THE HISTORY OF THE “EMANUIL VASKIDOVICH” LIBRARY IN THE TOWN OF SVISHTOV (FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION TO INSTITUTIONALIZED MEMORY) Cover Image

ИСТОРИЯТА НА БИБЛИОТЕКА „ЕМАНУИЛ ВАСКИДОВИЧ“ В ГРАД СВИЩОВ (ОТ ЧАСТНА СБИРКА КЪМ ИНСТИТУЦИОНАЛИЗИРАНА ПАМЕТ)
THE HISTORY OF THE “EMANUIL VASKIDOVICH” LIBRARY IN THE TOWN OF SVISHTOV (FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION TO INSTITUTIONALIZED MEMORY)

Author(s): Dora Savova
Subject(s): History, Language and Literature Studies, Cultural history, Museology & Heritage Studies, Library and Information Science
Published by: Университет по библиотекознание и информационни технологии
Keywords: Emanuil Vaskidovich; library; Svishtov; community centre (chitalishte)

Summary/Abstract: At the “Elenka and Kiril D. Avramovi – 1856” Community Centre (Chitalishte) in Svishtov, approximately 200 volumes from the personal library of Emanuil Vaskidovich are preserved in a specially designated section named after him. These volumes are part of the 800 titles he bequeathed to the First Bulgarian Community Centre upon its founding. The collection is marked by great linguistic and thematic diversity. It contains a significant number of textbooks, attesting to the high educational level of its owner, as well as later acquisitions representing examples of Greek book publishing. The books include educational aids, periodicals, religious treatises, scientific works, dictionaries and psalters, chrestomathy texts, poetry, and works by classical authors. The present article explores how this valuable literary corpus has been preserved to this day thanks to its status as property of the community centre.

  • Issue Year: XXVII/2025
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 48-60
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Bulgarian
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