Gerhard Cimmermann i jego księgozbiór ofiarowany Bibliotece Rady Miasta Gdańska

• Authors: Helena Dzienis

Title variants

EN

Gerhard Cimmermann and his book collection donated to Bibliotheca Senatus Gedanensis

Abstracts

EN

Gerhard Cimmermann (1541–1602), a Gdańsk councillor, donated 49 books to Bibliotheca Senatus Gedanensis (August 13th, 1598). The abbreviated descriptions of the donatory collection items were included on three pages in Index Librorum, the first catalogue of Bibliotheca Senatus Gedanensis. Fifteen books from the original collection have survived until the present day. The identification was based on the owner’s dedication note and bookplate attached to the books. Apparently, before donating his books, Gerhard Cimmermann ordered a special bookplate to mark his ownership. Cimmermann’s oval-shaped copperplate bookplate with the Polish Korab coat of arms in the centre has two letters, G and C, on both sides and the date: 1597 beneath the heraldic design. The article includes a list of the preserved books.

Keywords

EN

Gerhard Cimmermann (1541–1602); Gdańsk; 16th century; middle-class book collections; bibliophiles; Bibliotheca Senatus Gedanensis; Gdańsk Library

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk
• Journal: Libri Gedanenses
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 33
• Pages: 5-27

Dates

published

2016

Contributors

author

Helena Dzienis

• https://orcid.org/0000000345694432

Identifiers

Biblioteka Nauki

55787191