The Cymelia and Rezerwa Special Collections in The Library of Łódź University

Dynamika systematycznego wzrostu, nowoczesna przestrzeń intelektu, labirynt znaków, magia zaangażowanych w swoją pracę ludzi z pasją – to tylko kilka haseł, które przychodzą na myśl, kiedy chcemy przywołać nazwę Biblioteki Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego i 70 lat jej historii. Łódź przed dwoma wiekami powstawała z tradycji niejednorodnych, i podobnie powstawał – jako mozaika różnych treści intelektualnych – Uniwersytet Łódzki.The authoress presents the Library collections of books named Cymelia and Rezerwa. The Cymelia holdings are valuable for their artistic aspects. Some books were illustrated by famous artists and/or published by reputable artistic publishing houses in the XIX and the XX century. Among them, there are also unique prints considering their historical importance. The Cymelia holdings also include the collection of Lodziana (books about Łódź). The Rezerwa collection (Reserve) contains the so-called prohibita (restricted documents) separated from the main library holdings at the end of the 40s. of the XX century by order of the Ministry of Higher Education and Science. The collection includes documents from 1918 to 1990 published in the country and in exile: documents published before the Second World War; emigration documents published after 1939; materials from 1945 to 1990, inconvenient for the Polish government and published in samizdat. The authoress describes the genesis of the collection and some restrictions preventing the readers of the Library of Łódź University from using the items from these collections

Reformation, Revolution, Renovation

An account of the Rosicrucian manifestos, and in particular their call for a general reformation, in relation to medieval and early modern traditions and reform programs.; Readership: All interested in early modern intellectual history, specifically in reform programs in religion, politics, and knowledge; and anyone with an interest in Reformation studies, the history of science, and Rosicrucianism. Keywords: Universal Reformation, utopia, manifestos, manifestoes, Johann Valentin Andreae, mission statements, reform programs, heterodoxy, seventeenth century, Middle Ages, esotericism, alchemy, medicine, Paracelsus, Paracelsianism, German history, astrology

Povijesni pregled razvoja knjižnice Metropolitane

Knjižnica Zagrebačke nadbiskupije Metropolitana najveća je i najbogatija povijesna knjižnica u Hrvatskoj. Njezini počeci sežu u vrijeme osnutka Zagrebačke biskupije 1094. godine, a obuhvaća građu sve do najnovijeg vremena. Cilj ovog rada je napraviti povijesni pregled razvoja Metropolitanske knjižnice, spomenuti osobe važne za razvoj Metropolitane te objasniti tematsku podjelu fonda knjižnice. Fond knjiga u Metropolitanskoj knjižnici broji oko 60.000 svezaka. Sadrži 197 srednjovjekovnih rukopisa i oni su najvrjednija cjelina Metropolitanske knjižnice. Za njima slijedi najveća zbirka inkunabula u Hrvatskoj s 257 primjeraka. Jako je značajna zbirka slovenskog polihistora Janeza Vajkarda Valvasora od oko 1530 svezaka s 2630 naslova te oko 7300 grafika i crteža, pretežno iz 17. stoljeća, koji se čuvaju zasebno kao Valvasorova grafička zbirka Nadbiskupije zagrebačke. U Metropolitani se nalazi i određen broj svezaka iz nekadašnje biblioteke Isusovačkog kolegija. Važan doprinos knjižničnom fondu u drugoj polovici 20. stoljeća bila je knjižnica zagrebačkog pomoćnog biskupa Đure Kokše. Skupinu Croatica koja sadrži oko 7500 svezaka čini zbirka knjiga hrvatskih autora i serijske publikacijekoji su izdvojeni iz cjelokupnog fonda knjižnice i osobito su važni za hrvatski kulturnopovijesni identitet.The Library of Archdiocese of Zagreb, the Metropolitan Library is the largest and the wealthiest historical library in Croatia. Its beginnings date back to the time of the founding of the Zagreb Diocese in 1094, and it covers the materials to the most recent time. The aim of this paper is to make a historical overview of the development of the Metropolitan Library, mention people important for the development of the Library and explain the thematic division of the library fund. The Book Fund in the Metropolitan Library counts about 60,000 volumes. It contains 197 medieval manuscripts and they are the most valuable part of the Metropolitan Library. They are followed by the largest collection of incunabula in Croatia with 257 specimens. A collection of a Slovenian polymath Janez Vajkard Valvasor of about 1530 volumes with 2630 titles and about 7300 graphics and drawings, mostly from the 17th century, which are kept separately as Valvasor Collection of Graphic Arts of the Zagreb Archdiocese is also very significant. There are also a certain number of volumes from the former library of the Jesuit College. An important contribution to the library fund in the second half of the 20th century was given by the library of the Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb Đuro Kokša. The Croatica Agglomerate, which contains about 7500 volumes, is a collection of books of Croatian authors and serial publications that are separated from the library's entire fund and are particularly important for the Croatian cultural-historical identity

