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Personal library of Franz Kafka
K A F K A Franz
1883 - 1924
Prague writter of Jewish origin, one of the most influential and the most appreciated writters of 20th Century
Wuppertal (Germany) - Bergische Universität - 300 volumes
Charakteristics and history: Dostojevsky, Flaubert, Kleist, Grillparzer. Literary magazines, catalogs of significant publishers, many "
Personal library of Ladislav Černohorský z Boskovic
Č E R N O H O R S K Ý Ladislav z Boskovic
About 1455 - ?
Czech nobleman, propagator of early renaissance and humanism
Brno: a fragment of the library in the closter library of Reihrad is in charge of Moravská zemská knihovna- 90 sv., Moravský zemský archiv v Brně - for now undefined number of volumes
Olomouc: Vědecká knihovna - for
Personal library of Zdenek Fibich: processing of the collection and its characteristics
The storage of the library, its structure and history after Fibich´s death
The only existing part of Zdenek Fibich (1850-1900) personal library (the sheet music section and the literature on music) is stored today as a separate collection at the Institute of Musicology at the Faculty of Arts of the Charles University in Prague.
There
Personal library of Bozena Nemcova: reconstruction of the collection and its characteristics
The reconstruction of Bozena Nemcova personal library and its content according to surviving sources
Today, only a fragment of the original Bozena Nemcova personal library remains. We have at our disposal only one list prepared by Nemcova herself (undated) and it is therefore difficult to specify the size of her library or to estimate
Personal library of Jaroslav Jezek: processing of the collection and its charateristics
Location of the library and its history after Jezek´s death
Personal library of Jaroslav Jezek, a Czech composer who lived in 1906-1942, constitutes a separate part of the Museum of Czech Music collections. It is stored in the original library furniture at "Jaroslav Jezek Blue Room" at Kaprova Street in Prague 1.
This place played a
Personal library of Karel Capek: processing of the collection and its charateristics
The storage of the library after Capek's death and its history
Personal library of Karel Capek (1890-1938) is privately owned by Capek's descendants and stored at a house in Bratri Capku Street (Prague-Vinohrady). Karel Capek lived in this house from 1924 until his death. Nearly two thousands of books and magazines are stored in three
Personal library of K.Havlicek Borovsky: reconstruction of the collection and its characteristics
The history of Havlicek library after his death
The fate of the personal library of Karel Havlicek Borovsky (1821-1856) was sad. Karel Havlicek Borovsky died soon after returning from Brixen, where he was exiled for his opinions by the Austrian police.
There are many information on the dissolution of this unique library complex, of
Personal library of Mikolas Ales: processing of the collection and its charateristics
Location of the library and its history after Mikolas Ales´ death
Personal library of Mikolas Ales (1852-1913) is stored at the depository of the Museum of Czech Literature (in the so-called "woodhouse" Hvezda at Prague-Bila Hora). It has been placed there for several decades and its history is linked with the history of a special part