Warsaw, Biblioteka Uniwersytecka w Warszawie
Owner Id00015322
TypeCorporate body
Biographical dates - Period of existence1816-
Other InformationUniversity of Warsaw Library had many names in its history that changed depending on the political situation of the country. This was reflected in the various stamps of the institution:
Biblioteka Publiczna przy Królewskim Uniwersytecie Warszawskim (Public Library at the Royal University of Warsaw) created 1816. Its basis were the following Warsaw libraries: of the Appellate Court, of the Warsaw Liceum, of the School of Law and Administration and of the Medical School; opened on March 24, 1818, closed by the Tsarist governement after the fall of the November Uprising 1831 and transferred to St. Petersburg (90,505 volumes, including 4,718 incunabula). Stamp in the shape of an eagle of the Kingdom of Poland: SIGILL[um] Biblioth[ecae] publi[cae] VARSAV[iensis].
In the years 1834-1840 the name Biblioteka Rządowa (Government Library); round stamp with an eagle BIBLIOTEKA RZĄDOWA W WARSZAWIE.
1862-1871 Biblioteka Główna w Warszawie (Main Library in Warsaw); oval blue stamp with this inscription.
1871-1915 Biblioteka Cesarskiego Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego (Imperial University of Warsaw Library); round blue stamp with an eagle BIBLIOTEKA IMPERATORSKAGO VARŠAVSKAGO UNIVERSITETA.
Various contemporary stamps, e.g.: BIBLIOTEKA UNIWERSYTECKA W WARSZAWIE, BIBLIOTEKA UNIWERSYTETU WARSZAWSKIEGO, BUW.
Variant NamesUniversity of Warsaw Library
Biblioteka Główna w Warszawie
Biblioteka Imperatorskago Varsavskago Universiteta
Biblioteka Rządowa w Warszawie
Bibliotheca Publica Varsaviensis
Activity
Start (year)1816
MARC Area Codee-pl
PlaceWarsaw (Geonames Id: 756135)
Profession / Type of InstitutionLibrary
CharacterisationNo characterisation/lay
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