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The 18th-century biobibliographical dictionary of Polish scholars. Vol. 1

Jan Daniel Janocki1755

Ossoliński National Institute

Ossoliński National Institute
Wrocław, Poland

This two-volume biobibliographical dictionary published in Wrocław in 1755, titled “Lexicon derer itztlebenden Gelehrten in Polen”, is among J. D. Janocki’s most important writtings. In addition to biographical notes on contemporary Polish scholars and writers, the work contains several interesting facts about the situation at universities in Poland at the time.
Binding: cardboard, brown marbled leather – 18th century.

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  • Title: The 18th-century biobibliographical dictionary of Polish scholars. Vol. 1
  • Creator: Jan Daniel Janocki
  • Date Created: 1755
  • Location Created: Wrocław, Poland
  • Physical Dimensions: 224 pp.
  • Provenance: 1. Józef Maksymilian Ossoliński, XLIX.E.32 – ms. 2. Former collection of the Ossolineum in Lviv, call number 6244
  • Type: book
  • Publisher: Jan Jakub Korn
  • Medium: paper, handpress printing, woodcut
Ossoliński National Institute

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