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28-578: The palace was built in 1677–83 for the Voivode of Płock , Jan Dobrogost Krasiński , according to design by Tylman van Gameren . It was decorated with pediment reliefs showing the triumph of the legendary "ancestor" of the Ślepowron and Korwin Polish clans, the Roman commander Manius Valerius Maximus Corvinus Messalla (263 BC) and sculptural work, all by Andreas Schlüter . Jan Dobrogost Krasiński, who also served as

56-458: A free admission six days per week except on Tuesdays. 52°14′57″N 21°00′14″E  /  52.2493°N 21.0038°E  / 52.2493; 21.0038 Voivode of P%C5%82ock Płock Voivodeship ( Polish : województwo płockie ) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from 1975 to 1998 and earlier from the 15th century till 1795. The more recent one

84-641: A large part of them belonging to the National Library. Today the collections of the National Library are one of the largest in the country and in the world . Among 7,900,000 volumes (2004) held in the library are 160,000 objects printed before 1801, over 26,000 manuscripts (including 6,887 music manuscripts), over 114,000 music prints and 400,000 drawings. The library collections also include photographs and other iconographic documents, more than 101,000 atlases and maps, over 2,000,000 ephemera, as well as over 2,000,000 books and about 800,000 copies of journals from

112-736: Is a liturgical book of the Latin liturgical rites of the Catholic Church containing the public or canonical prayers, hymns, the Psalms, readings, and notations for everyday use, especially by bishops, priests, and deacons in the Divine Office. The Illuminated Sketchbook of Stephan Schriber (1494). Autographs are an important part of the library's collection. They include items from 19th-century romantic poets, 16th and 18th century philosophers, and many Nobel Prize-winning authors. List of notable people from

140-711: Is the central Polish library, subject directly to the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland . The main seat of the National Library is located in Ochota district of Warsaw , adjacent to the Mokotów Field . It is one of the oldest cultural institutions in Poland, operating in 1747–1795 as Załuski Library , reactivated in 1928. The library collects books, journals, electronic and audiovisual publications published in

168-521: The Imperial Public Library on its formation in 1795. Parts of the collection were damaged or destroyed as they were mishandled while being removed from the library and transported to Russia, and many were stolen. According to the historian Joachim Lelewel , the Zaluskis' books, "could be bought at Grodno by the basket". Because of that, when Poland regained her independence in 1918, there

196-585: The Lubomirski family . He made a large number of various designs for Lubomirskis, the Royal Family, the representatives of different noblemen and gentry families as well as for the Catholic Church. Some Warsaw architects were also employed to build the palace as building contractors, as suppliers of materials or to control the master craftsmen, bricklayers or artisans. These people were Joseph Bellotti, Jacob Solari, Izydor Affaita and Maderni. The main role in decorating

224-625: The Potocki Palace in Warsaw became home for the special collections. A new, purpose-built building for the library was planned in what is now the Mokotów Field , in a planned monumental "Government District". However, its construction was hampered by the outbreak of World War II. Before World War II, the library collections consisted of: In 1940 the Nazi occupants changed the National Library into Municipal Library of Warsaw and divided it as follows: In 1944

252-630: The Załuski Library (only 5% of the former collection remains in the palace, the rest was deliberately destroyed by the Germans after the collapse of the Warsaw Uprising in October 1944). Between 2014–2016, the palace underwent an extensive revitalization. On 21 May 2024, the palace opened its doors to visitors for the first time in its history. It houses a large permanent exhibition consisting of some of

280-429: The plafond and frescoes in the supraportes (the space between the portal and ceiling) of the palace's vestibule . Moulding which remain in vestibule and partly in the stairwell, also the heads of pilasters or festoons on external elevations made of stucco as well as the armorial cartouche of the façade from the garden side were made by unknown artists under the supervision of Joseph Belloti. The lost paintings in

308-451: The 18th century ( Załuski Library ) including items from the collections of John III Sobieski which were obtained from his grand daughter Maria Karolina Sobieska , Duchess of Bouillon. However, the Załuski collection was confiscated by troops of Russian tsarina Catherine II in the aftermath of the second Partition of Poland and sent to Saint Petersburg , where the books formed the mass of

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336-651: The 19th to 21st centuries. Notable items in the collection include 151 leaves of the Codex Suprasliensis , which was inscribed in UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme Register in 2007 in recognition for its supranational and supraregional significance. In 2012 the library signed an agreement to add 1.3 million Polish library records to WorldCat . The Catalogue of the Archbishops of Gniezno and Lives of

364-465: The Bishops of Cracow by Jan Długosz is a 16th-century manuscript illuminated by Stanislaw Samostrzelnik between 1531 and 1535. Today it resides in the collection of the National Library in Warsaw. A selection of illuminated Breviary pages from various unknown miniaturists working in and around Paris, Bruges and Gent in the middle of the 15th century. A breviary (from Latin brevis, 'short' or 'concise')

392-730: The Polish State) and became the seat of the Treasury Commission. After a fire in 1783 it was remodelled according to Domenico Merlini 's design. During the interwar period, the palace housed the Supreme Court of Poland . The palace was burned down and partially demolished by the Germans during World War II , with the outer shell remaining mostly intact. Today it is a part of the Polish National Library 's Special Collections Section (specializing in manuscripts and old prints) from

