Catalogus der bibliothec des Freyrn Otto von Nostitz, after 1667
Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- Manuscript copy of the posthumously produced library catalogue of Czech lawyer and book collector Freiherr Otto II von Nostitz.
- Extent:
- 2 Linear Feet (11 volumes)
- Language:
- Materials are in Latin, German, Czech, and French.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Catalogus der bibliothec des Freyrn Otto von Nostitz, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Manuscript copy of the posthumously produced library catalogue of Freiherr Otto von Nostitz. It is comprised of 11 volumes. Includes reference to the Gutenberg Bible housed at the Huntington Library (call number: 92588). Several of the volumes contain the bookplate of Christoph Wenzel Graf von Nostitz.
- Biographical / historical:
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Freiherr Otto von Nostitz (1608-1664) was a Czech lawyer and book collector. He had a large library with approximately 5,000 volumes including Copernicus's manuscript of De Revolutionibus (now at the Jagiellonian Library, the library of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland) as well as the Gutenberg Bible purchased by Henry E. Huntington in 1911. He married Barbara Katharina Elisabeth von Wachtel und Panthenau, and they had one son, Christoph Wenzel Graf von Nostitz (1648-1712).
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Ludwig Rosenthal's Antiquariaat, June 1972.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Huntington Library staff in 1972. In February 2025, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Catalogus der bibliothec des Freyrn Otto von Nostitz, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191