The study deals with the collection of chapbooks gathered by the collector Jaroslav Vobr (1939–2013) from Brno. This collector was collecting chap­books for over forty years, during which he managed to collect approximately 42,500 chapbooks, predominantly including broadside ballads. His collection…

Josef Jungmann’s Slovník česko-německý [Czech-German Dictionary] is one of the greatest lexicographical works of its time. It markedly contributed to both the linguistic and literary development of the Czech language. In compiling it, Jungmann also drew on the linguistic collections of the linguist,…

The paper deals with the representations of Josef Jungmann in German-language periodicals published in the Czech lands between the philologist’s death and the unveiling of his monument in Prague. The selected periodicals represent diverse political positions. They include i.a. the official Prager…

The study deals with the dictionaries and lexicographic work of Josef Franta Šumavský, a Czech patriot of the first half of the 19th century. Dictionaries had their specific place in the axiological hierarchy of Czech patriots – they became the means for the formation of a modern Czech world in the…