Photographic catalog of old prints 16th - 18th cent. (fully subjected)

The Old Prints Department of Wroclaw University Library has four complementary alphabetical catalogs:

1. Photographic catalog of old prints 16^th - 18^th cent. (fully subjected) [Enter] [More information]

2. Temporary photographic catalog of old prints 16^th - 18^th cent. (partially subjected) [Enter] [More information]

3. Photographic catalog of the Old Prints Department – so called zero's collection [Enter] [More information]

4. Catalog of former Library of Grammar School in Brzeg [Enter] [More information]

For complete information regarding old prints's collection it is recommended to combine search in WUL's Online Catalog (OPAC) with four digitized catalogs.

Photographic catalog of old prints 16^th - 18^th century (fully subjected)
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In 1959 project of photographic catalog that will be based on photocopies of front pages with additional bibliographic information has been created. That kind of catalog should speed up processing of old prints collection and in the same way allow readers to access them.

Content
Fully subjected Photographic catalog includes:
1) prints from 16^thcentury from former Wroclaw University Library (without prints from 16^th century from former City Library in Wroclaw),
2) Silesian – Slavic prints (without those that are in former City Library in Wroclaw),
3) materials from historical Bibliotheca Rudolfina from Legnica,
4) materials from historical Library of Sts. Peter and Paul Church from Legnica.

Bibliotheca Rudolphina from Legnica has been created in the beginning of 16^th century by Georg Rudolf (1595-1653), prince of Legnica and Brzeg from Piast family. In 1646 he gave it to foundation by St. John Church. In 1741 that library became property of Knight's Academy in Legnica, and in the beginning of 20^th century – of Grammar School.
Collection gathered by prince Georg Rudolf during his student times in Frankfurt am Oder and journeys through the whole Europe, holds approximately equal number of materials from all science fields. Georg Rudolf was especially keen on music, but rich collections of music prints ware almost completely lost during Second World War.

Library of Sts. Peter and Paul Church from Legnica has been created in the middle of 16^th century and originated from collection of collegiate church of St. John, later enlarged by monastery collections. Collections were moved from collegiate church of St. John to Sts. Peter and Paul Church in 1548. In 18^th century they were increased by materials from heirloom of reverends: Kaspr Reimann and Chrystian Lange.
Lange's collection consists mainly of theological prints from 17^th and 18^th century, Reimann's collection includes over 15.000 leaflet prints (among them 4.500 funeral prints) and thesis. The oldest part of Library of Sts. Peter and Paul Church among with reverend Lange's collection count less then 2.000 prints.

Description
Each photographic catalog card consist of: on the left side – photocopy of front page and on the right side: author heading or title subject heading written by librarian and additional information, that were missing on the front page, but there were in the end of print, in so called colophon, or were taken from bibliographies or printed catalogs.
In catalog description number of volumes in multivolume publications and bibliographical format were also added as well as all defects were marked out and bibliographical citation was given, if some of information was completed on basis of bibliography.
Six numbers in top right corner of photographed card is current call number of print.
Title subject heading is noun grammatically superior, i.e. subject of the title.

E.g., for the title „Rzymsko-katolicki katechizm dla naymnieyszych dzieci.” it will be noun KATECHIZM”. – call number 302251

For the title: ”Schlesische Provinzialblätter” it will be noun: „PROVINZIALBLAETTER” – call number 303642

For the title: „Festivitati nuptiali clarissimi ... viri Dn. Beniaminis Ursini, ...et ... virginis Elisabethae Titiae ... vota et gratulationes nuncupatae, ab amicis bene cupientibus." it will be noun:
”vota”

Additional notices
For the greater clarity of arrangements, in subject headings are used two types of print: capital letters for main, partial and reference cards as well as text print for detailed and general reference cards.