LIBRI PROMOTIONUM ET DILIGENTIARUM FROM THE DONATION OF FATHER GRZEGORZ JAN ZDZIEWOJSKI OF ŁASK (1609–CA. 1685) IN THE COLLECTION OF THE JAGIELLONIAN LIBRARY
LIBRI PROMOTIONUM ET DILIGENTIARUM FROM THE DONATION OF FATHER GRZEGORZ JAN ZDZIEWOJSKI OF ŁASK (1609–CA. 1685) IN THE COLLECTION OF THE JAGIELLONIAN LIBRARY
Author(s): Jan RodakContributor(s): Jacek Smycz (Translator)
Subject(s): Cultural history, Preservation, 17th Century, Theory of Literature, History of Art
Published by: Biblioteka Jagiellońska
Keywords: Zdziewojski Grzegorz Jan z Łasku; Jagiellonian University; Polish illuminated manuscripts; bibliophilia; patronage; classical culture; Polish panegyric poetry;
Summary/Abstract: The collections of the Jagiellonian Library contain valuable, lavishly painted manuscripts, commissioned in the middle of the 17th century by father Grzegorz Jan Zdziewojski of Łask (1609 – around 1685), an extraordinary person unjustly forgotten by the subsequent generations. He was one of the luminaries of his time. The lower classes of the Kraków society appreciated him above all for his oratory skills. He was known as an excellent preacher who gave his sermons in the churches of St. Mary and St. John. He supported students and provided them with scholarships. He was also concerned about the future of the University, to which he donated capital funds. The little known Libri promotionum and Libri diligentiarum are the most significant of his donations surviving to our times.
Journal: Biuletyn Biblioteki Jagiellońskiej
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: Sp. Issue
- Page Range: 231-267
- Page Count: 37
- Language: English