.

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