Biblioteka klasztorna ss. Karmelitanek Bosych w Łodzi
The Carmelite Divine monastery library in Lodz

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the history and the activity of the monastic library of Carmelite Nuns in Lódź. It tells about its structure and its functions. It presents the collections of the library. The basic source of the resources in this library are the inventories, which may also be studied as evidence of monastic culture. This text tells about the reading among the nuns, their attitude to books determined by the character of the order, its function and wealth. It shows book’s influence on the monastic formation.

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