The Library is an elongated building of total dimensions 56 x 9 m, with 15 windows along the entrance hall, and a terrace at the top. The library initially held about 7,500 items, which grew to about 20,000 volumes in 1795. After the King's death in 1798 the whole collection was sold to Tadeusz Czacki, who bequeathed it to the Liceum Krzemienieckie. Following the collapse of the 1830 November Uprising against the Russian occupation, by order of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia, the library was seized and transported to Kiev where it formed the brand new University Library.[1]
The main reason for founding a library at the palace, was one of Stanislaus Augustus desire to meet the needs of Polish intellectuals, as well as, the creation of workshops for scientists developing political and economic reforms. The purchase of books from collectors included private libraries of Giuliani, Jan Beniamin Steinhauser, Mateusz Czarnek, Paweł Czempiński and Kajetan Ghigiottim. Some of the main suppliers were Warsaw booksellers: Piotr Dufour, Jan August Poser, Józef Lex, Michał Groell, and Kornów company of Wrocław, but also the Paris warehouse of Saint Len and Jan Franciszek Sellon, and the selected British booksellers. The King often personally directed the purchases and awarded his suppliers with the "Merentibus" gold medal for their efforts including the Parisian bookseller P.P. Piernes.[1]
The palace complex was utterly devastated by Nazi Germans during World War II. In 1945, the library building didn't even have a roof, which was reconstructed in the following years. However, the library is the only building in the complex to have survived the war and has preserved the original architectural decorations from the times of King Stanisław August.[2] Until 1989 during the communist rule, the complex served as government offices and archives. After the collapse of the Soviet Union the palace and the library buildings were made into a museum incorporated as part of the Warsaw Royal Castle. It went through further restoration between 2004–2008 and at present, its spacious rooms serve as convention and exhibition pavilions.[3]
^ abcAgnieszka Kania, Monika Bryzek, Library of Stanisław August Poniatowski. 2008-05-24 at the Wayback MachineWirtualna Historia Książki i Bibliotek, Kraków 2006
^Lilejko, Jerzy (1976). Zamek Królewski. Warsaw: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe. p. 226.
^Sławomir Kosim, Jagoda Pietryszyn, Historia pałacu Pod Blachą. Zamek Krolewski w Warszawie. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
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(The Library of Stanisław August Poniatowski), Wirtualna Historia Książki i Bibliotek, Kraków, 2006
The Royal Library at Zamek-krolewski.pl official website
royal, library, warsaw, royal, library, warsaw, polish, biblioteka, królewska, warszawie, large, building, adjacent, royal, castle, warsaw, poland, built, between, 1779, 1783, according, design, dominik, merlini, chrystian, kamsetzer, order, accommodate, royal. The Royal Library in Warsaw Polish Biblioteka Krolewska w Warszawie is a large building adjacent to the Royal Castle in Warsaw Poland It was built between 1779 and 1783 according to design of Dominik Merlini and Jan Chrystian Kamsetzer in order to accommodate the royal collection of books belonging to King Stanislaw August Poniatowski the last King of sovereign Poland Royal Library at the Copper Roof Palace in WarsawThe Library is an elongated building of total dimensions 56 x 9 m with 15 windows along the entrance hall and a terrace at the top The library initially held about 7 500 items which grew to about 20 000 volumes in 1795 After the King s death in 1798 the whole collection was sold to Tadeusz Czacki who bequeathed it to the Liceum Krzemienieckie Following the collapse of the 1830 November Uprising against the Russian occupation by order of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia the library was seized and transported to Kiev where it formed the brand new University Library 1 Contents 1 The library holdings 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksThe library holdings edit nbsp Interior of libraryThe main reason for founding a library at the palace was one of Stanislaus Augustus desire to meet the needs of Polish intellectuals as well as the creation of workshops for scientists developing political and economic reforms The purchase of books from collectors included private libraries of Giuliani Jan Beniamin Steinhauser Mateusz Czarnek Pawel Czempinski and Kajetan Ghigiottim Some of the main suppliers were Warsaw booksellers Piotr Dufour Jan August Poser Jozef Lex Michal Groell and Kornow company of Wroclaw but also the Paris warehouse of Saint Len and Jan Franciszek Sellon and the selected British booksellers The King often personally directed the purchases and awarded his suppliers with the Merentibus gold medal for their efforts including the Parisian bookseller P P Piernes 1 The collections were divided into departments including the Philosophy department represented by numerous works of ancient philosophers such as Socrates Plato Seneca and Lucretius modern Erasmus Francis Bacon Michael Montaigne mathematicians Blaise Pascal and Descartes French philosophers of the Enlightenment and the Encyclopedists Jean le Rond d Alembert Voltaire and Jean Jacques Rousseau The Fiction department was represented by many works belonging to the classical world among them Homer s Iliad and Odyssey Comedies of Aristophanes Ovid s Metamorphoses Lodovico Ariosto s Mad Orland Cyd by Pierre Corneille Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe and many others including the Complete Works of William Shakespeare in 10 volumes and the Collected works of Nicholas Boileau in 5 volumes 1 The palace complex was utterly devastated by Nazi Germans during World War II In 1945 the library building didn t even have a roof which was reconstructed in the following years However the library is the only building in the complex to have survived the war and has preserved the original architectural decorations from the times of King Stanislaw August 2 Until 1989 during the communist rule the complex served as government offices and archives After the collapse of the Soviet Union the palace and the library buildings were made into a museum incorporated as part of the Warsaw Royal Castle It went through further restoration between 2004 2008 and at present its spacious rooms serve as convention and exhibition pavilions 3 See also editZaluski Library National Library of Poland Jagiellonian Library OssolineumReferences edit a b c Agnieszka Kania Monika Bryzek Library of Stanislaw August Poniatowski Archived 2008 05 24 at the Wayback Machine Wirtualna Historia Ksiazki i Bibliotek Krakow 2006 Lilejko Jerzy 1976 Zamek Krolewski Warsaw Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe p 226 Slawomir Kosim Jagoda Pietryszyn Historia palacu Pod Blacha Zamek Krolewski w Warszawie Retrieved October 11 2011 External links edit Biblioteka Stanislawa A Poniatowskiego The Library of Stanislaw August Poniatowski Wirtualna Historia Ksiazki i Bibliotek Krakow 2006 The Royal Library at Zamek krolewski pl official website52 14 51 N 21 0 57 E 52 24750 N 21 01583 E 52 24750 21 01583 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Royal Library Warsaw amp oldid 1201245589, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
