Library of Bishop Karel of Lichtenstein-Castelcorn
Archdiocesan Museum of Kroměříž | Gallery
7. 6. - October 2018
The exhibition together with the catalog will present the most interesting books from Bishop Lichtensteins collection. In addition to the content, the library will also familiarize the visitor with their own process of acquiring books, binding and storing them. Pandans to bound books will be the presented graphic sheets, which were previously an integral part of the library.
Views since 1654
The title page of the autumn part of the Salzburger prayer book from 1518
Portrait of Olomouc Bishop Karel of Lichtenstein-Castelcorn published in 1693 (author: Johann Tscherning)
Manuscript dedication of the University of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary to Olomouc Bishop from 1692.
Gilded leather binding with a trademark of the Olomouc Bishop in the form of a coat of arms (supralibros).
The map of Russia with the Archangelic vision and the Moscow map
The typical book binding from the Liechtenstein collection
