Szlachetna oprawa Biblioteki Bernardynów i Sali Królewskiej. Przebudowa i nowy wystrój części pomieszczeń Biblioteki Miejskiej w Bydgoszczy z lat 1934-1937
The rich ornamentation of the Bernardine Library and the Royal Hall. Reconstruction and new decoration of part of the rooms of the Bydgoszcz City Library from 1934–1937

Summary/Abstract: The collection of the Bydgoszcz City Library has, since 1907, included books from the Bernardine Monastery. In the 1930s, the director Witold Bełza decided to create a room inside the library reminiscent of a medieval scriptorium, where priceless works were supposed to be stored. The project involved: Jerzy Rupniewski, a painter, Wiktor Zabielski, an architect, Edward Kwiatkowski, a stained glass artist, Anastazy Czarnecki, a carpenter, as well as local craft guilds and private funders. The work lasted from 1934 to 1936. At the same time, lawyer and collector Kazimierz Kierski donated a collection of documents and manuscripts to the resources of the Bydgoszcz City Library. With these in mind, the so-called ‘Royal Hall’ was created adjacent to the Bernardine Library, with the same team of designers working on its decoration. It was opened to readers and visitors in 1937. The two interiors, which fortunately survived World War II, remain original reminders of a time when the city sought its pre-partition history, inscribing its own identity in the history of the Second Republic.

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