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BosNet Digest V5 #13 / Jan. 8, 1996
CONTENTS
[01] THE GAZI HUSREVBEG LIBRARY
[01] THE GAZI HUSREVBEG LIBRARY
which is the oldest library in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was
founded in 1537 by Gazi Husrevbeg, the Turkish governor
of Bosnia. The Library contains about 50,000 volumes,
25,000 are books written in European languages,
10,000 are printed oriental books, and about ten thousand are
manuscripts. These manuscripts deal with various domains of science
and Arabic, Turkish, and Persian literatures. Among them
there is a large number of manuscripts written by Bosnian
writers who wrote in Oriental languages. The Library also
possesses about 80 sidzils (court records) dating from the
the 16th to the 19th century, and about 4,000 historical
documents, and 400 waqfnamas. In addition, the Library includes
complete annual of periodicals and weeklies, rich collection
of photographs etc. Thus, the Library has a great importance
in regard to cultural history of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Library publishes the catalogues of its manuscripts and the
annual Anali. Three volumes of the Catalogue were published
until now. Another three volumes are prepared for printing
too, but lack of financial support delayed their publishing.
The latest book of the journal ' Anali Gazihusrevbegove
biblioteke' (vols. XIV and XV) was published in 1990.
At the beginning of the war (Spring 1992) all book collections
were transferred from the Library to various safe places.
Thus this Library saved its entire bookstock.
The Gazi Husrevbeg Library needs your help
in various aspects:
- Financial support regarding the publication of already
prepared catalogue of Arabic, Turkish and Persian manuscripts.
- Apparatus for microfilming of manuscripts.
- Personal computers.
- Equipment for conservation of manuscripts from damages.
- Experts in classification of books and manuscripts
(in particular books dealing with Islamic themes) as well as
experts in various fields of library science (computerizing of
material etc.)
Any of above mentionned help would be welcomed for our Library.
Sarajevo, November 16, 1995 Azra KADIC, Librarian
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