National Library in Warsaw

History

Historical relevance and edifices

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  Załuski Library, 1752
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  Palace of the Republic, constructed between 1677-1683
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  Krasiński Library, constructed between 1912–1914
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  The NLW edifice, constructed between 1977-1986

Wartime losses

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  Evangeliarium, 11th century
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  Meuse School Bible, 12th century
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  Works of Macrobius, ca. 1470
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  Chopin's Diary, 1829-1839

Collections

Manuscripts

Western European tradition

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  Tyniec Sacramentary, Germany
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  Wilanów Psalter, France
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  Florian's Psalter, Poland
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  Golden Legend, Italy

Eastern and non-European tradition

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  Codex Suprasliensis, Bulgaria
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  Skevra Evangeliary, Armenia
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  Evangelia tetr, Moldova
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  Genealogy, Turkey

Old printed books

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  Expositio symboli, ca. 1470
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  La Sforziada, 1490
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  Yalkut Hadash, 1648
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  Selectarum Stirpium, 1780

Engravings

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  Death, Master of the Aachen Madonna
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  Prince Vladislaus Vasa of Poland, Paulus Pontius
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  Decoration in the Raphael Loggias, Giovanni Volpato
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  Scale-armour of John III Sobieski, Franciszek Szymański

Drawings and photographs

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  Design of the Hermitage, Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli
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  Swearing-in of the 3rd May Constitution, Piotr Norblin
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  Józef Śmiechowski, Walery Rzewuski
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  Eliza Orzeszkowa, Unknown

Cartographic collection

Ptolemy's Cosmographia

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  Map of the world
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  Iberian Peninsula
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  British Isles
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  South-East Asia