Книга: Halina Tchorzewska-Kabata «More precious than gold: Treasures of the Polish National Library»
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National book collections not only document the history of nations and societies, but they also provide an important commentary on their intellectual achievements and participation in universal culture. European national libraries - ultimately a product of the Enlightenment -are most often the successors to the libraries of monarchs, aristocrats and scholars of the early modern era. Some of them, like the one time libraries of the kings of France and Spain, reached impressive dimensions. Others, such as the collections of princely and aristocratic families in Florence, Rome and Venice, were less opulent, but perhaps more refined. Yet the extent and value of the works they assembled always reflected both the state's might and degree of centralisation as well as the level of education and wealth among its social elites. And indeed, the ofttimes tragic history of how the Polish National Library came into being confirms the irrevocably shared fate of culture and the history of the nation... Издательство: "Biblioteka Narodowa" (2000) Формат: 250x310, 264 стр.
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