Beba Allа

Book signs as a source for studying the historical library of the Podolsk Theological Seminary

Section: History of the library affair and libraries

Abstract: The purpose of the article is the analysis of ownership and donation inscriptions, with the aim of establishing the first owners of the books of the library of the Podilsk Theological Seminary, which are stored in the department of library collections and historical collections of the Institute Books of the V. I. Vernadskyi National Library of Ukraine. The research methodology consists in the application of systematic, historical and chronological methods, which allows to investigate the history of the formation of the book collection and the ways of the arrival of books to the scientific library. The scientific novelty consists in the application of the analysis of ownership and donation inscriptions on books from the collection of the fundamental library, in the process of researching the history of the Podilsk Theological Seminary Based on the inscriptions, an attempt was made to trace the ways in which the books got to the book-collecting seminary. Conclusions. It was found that the fund of the fundamental library of the Podilsk Theological Seminary was formed from various sources. The vast majority of books of a scientific nature got to the book-collecting seminary after the closure of Polish educational institutions and monasteries located on the territory of Podillia. According to the time of existence of the monastery libraries, these editions belong to the old prints. Books from private libraries are attributed by book marks. It has been established that one of the largest private collections, which became part of the fundamental library, belonged to the archbishop of the Podilska and Bratslav eparchy Ioannikiy (I. Nikyforovych-Polonskyi (1742–1819)). Donation inscriptions belonging to well-known church figures and patrons were identified and researched. In addition, authors who donated their books to the book-collecting seminary were identified. It was found that a small part of the books got to the fundamental library from the Podilsk provincial library, as evidenced by the stamp on the title page of the copies.

Keywords: book marks, gift inscriptions, Podilsk Theological Seminary, Ioanniky (Nykyforovych-Polonsky), V. I. Vernadskyi National Library of Ukraine.

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• Beba Allа (V. I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine, Ukraine, Kyiv, [email protected]) ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3704-1653

Cite:
Beba Allа (2024). Book signs as a source for studying the historical library of the Podolsk Theological Seminary. Bibliotechnyi visnyk, (2) 87-97. (In Ukrainan). doi: https://doi.org/10.15407/bv2024.02.087

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