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Music manuscripts from collections of University of Wrocław and City Library of Wroclaw (gathered till 1945) – project of merging information about dispersed collections on RISM catalogs’ level

Project is planned to be completed in years 2007-2009. It will be executed by employees of Wroclaw University Library, University of Warsaw Library and representative of Institute of Art of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. The aim of that project on the field of RISM A/II is:

  • creation of electronic catalog descriptions of possibly largest number of manuscript collections of Silesian origin (hold in Wroclaw University Library and University of Warsaw Library),
  • determination of so called dispersed manuscripts,
  • simultaneous research of origin and repertoire coordination.

On the field of research of liturgical-music sources, an aim of project is:

  • creation of database of liturgical-music sources from X till XVI century hold in collections of WUL,
  • on basis of mention above database, creation of register of liturgical-music sources hold in collections of WUL that will include basic codicological and musicological description,
  • identification and detailed description of liturgical-music sources from collections of former University of Wroclaw (mostly parts hold in WUL and UoWL).

During realization of that project, it is planned to process collections from:

  • 54 manuscripts with 480 scores from Piast's Library of Prince Jan Chrystian from Brzeg (Library of Grammar School in Brzeg)

  • 12 manuscripts with circa 600 scores from Bibliotheca Rudolphina collection

  • Stimmen – Sammlung Bohn and Partituren – Sammlung Bohn (96 items from z Music Collection Department of WUL)

  • collections from Wroclaw's music institutions (circa 400 manuscripts units)

  • liturgical-music collections from various departments of WUL

  • manuscript collection from „Sand Island” (830 vol.)

  • manuscript collection from St. Wincent Church (130 vol.)

  • manuscript collection from St. Maciej Church (100 vol.)

  • individual professors collections connected with Dominicans’ centers of Lower Silesia region (circa 210 vol.)

  • author's manuscripts collections (circa 375 vol.)

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