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PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF CIESZYN'S WRITING HERITAGE
  • Cieszyn’s writing heritage
    • Cieszyn Historical Library
    • Cieszyn Branch of the National Archives in Katowice
    • Tschammer Library and Archive
    • Archive and Library of the Merciful Brothers’ Order
    • Museum of Cieszyn Silesia
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  • About the projekt
    • THE HISTORY OF THE PROJECT
    • PROJECT AIMS
    • BUDGET AND SOURCES OF FUNDING
    • MANAGING THE PROJECT
  • Operations
    • INFRASTRUCTURE
    • PROTECTION
    • CONSERVATION
    • PROCESSING
    • DIGISATION
  • The City Of Books
    • “Between Theory and Practice” Conference
    • Cieszyn Archives and Historical Libraries Trail
    • A popular guidebook to Cieszyn’s library and archive collections
    • Lessons on books
    • Research paper competition
    • Exhibitions

Interesting Facts

Interesting Facts

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…)

By Administrator, 16 years16 July 2009 ago
Interesting Facts

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…)

By Administrator, 16 years16 July 2009 ago
Interesting Facts

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…)

By Administrator, 16 years8 July 2009 ago
Interesting Facts

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…)

By Administrator, 16 years29 May 2009 ago
Interesting Facts

Computer-control for the chamber

Disinfection of Historical Library collection is performed in Konvac fumigation chamber purchased for PLN 311 100. (more…)

By Administrator, 17 years19 August 2008 ago
Interesting Facts

The greatest and the smallest

The largest book, one of the most valuable Polish items in the collections of Cieszyn’s Historical Library, is the manuscript code on parchment paper with the dimensions of 66 x 43 cm, (more…)

By Administrator, 17 years19 August 2008 ago
Interesting Facts

Wax and sealing mixtures…

Due to the fact that many archive collections from the historical resources include various seals, the restorer’s workshop of Cieszyn’s Historical Library launched the research on methods to be used for securing the wax and wafer seals based on the sealing wax, standard wax or other type of putty. (more…)

By Administrator, 17 years19 August 2008 ago
Interesting Facts

18-kg weighing book

One of the most interesting items in the Museum of Cieszyn Silesia is the 15th century antiphonal written on parchment paper by Hieronymus of Nola, a monk from an Italian monastery. (more…)

By Administrator, 17 years19 August 2008 ago
Interesting Facts

Archducal Chamber documentation

Cieszyn’s Archducal Chamber files are the most valuable items kept in Cieszyn’s Branch of the State Archive in Katowice. (more…)

By Administrator, 17 years19 August 2008 ago
Interesting Facts

Reinforcing materials from Japan

Vulnerable magazines, especially those printed on acid papers, are temporarily protected in the bookbinder’s workshop of Cieszyn’s Main Historical Library with the use of “Neschen” tapes. (more…)

By Administrator, 17 years19 August 2008 ago

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