Polonica in Prešov. Old Prints of Kraków and Other Provenance

Abstract

The article examines the Polonica (polish prints) stored at the State Scientific Library of Prešov (hereafter: the SSL of Prešov), an institution founded in 1952. Since its establishment, employees of the former bibliographic department have compiled inventories of literature, personal and thematic bibliographies, and have conducted research on and prints included in the collections of the SSL of Prešov. The research in the field of the history of book culture was carried out in the library collections by researchers from universities, including those from abroad. The author presents an overview of the publications printed to date, focusing on the Polonica in the collections of the SSL of Prešov, especially those of Kraków provenance.