The paper explores the history of reading societies and public libraries in Opava in the nineteenth century, with particular attention to German reading societies and selected public libraries in the city. Since virtually no archival materials documenting the activities of these societies have been…

Arne Laurin (1889–1945), a journalist and editor-in-chief of the Prager Presse, devoted nearly his entire life to book collecting, a pursuit that he continued until his emigration in 1939. He became particularly renowned for his collection of journalism-related literature, which — following wartime…

The educational reforms introduced by Maria Theresa and Joseph II brought significant innovations to the production of textbooks, particularly for primary schools, where textbook collections were to be prepared in vernacular languages. In the case of uncodified languages, this marked the beginning…

This article examines a little-known manuscript held in the collections of the Museum in Polička, probably dating from the 1660s. The volume contains a mixture of repertoire: some songs are known from printed hymnals, while others appear to be previously undocumented. Annotations by later users…