ANTONI SZCZEPAN BROSZ (1910–1978) – BIBLIOPHILE, COLLECTOR, AND TRANSLATOR
ANTONI SZCZEPAN BROSZ (1910–1978) – BIBLIOPHILE, COLLECTOR, AND TRANSLATOR
Author(s): Agnieszka Fluda-KrokosContributor(s): Sean Martin (Translator)
Subject(s): Cultural history, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Translation Studies, Theory of Literature
Published by: Biblioteka Jagiellońska
Keywords: Antoni Brosz; bookplate; collection; donation; translator;
Summary/Abstract: This article presents the person of Antoni Brosz (1910–1978), a bibliophile and collector from Kraków, who was also a translator of Slavic languages. Over a period of about 40 years, he compiled a collection of bookplates containing about 20,000 items (including duplicates). In accordance with his will, nearly 16,000 items (including about 10,000 Polish and 6,000 foreign plates) were donated to the Jagiellonian Library at the end of 1980. In 1999, the collector’s archival materials (including personal documents, letters as well as working notes) were also consigned to the Library. Antoni Brosz was the co-founder of the postwar Circle of Bookplate Lovers, which formed part of the Book Lovers Society. He participated actively in the Circle’s work and maintained contacts with numerous Polish and foreign collectors. He also collected “Orkaniana,” materials related to the work of the Young Poland artist Władysław Orkan.
Journal: Biuletyn Biblioteki Jagiellońskiej
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: Sp. Issue
- Page Range: 295-313
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English