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el ENE aU Re A AS a RTA: The address of Rector Rolandas Pavilionis on the occasion of the 425th year of anniversary the University Library and the opening of the restored “White Hall” of the Old Observatory Today Vilnius University celebrates the 425th …
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— the imprisoned spirit of the University did not die. To the contrary, it became even stronger and full of vitality. Today, paying homage to the great founders and sponsors of the Library, we are proud of its nearly 6 million volumes and of the fact that …
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The Hall, next to unique astronomical instruments, hosted a splendid and very well compiled library of books on astronomy, mathematics, physics, geography, and architecture — all the subjects taught at the University. The Hall was decorated by 30 …
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VILNIAUS UNIVERSITETO BIBLIOTEKAI 425 Vilniaus universiteto bibliotekos direktorės Birutės Butkevičienės kalba atidarant jubiliejinę konferenciją Vilniaus universiteto biblioteka įkurta 1570 metais. Apžvelgti ilgaamžę bib- liotekos istoriją nėra paprasta, …
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universitetas buvo uždarytas. Universiteto bibliotekos istorijoje tai vienas liūd- niausių puslapių: didelė dalis bibliotekos fondų buvo išdalyta įvairioms cari- nės Rusijos mokslo įstaigoms ir išvežta iš Vilniaus. Medicinos ir Teologijos fakultetų …
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340 tūkstančių vienetų fondą. Juo gali naudotis visi, turintys bibliotekos skai- tytojo pažymėjimą. Labai trumpai norėčiau apžvelgti pastarąjį bibliotekos istorijos 25-metį. 1970 m. biblioreka šventė 400 metų jubiliejų. Ta proga bibliotekai buvo pasra- …
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Nuo 1988 m. specfondas atidarytas visiems skaitytojams. 1993 m. pareng- tas principinis bibliotekos naujo pastato projektas, ir Architekty taryboje prie Vilniaus miesto vyriausiojo architekto patvirtinti architektų siūlymai. Tolesni darbai priklausys nuo …
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Restoration Department and the Department of Graphic Arts were opened, and numerous collections from abroad enriched the library collection. Since 1985 certain preparation work has been done to introduce the computerisation of the library. The year 1993 …
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I KNYGA JĖZUITŲ PAŠAUKIME JONAS BORUTA, SJ Vilnius 1569 m. rugsėjo 28 dieną išsipildė Vilniaus vyskupo Valerijono Protasevi- čiaus svajonė. Po ilgo susirašinėjimo su jėzuitų Generolu šv. Pranciškumi Bor- dža (Francesco Borgia) ir Austrijos jėzuitų …
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25 metus šiuos žodžius prisiminė Levas Vladimirovas (2) — ir ne veltui, nes jie apibūdina Jėzaus Draugijos požiūrį į knygą ir jos svarbą krikščionių gyvenimui. Šis dėmesys knygai, ryškiai paliudytas Jėzuitų ordino istorijos faktų, remiasi dviem …
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Taigi vienuolinės institucijos, Bažnyčios misijoje įsitraukiančios į apastalavi- mo evangelizacijos darbą pačia Šv. Rašte išdėstyta doktrina, yra įpareigotos remtis knyga — Šv. Rašto knyga, o pagal katalikišką tradiciją dar ir plačiau — ne tik Šv. Raštu …
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Šios lektūros skaitymo rezultatas — apsisprendimas, palikus tarnybą šios žemės valdovams, tapti Kristaus ir jo Bažnyčios gynėju kariu. Jo tuometiniu supratimu, pasisemtu iš riterių romanų (tai jau pasibaigusios kryžiaus karų ir riterių epochos tolimas …
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skaityto Šv. Rašto ar teologinio teksto refleksija, kontempliacija. Kiekvieną die- ną skiriama laiko dvasiniam skaitymui — nugalint dvasiniame religiniame gyve- nime individualaus mąstymo subjektyvumą ir atsiveriant savo siela ir širdimi kitų autorių per …
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BUCH IN DER BERUFUNG EINES JESUITEN JONAS BORUTA ZUSAMMENFASSUNG Indem wir ein Jubilaum der von den Jesuiten gegriindeten Bibliothek bege- hen, ist es niitzlich zu sehen, welche Rolle ein Buch und eine Bibliothek im Leben eines Jesuiten gestern und heute …
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ANGLO-AMERICAN LITHUANICA KSETEEESAEEEEEMANI TLES AND See ESS CTENGCES COLLECTIONS SE LE piel tS EFBRARY JANET ZMROCZEK London The British Library was formed in 1973 from the library departments of the British Museum and a number of other formerly …
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onwards the firm of Adolph Asher (with offices in Berlin, St.Peterburg, and London) became the major supplier of books from Eastern Europe. Much of our earlier Lithuanian material, both from Europe and the USA, was supplied by Asher, though there is still …
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acquired up to 1975 and included in the General Catalogue of Printed Books, as this material is not as easy to identify as our more current holdings. Our whole catalogue is now in machine-readable form, but as the pre-1975 catalogue was converted by …
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Epistles and a booke in quarto set out in the yeare 1653 [he refers here to “Kniga nobaznistes krikscioniszkos”] but also for their fuller knowledge of the Christian religion...” He stresses that not only is Lithuanian used in those large territories but …
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inferiour to the Citty of London...having a great University, of almost an innumerous multitude of students who resort thither for learning and education, especially in the Romish religion, from all places and corners of the Kingdome, and who do replenish …
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Rankpelnis, and Išeivių Draugas to the historical journal Naujas Laikas published by the Lithuanian Educational Society of Scotland in 1930 (P.P. 1186 td), the Catholic monthly Ezys (P.P.3554. emr.) published at Shotts from 1915-17 and the journal Jaunoji …
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in a more generally known tongue, seem to be out of print: even as Lithuanian singing itself has retired to smaller and smaller circles amidst the great mass of the people and made progress only among the few educated who can appreciate what a venerable, …
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In the interwar period, general introductions to Lithuanian history, culture and society began to appear alongside contributions to the debate on Lithuania’s new status, her borders and relations with neighbouring countries. This is demonstrated by the …
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Nations and the US House of Representatives and Senate such as the 1948 publication Lithuania shall be free (8094.bb.11) and books published by Lithuanian exiles in other countries such as Germany, which sought to remind the English-speaking world of …
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acquired under the Copyright Act. Nida’s output was wide-ranging, with quality fiction and prose predominating. Its importance as a much-valued alternative to the output of Soviet Lithuanian publishers, whose plans were dictated by Party prerogatives, …
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merchant and the statesman whose purpose the student may affectually (sic) assist when the materials are ready to hand’. (3). Although the Lithuanian collections have been under-exploited in the past, we are witnessing an increasing interest in our …
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RARE BOOKS IN ESTONIA: PRO BIĖEMSEANIDE PERSU BIS INMAE S eles eels THRESHOLD OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY TIIU REIMO Tallinn The remarkable jubilee — the 425 anniversary of the Vilnius University Library — gives us the full right to look back and speak …
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Dealing with rare book collections in Estonia, four libraries, two archives and one museum have to be named. These are: ¢ the Tartu University Library (founded in 1802) ¢ the Archive Library of the Estonian Literary Museum (founded in 1909) * the Estonian …
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literature up to 1710. In addition to printed material the department has impressive collection of MSS and autographs, personal archives of researchers from Tartu (about 25.000 items), photographs’ collection (ca 15.000 items) and the oldest engravings …
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The Estonian National Library has a relatively new rarities’ collection. It was formed after the World War II, mostly by uniting the libraries closed in 1940, by acquiring private collections that had lost their owners 1939-1944 and by intensive …
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were considered. This acquisition principle is also carried on at the present. After World War II, the collection of older Estonian literature was formed. Resulting from the long history and relatively few damages, the collection 1s rich in early …