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Merciful Brothers
The Merciful Brothers’ Order called Bonifraters was founded by a Portuguese Saint, John of God, who lived in the 16th century and is considered the pioneer of contemporary hospitalizing. (more…)
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Disease treatment in Cieszyn Silesia
The collections of the Department of Maps in the Museum of Cieszyn include the oldest (1724) map of the Duchy of Cieszyn with Latin text serving as a regional advertisement of that time. (more…)
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Tschammer’s Incunabulum
The collection of five thousand old prints kept in the Tschammer Library and Archives include four books deserving special attention. These are the incunabula, i.e. the oldest printed books, issued between the invention of printing technology by Johannes Gutenberg and 1500. (more…)
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Witch named
“A Witch Named, or a Short Lesson and Warning from Witches” is the title of a short discourse being a part of the collection of Józef Ignacy Kraszewski kept in Cieszyn’s Historical Library. (more…)
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Opening Museum of Protestantism
19Imperial Eagle ornamentation on Ludwig Zinzendorf’s walking stick, Postilla of Priest Samuel Dambrowski, portrait of Philip Melanchthon… These items conceal many secrets and revealing them changes our perception of the world. (more…)
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Silesian Digital Library in Cieszyn
On the 23rd of January 2009, an agreement was concluded in the seat of Książnica Cieszyńska, based on which Książnica Cieszyńska joined the group of institutions that developed the Silesian Digital Library. (more…)
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Purchase of cleaners, dehumidifiers and humidifiers
Cieszyn’s Historical Library bought seven professional air humidifiers. The equipment will be operated in restorer’s workshop rooms and collection storage rooms. (more…)
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Microfilming of the collections of the State Archives
On the 12th of January 2009, the State Archives in Katowice concluded a contract with “Mikrofilm-Center, Digital – Center” company based in Poznań for services covering microfilming of the archived collections. (more…)
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Preservation of collections for the Museum of Cieszyn Silesia
The project of “Protection and preservation of Cieszyn’s writing heritage” included restoration of the Map of Czech Kingdom owned by the Museum of Cieszyn Silesia. (more…)
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Modern technology supporting historical collections
Within Cieszyn’s Historical Library participation in the project of “Protection and preservation of Cieszyn’s writing heritage”, the system of monitoring conditions of historical collection storage and access was upgraded. (more…)