Catalogus librorum –the library of the Discalced Carmelites in Cracow in the light of the manuscript catalogue of 1702 Cover Image

Catalogus librorum – biblioteka karmelitów bosych w Krakowie w świetle rękopiśmiennego katalogu z roku 1702
Catalogus librorum –the library of the Discalced Carmelites in Cracow in the light of the manuscript catalogue of 1702

Author(s): Agnieszka Fluda-Krokos
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Library and Information Science, Theology and Religion
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Wydział Teologii
Keywords: monastic library; the Discalced Carmelites; library inventory; antique books; Cracow

Summary/Abstract: This paper presents a preliminary analysis of the contents of the first monastic library of the Carmelite Order in Poland. On the basis of the manuscript Catalogus librorumConventus Immacula: Conceptionis B.V.M. F.F. Carmelitarum Discalceatorum Cracoviae. Factus. Anno Domini 1702 it was discovered that the library of the monastery church devoted to the Holy Virgin Mary in Cracow was divided into 20 sections, and the most numerous ones were the Spirituales and Theologi morales sections. Calculations show that the inventory includes 1768 descriptions of books in approx. 2150 volumes. Currently, 190 survived volumes are located in the monastic library in Czerna.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 103
  • Page Range: 61-73
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish