Latin books and the Eastern Orthodox clerical elite in Kiev, 1632-1780 /

Latin books and the Eastern Orthodox clerical elite in Kiev, 1632-1780 /

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Author / Creator:	Charipova, Liudmila V.
Imprint:	Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2006.
Description:	259 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Studies in early modern European history Studies in early modern European history.
Subject:	Kyi︠e︡vo-Mohyli︠a︡nsʹka akademii︠a︡. Orthodox Eastern Church -- Ukraine -- Kiev -- History -- 17th century. Orthodox Eastern Church -- Ukraine -- Kiev -- History -- 18th century. Learning and scholarship -- Ukraine -- Kiev -- History -- 17th century. Learning and scholarship -- Ukraine -- Kiev -- History -- 18th century. Learning and scholarship -- Ukraine -- Kiev -- Religious aspects -- Orthodox Eastern Church. Libraries -- Ukraine -- Kiev -- History -- 17th century. Libraries -- Ukraine -- Kiev -- History -- 18th century. Latin literature -- Study and teaching -- Ukraine -- Kiev -- History -- 17th century. Latin literature -- Study and teaching -- Ukraine -- Kiev -- History -- 18th century. Latin literature -- Study and teaching. Learning and scholarship. Libraries. Ukraine -- Kiev.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6014190

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ISBN:	9780719072963 0719072964
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-251) and index.

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Summary:	Founded in 1632, the library of the Kiev Mohyla Academy went up in flames in 1780. Encompassing predominantly humanist, scholastic and homiletic titles in Latin yet placed in a heartland of Eastern Orthodox territories, the library was something of an anomaly for its time. However, this made it a hotbed of cultural interaction, and during this period the library collections offered East Slavic intellectuals a comprehensive introduction to Western printed matter. Those books brought along with them not only a new pattern of knowledge, but also an awareness of the diversity and multiplicity of views which the educated could hold.<br> <br> This is the first history of the library of the Kiev Mohyla Academy ever written, and by telling its story the author considers a range of themes, such as the preservation of Byzantine legacy in the European cultural heritage, the evolution of education, the formation of library collections and maintenance of libraries, the book trade and migration of books throughout the continent, and the impact of printed books on the intellectual development in the period.
Physical Description:	259 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-251) and index.
ISBN:	9780719072963 0719072964