NUK Manuscript Collection and Early Printed Collection
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1 Oct 2018
29 Oct 2018
The exhibition Plečnik on Brioni / Plečnik in Croatia, organised in cooperation with the Plečnik House and NUK Manuscript Collection, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Zagreb,
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15 May 2018
8 Jun 2018
The exhibition Plečnik on Brioni / Plečnik in Croatia, organised in cooperation with the Plečnik House and NUK Manuscript Collection, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Zagreb,
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24 Apr 2018
8 May 2018
The exhibition Plečnik on Brioni / Plečnik in Croatia, organised in cooperation with the Plečnik House and NUK Manuscript Collection, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Zagreb,
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18 Oct 2017
30 Nov 2017
The exhibition Plečnik on Brioni, organised in cooperation with Plečnik House and NUK Manuscript Collection, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Zagreb,
Collections
The collection of medieval manuscripts comprises 122 items, the most valuable among which are: Augustinus: De civitate Dei (1347), the finest illuminated Slovene medieval codex, and the Stična Manuscript (1428), a Slovene medieval texts of immense cultural importance. The Early Printed Collection consists of early examples of printed books and other rare prints, such as 16th century protestant books and rare copies of old Slovene texts. The collection also holds early modern manuscripts, private papers, autographs and manuscript legacies of renowned Slovene authors from classics like France Prešeren and Ivan Cankar to contemporary authors such as Vitomil Zupan and Janez Menart.
Accessibility
Information on the manuscript collection is available in the NUK manuscript card catalogue, the printed edition of the manuscript collection catalogue, or in the online NUK manuscript lists. Some of the national manuscript collection material is also available on DLib.si - Digital Library of Slovenia. The visit to the reading room is limited to the members of the National and University Library.