An ex-libris is a personalised mark of ownership of a book, used by a holder of a collection, which highlights their bibliophilic attitude to their library. It becomes proof of a person’s distinctive connection with a book, as well as an expression of respect and diligence. In the past, it was meant to act as a reminder to return the copy, in a timely manner, to the person from whom it was borrowed. The ex-libris also identifies collections, protecting them against theft. Taking various shapes and forms, created in an ordinary or artistic fashion, it becomes a graphic ornament of a book, as well as a ‘portrait of the interests of a library’s owner’ ("Encyklopedia wiedzy o książce"). The aim of the article is to draft a panorama of the history of the ex-libris in Polish literature. Special attention is given to the most commonly appearing themes, depicted with specific examples, as well as to the contemporary changes and transformations of the ex-libris form. The article presents, among other aspects, the specifics of the bookplate. It also discusses the topics of memory and identification. It outlines an area known only to a particular group of readers, as well as promoting the creation of the ex-libris and encouraging the cultivation of this type of activity.
Artykuł stanowi skrótową prezentację sylwetek wybranych poetów, prozaików, regionalistów związanych biograficznie i twórczo z Polską wschodnią, Podlasiem. W pracy wspomina się o takich literatach jak Jan Chryzostom Pasek, Adam Naruszewicz, Józef Ignacy Kraszewski, Henryk Sienkiewicz i Aleksander Głowacki (Bolesław Prus). Tekst ma charakter faktograficzny i jest fragmentem szczegółowych badań prowadzonych od wielu lat nad językiem, literaturą i kulturą Polski Wschodniej.
EN
The article presents selected poets, prose writers, regional creators of biographies related with Eastern Poland, Podlasie. The work mentions such writers as Jan Chrysostom Pasek, Adam Naruszevicz, Jozef Ignacy Kraszewski, Henryk Sienkiewicz and Aleksander Głowacki (Bolesław Prus). The text is factual and is a fragment of research on many years of language, literature and culture of Poland.
RU
Статья представляет собой краткое изложение профилей избранных поэтов, прозаиков, краеведов, биографически и творчески связанных с Восточной Польшей, Подляским воеводством. В работе упоминаются м.п. Ян Хризостом Пасек, Адам Нарушевич, Юзеф Игнацы Крашевски, Хенрик Сенкевич и Александер Гловацки (Болеслав Прус). Текст имеет характер фактографический и представляет собой фрагмент подробных исследований, проводимых в течение многих лет по языку, литературе и культуре Восточной Польши.
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