Katalog toruńskiego księgarza Samuela Janssona Möllera z 1738 roku w zbiorach Biblioteki Katedralnej w Gnieźnie
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2020
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W artykule zaprezentowana została oferta księgarska Samuela Janssona Möllera, księgarza działającego w Toruniu w pierwszej połowie XVIII wieku. Podstawą do jej przedstawienia był katalog księgarski z 1738 roku, znajdujący się w zbiorach Biblioteki Katedralnej w Gnieźnie. Jansson Möller związał się z Toruniem ok. 1725 roku, zatrudniając się w prężnie działającej księgarni Jana Chrystiana Laurera, po którego śmierci na prośbę wdowy prowadził ją dalej do ok. 1751 roku, kiedy zmarł. W katalogu zostało wykazanych prawie 1600 pozycji, z czego ponad połowa to książki wydane w XVII wieku, 35% pochodziło z pierwszych dekad XVIII stulecia, a pozostałe to druki XVI-wieczne, co dowodzi, że księgarz na równi z nowymi wydawnictwami handlował książką używaną. Pod wieloma względami analizowany katalog pokazywał, że Jansson działalnością nawiązywał do swego poprzednika i innego księgarza toruńskiego tego okresu, Jana Fryderyka Hauensteina. W katalogu ponad 20% książek stanowiły polonika, w tym sporo pozycji polskojęzycznych. Mimo że elity rządzące i intelektualne miasta to w tamtym czasie głównie protestanci, Jansson zwracał się ze swą ofertą także do katolików, co pokazuje, że społeczność katolicka musiała wykazywać zainteresowanie książkami w porównywalnym stopniu, co protestancka.
The article presents the book range of Samuel Jansson Möller, a bookseller operating in Toruń in the fi rst half of the 18th century. The basis for its presentation was a book catalogue from 1738, included in the collection of the Cathedral Library in Gniezno. Jansson Möller became involved with Toruń around 1725, when he took position in a thriving bookstore of Jan Christian Laurer, which, after his employer’s death and at the request of the widow, was run by Möller until his own death around 1751 The catalogue contains nearly 1600 items, more than half of which were published in the 17th century, 35% came from the fi rst decades of the 18th century and the rest were 16th century prints, which proves that the bookseller merchandised used books as well as new publications. In many respects, the analysed catalogue demonstrated that Jansson’s activity refl ected that of his predecessor and another Toruń bookseller of that period, Jan Fryderyk Hauenstein. Over 20% of the books in his catalogue were polonica, including many publications in Polish. Although the ruling and intellectual elites of the city at that time were mainly Protestants, Jansson also addressed his offer to Catholics, which shows that the Catholic community had to show interest in books to a comparable extent to the Protestant one.
The article presents the book range of Samuel Jansson Möller, a bookseller operating in Toruń in the fi rst half of the 18th century. The basis for its presentation was a book catalogue from 1738, included in the collection of the Cathedral Library in Gniezno. Jansson Möller became involved with Toruń around 1725, when he took position in a thriving bookstore of Jan Christian Laurer, which, after his employer’s death and at the request of the widow, was run by Möller until his own death around 1751 The catalogue contains nearly 1600 items, more than half of which were published in the 17th century, 35% came from the fi rst decades of the 18th century and the rest were 16th century prints, which proves that the bookseller merchandised used books as well as new publications. In many respects, the analysed catalogue demonstrated that Jansson’s activity refl ected that of his predecessor and another Toruń bookseller of that period, Jan Fryderyk Hauenstein. Over 20% of the books in his catalogue were polonica, including many publications in Polish. Although the ruling and intellectual elites of the city at that time were mainly Protestants, Jansson also addressed his offer to Catholics, which shows that the Catholic community had to show interest in books to a comparable extent to the Protestant one.
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Jansson Möller Samuel, księgarstwo, katalog księgarski, Toruń, XVIII w., Biblioteka Katedralna w Gnieźnie, Jansson Möller Samuel, bookselling, book catalogue, 18th century, Cathedral Library in Gniezno
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"Archiwa, Biblioteki I Muzea Kościelne" 2020, T. 113, s. 205-220