The activity of Leon Idzikovsky firm (book sales, book and music publishing, private public library)

• Main Author: Hul O.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine 2016-01-01
• Series: Рукописна та книжкова спадщина України
• Subjects: Leon Idzikovsky firm, publishing, repertoire of a publishing company, bookselling, Polish bookstore, private public library
• Online Access: http://nbuv.gov.ua/j-pdf/rks_2016_20_26.pdf
• ISSN: 2222-4203

Leon Idzikovsky firm’s activity has been analyzed and reviewed in this article. The firm was founded by Leon Idzikovsky in 1858 in Kyiv. The author draws attention to the different types of the firm’s activity: bookselling, publishing, private public library etc. The repertoire of the publishing company has been studied in compliance with the firm’s activity periodization. Recreated is the history of Leon Idzikovsky library foundation.The library consisted of nearly 173,000 books, periodicals and sheet music. The author of the article analyzes the thematic structure of the library fonds. Defined is the role of Leon Idzikovsky firm as an important cultural center of prerevolutionary Kyiv