Circulare „Bobiene”. Tipărituri bibliofile
Bob’s circulars. A bibliophile’s printed works

Summary/Abstract: The circulars – written stipulations pointed out throughout the present study – represent a bibliophile’s printed works since they belong to the category of the old book, refer to an ecclesiastical personality (Greek Catholic bishop Ioan Bob) and represent works that are rarely identified with elegant graphic appearance. The communication between bishops and priests was rapidly achieved in the 19th century by means of these circulars. We focus on three of them. The first circular is the one that was signed by bishop Ioan Bob and makes suggestions upon believers’ training before Christmas. The following two circular letters are signed by Dimitrie Caian. He was initially episcopal secretary, and then a bishop (he was elected bishop for a short period of time). The circulars are used to announce his subordinated priests about his new prerogatives and special duties that have to be carried out by the priests as far as bishop Ioan Bob’s commemoration is concerned.

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