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In the 18th century Lvov, unlike previously, new grand book collections failed to be created. Descendants of private libraries’ owners still used ancestors’ prints, especially when next generations were trained in the same profession, and when they passed away, the books were moved to their relatives or sold to other people interested. In this situation, at least a part of the collection remained at the disposal of users within the borders of the city. The arrival of medical doctors trained in the West with their collections of professional books was at the same a transfer of knowledge on the European level. The shaping of specialist medical skill was influenced not only by the studies abroad, but also, to a great extent, by handbooks of medicine and other medical publications written by university professors.
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