Catalogue of Medieval Manuscripts of the University Library in Toruń. Principles of Description. Cover Image

Katalog rękopisów średniowiecznych Biblioteki Uniwersyteckiej w Toruniu. Zasady opracowania
Catalogue of Medieval Manuscripts of the University Library in Toruń. Principles of Description.

Author(s): Marta Czyżak
Subject(s): Museology & Heritage Studies, Cataloguing, Preservation
Published by: Federacja Bibliotek Kościelnych FIDES
Keywords: Medieval manuscripts; catalogue of manuscripts; catalogue description principles of manuscripts; University library in Toruń;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the nearly seventy years (1949-2016) of cataloguing on collection of medieval manuscripts of the University Library in Toruń from so-called the protected collection (mainly from the former Public and University Library in Królewiec). It discusses principles implemented in 2005 for the purpose of describing the Toruń manuscripts, based on Catalogue Description Principles of Medieval Manuscripts of the Jagiellonian Library, and shows their practical application in descriptions of manuscripts prepared for the needs of Medieval Manuscripts Catalogue of the University Library in Toruń (The Nicolaus Copernicus University Press, 2016).

  • Issue Year: 24/2018
  • Issue No: 46 (1)
  • Page Range: 29-48
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish