Provenance marks in the books of historical and cultural fond "Vilna Medical and Surgical Academy" of V. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine as a source for study of formation history of the academy’s scientifi c library fond

• Main Author: Miaskova T.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine 2016-01-01
• Series: Рукописна та книжкова спадщина України
• Subjects: Vilna Medical and Surgical Academy, provenance marks, dedicative inscriptions, Vilna Jesuit College
• Online Access: http://nbuv.gov.ua/j-pdf/rks_2016_20_13.pdf
• ISSN: 2222-4203

The article presents the results of research of provenance marks in the books of a historical and cultural fond “Vilna Medical and Surgical Academy”. This fond containing 7953 single physical units now is deposited in the Department of librarian gatherings and historical collections of the Institute of Book Studies of V. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine. All provenance marks (ex-librises (bookplates), superexlibrises, stamps, autographs, dedicatory inscriptions) in the books of the fond have been ordered according to the stages of development of the academy, starting from the foundation of Jesuit College. The author accentuates the necessity of including the data about provenance marks into electronic catalogs for signifi cant acceleration of the search and attribution of the books from various collections and gatherings of the libraries in Ukraine and abroad