Reformation, Revolution, Renovation

An account of the Rosicrucian manifestos, and in particular their call for a general reformation, in relation to medieval and early modern traditions and reform programs.; Readership: All interested in early modern intellectual history, specifically in reform programs in religion, politics, and knowledge; and anyone with an interest in Reformation studies, the history of science, and Rosicrucianism. Keywords: Universal Reformation, utopia, manifestos, manifestoes, Johann Valentin Andreae, mission statements, reform programs, heterodoxy, seventeenth century, Middle Ages, esotericism, alchemy, medicine, Paracelsus, Paracelsianism, German history, astrology

Povijesni pregled razvoja knjižnice Metropolitane

Knjižnica Zagrebačke nadbiskupije Metropolitana najveća je i najbogatija povijesna knjižnica u Hrvatskoj. Njezini počeci sežu u vrijeme osnutka Zagrebačke biskupije 1094. godine, a obuhvaća građu sve do najnovijeg vremena. Cilj ovog rada je napraviti povijesni pregled razvoja Metropolitanske knjižnice, spomenuti osobe važne za razvoj Metropolitane te objasniti tematsku podjelu fonda knjižnice. Fond knjiga u Metropolitanskoj knjižnici broji oko 60.000 svezaka. Sadrži 197 srednjovjekovnih rukopisa i oni su najvrjednija cjelina Metropolitanske knjižnice. Za njima slijedi najveća zbirka inkunabula u Hrvatskoj s 257 primjeraka. Jako je značajna zbirka slovenskog polihistora Janeza Vajkarda Valvasora od oko 1530 svezaka s 2630 naslova te oko 7300 grafika i crteža, pretežno iz 17. stoljeća, koji se čuvaju zasebno kao Valvasorova grafička zbirka Nadbiskupije zagrebačke. U Metropolitani se nalazi i određen broj svezaka iz nekadašnje biblioteke Isusovačkog kolegija. Važan doprinos knjižničnom fondu u drugoj polovici 20. stoljeća bila je knjižnica zagrebačkog pomoćnog biskupa Đure Kokše. Skupinu Croatica koja sadrži oko 7500 svezaka čini zbirka knjiga hrvatskih autora i serijske publikacijekoji su izdvojeni iz cjelokupnog fonda knjižnice i osobito su važni za hrvatski kulturnopovijesni identitet.The Library of Archdiocese of Zagreb, the Metropolitan Library is the largest and the wealthiest historical library in Croatia. Its beginnings date back to the time of the founding of the Zagreb Diocese in 1094, and it covers the materials to the most recent time. The aim of this paper is to make a historical overview of the development of the Metropolitan Library, mention people important for the development of the Library and explain the thematic division of the library fund. The Book Fund in the Metropolitan Library counts about 60,000 volumes. It contains 197 medieval manuscripts and they are the most valuable part of the Metropolitan Library. They are followed by the largest collection of incunabula in Croatia with 257 specimens. A collection of a Slovenian polymath Janez Vajkard Valvasor of about 1530 volumes with 2630 titles and about 7300 graphics and drawings, mostly from the 17th century, which are kept separately as Valvasor Collection of Graphic Arts of the Zagreb Archdiocese is also very significant. There are also a certain number of volumes from the former library of the Jesuit College. An important contribution to the library fund in the second half of the 20th century was given by the library of the Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb Đuro Kokša. The Croatica Agglomerate, which contains about 7500 volumes, is a collection of books of Croatian authors and serial publications that are separated from the library's entire fund and are particularly important for the Croatian cultural-historical identity