420-544: The books and manuscripts from the Wilanów Palace Museum to the library, some 40 thousand volumes and 20 thousand pictures from the collection of Stanisław Kostka Potocki . Initially the National Library lacked a seat of its own. Because of that, the collections had to be accommodated in several places. The main reading room was located in the newly built library building of the Warsaw School of Economics . In 1935

448-462: The collection: The National Library houses the Fryderyk Chopin manuscript collection, the largest collection of the composer's work. It also holds works from other important composers such as Józef Elsner , Karol Szymanowski , Grażyna Bacewicz , Witold Lutosławski and Krzysztof Komeda . From May 2024, the most valuable objects from the collection of the National Library are presented at

476-487: The gardens. According to Gameren's conception, the palace was intended as a French style palace entre cour et jardin (between the entrance court and the garden) with cour d'honneur , two symmetrical outbuildings, parterre garden ( à la française ) with three radial alleys and a palace in the center of the axis, but it was never fully accomplished. In 1765 the palace was purchased by the Rzeczpospolita (Commonwealth;

504-436: The palace was played by German sculptor, Andreas Schlüter, who had previously cooperated with Tylman. The first floor porte-fenêtre (vertical French door and window) was crowned with a cartouche supported by two angels bearing the founder's monogram JK for Jan Krasiński. The frescoes were made by John III Sobieski 's court painter Michelangelo Palloni . Among his notable works in the palace, most worth mentioning are

532-491: The priceless objects from the National Library including Sankt Florian Psalter , Holy Cross Sermons , manuscripts of the chronicles of Gallus Anonymus and Wincenty Kadłubek , Medieval and Renaissance works of European thinkers as well as works by Jan Kochanowski , Adam Mickiewicz , Juliusz Słowacki , Frédéric Chopin , Henryk Sienkiewicz , Zbigniew Herbert , Henryk Górecki and Agnieszka Osiecka . The palace offers

560-416: The royal clerk ( Referendarz ), was a descendant of old Mazovian nobility and an heir to a large fortune. After his father's death he wished to erect a magnificent residence in the capital which was to fulfill his excessive political ambitions and show his enormous pride, which made him cultivate and develop a 16th-century legend about the antique origin and alleged royal connections of his family. Krasiński

588-488: The special collections were set ablaze by the Nazi occupants as a part of repressions after the Warsaw Uprising . This caused the destruction of 80,000 early printed books, including priceless 16th–18th century Polonica, 26,000 manuscripts, 2,500 incunables, 100,000 drawings and engravings, 50,000 pieces of sheet music and theatre materials. It is estimated that out of over six million volumes in Warsaw's major libraries in 1939, 3.6 million volumes were lost during World War II,

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616-464: The tasks of a modern national library in developing collections covering the entire body of Polish literature and making available to the public. Literature and making those works accessible to the public receives a copy of every book published in Poland as legal deposit . The Jagiellonian Library is the only other library in Poland to have a national library status. There are three general sections: The National Library's history has origins in

644-468: The territory of Poland, as well as Polonica published abroad. It is the most important humanities research library, the main archive of Polish writing and the state centre of bibliographic information about books. It also plays a significant role as a research facility and is an important methodological center for other Polish libraries. The National Library was one of the first libraries in Europe that fulfilled

672-477: The vestibule destroyed during World War II were painted by Michael Palloni. The interiors were partially finished by 1699. Other paintings by Albrecht Dürer , Antonio da Correggio , Rembrandt and Peter Paul Rubens are no longer present. The palace-garden complex was created on a vast property between Długa and Świętojerska Streets, in the place of the old manor house with small garden that belonged to Krasiński. Krasiński purchased some surrounding plots to extend

700-461: Was no central institution to serve in the capacity of a national library. On 24 February 1928, by the decree of president Ignacy Mościcki , the National Library was created in its modern form. It was opened in 1930 and initially had 200 thousand volumes. Its first Director General was Stefan Demby, succeeded in 1934 by Stefan Vrtel-Wierczyński . The collections of the library were rapidly extended. For instance, in 1932 president Mościcki donated all of

728-425: Was one of the voivodeships of Congress Poland . Formed from Płock Department , transformed into Płock Governorate . 52°32′48″N 19°41′20″E  /  52.546555°N 19.689014°E  / 52.546555; 19.689014 This Poland location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Polish National Library The National Library ( Polish : Biblioteka Narodowa , BN )

756-583: Was superseded by Łódź Voivodeship and Masovian Voivodeship . Its capital city was Płock . Płock Voivodeship (Polish: Województwo Płockie ) was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Kingdom of Poland from the 15th century till the partitions of Poland in 1795. Together with the Rawa Voivodeship and Masovian Voivodeship it formed the province of Mazovia . Lublin Voivodeship

784-463: Was well acquainted with French culture and architecture; he was interested in hiring qualified and renowned French artists and architects that would perform the work. He kept a detailed accountancy book in which he systematically recorded progress in construction. The whole idea was realized according to the design of Tylman van Gameren. He was of Dutch origin, educated in Italy, and he was brought to Poland by

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