This study is devoted to the library that Osman Pazvantoğlu (1758-1807) founded in the town of Vidin (Nord-West Bulgaria) in the very beginning of the 19th century. Our attention is focused on the original catalogue of the library, preserved in the St. St. Cyril and Methodius National Library. The foundation of the library was his father's personal library and the donations of 115 other people. In 1848—1849, the Vidin Vakuf Library was established, which became a public city library that met the reading needs of the local Muslim population. The institution remains in people's minds as the library of Osman Pazvantoğlu.

Съдържание

Part 1. The library and its catalogue

Chapter 1. Osman Pazvantoğlu (1758-1807) - the founder

1. A look at the political situation in the Ottoman Empire from the middle of the 18th - beginning of the 19th century and the reforms of Sultan Selin III

2. Biographical data about Osman Pazvantoğlu and his family

3. Osman Pazvantoğlu - rebel activity in the country

4. Actions and contacts in foreign policy

5. Construction and charity (waqf) activities in Vidin

Chapter 2. The catalogue of the library of Osman Pazvantoğlu (S 52A)

1. To the history of cataloging in the Ottoman Empire

2. Physical characteristics and structure of the catalogue of Vidin library

3. Main elements in the description of the books in the catalogue

4. The catalogue of the Vidin library preserved in the National Library of Austria

Chapter 3. Thematic scope of the literature preserved in Osman Pazvantoğlu's library

1. Religious sciences

2. Philosophy, logic, dispute

3. Philological sciences

4. History and Geography

5. Biography and Lives

6. Medicine

7. Astronomy

Part 2. The catalogue of the library - transcribed and translated

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