Pogány György - A Hungarian könyvgyűjtő kalauza

On the market of books in the Hungarian language, the book-loving and meticulous book collector "Homo Bibliophilus subspecies" members (defined by Gábor Kelecsényi), so all those who are interested in the knowledge expressed in the title, will surely welcome György Pogány's book, which is the first of its kind on the market of books in the Hungarian language - according to the introduction to the text. In the first chapter, after the definition of bibliophilia, book art, and an outline description of its development history, a large section follows: A brief history of Hungarian bibliophilia. In the Middle Ages, 50,000 manuscript books in various institutions were the ``public property of Hungary,'' of which only slightly more than 3,400 have survived to this day. After 1526, we get a detailed account of private libraries, the collections of high priests, priests, nobles and nobles, the libraries of scientists, as well as the collectors themselves, supported by manuscript library and archival research. The author compares certain eras of Hungarian bibliophilia with the European "conscious book art movement" with its formation.

József Kiss Publishing House
Lexicon, encyclopedia
317 pages
Binding: hardcover
ISBN: 9789638550033
Author: György Pogány