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National and University Library of Slovenia
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Faculty for Slovenian and International studies, Nova univerza

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University of Ljubljana

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Thematic Issue Editorial

Knjižnica: revija za področje bibliotekarstva in informacijske znanosti

Ines vodopivec Uvodnik Editorial UDK 02(497.4):050 Ljubljana v BiTiH-BiTi v Ljubljani je bil prvi... more Ines vodopivec Uvodnik Editorial UDK 02(497.4):050 Ljubljana v BiTiH-BiTi v Ljubljani je bil prvi Ljubljanski kongres digitalizacije kulturne dediščine, ki je potekal 16. maja 2012 v prostorih Ministrstva za izobraževanje, znanost, kulturo in šport na Maistrovi 10 v Ljubljani. Organizirala ga je Narodna in univerzitetna knjižnica (dalje NUK), in sicer kot predkonferenco sedmega mednarodnega posveta SEEDI (2012) s finančno podporo Mestne občine Ljubljana (MOL). 1 V slovenskem programskem odboru, ki je vodil pripravo kongresa, so sodelovale: dr. Alenka Kavčič-Čolić, predstojnica Enote za razvoj knjižničarstva, NUK; izr. prof. dr. Jedrt Vodopivec, vodja Centra za restavriranje in konserviranje arhivskega gradiva, Arhiv Republike Slovenije; dr. Bernarda Županek, kustosinja in muzejska svetovalka, Muzej in galerije mesta Ljubljane; mag. Adela Železnik, muzejska svetovalka, Moderna galerija; Mojca Šavnik, Enota za razvoj in upravljanje digitalne knjižnice, NUK; in avtorica tega uvodnika.

Historical outline of 16th century signets: including examples from the Franciscan monastery in Novo mesto

Knjižnica: revija za področje bibliotekarstva in informacijske znanosti

ABSTRACTThe library of the Franciscan Monastery in Novo mesto keeps 224 early prints from the 16t... more ABSTRACTThe library of the Franciscan Monastery in Novo mesto keeps 224 early prints from the 16th century in which 175 printers’ and publishers’ devices were recorded. These were printed between 1501 and 1600 in 88 printers’ workshops across Europe. Printers’ and publishers’ devices, also called signets, were used in the 16th century as trademarks of respective printers and publishers. Spiritual and cultural ideas of the 16th century and intellectual goals of their owners are reflected in the complex humanistic motifs of signets. Most of the 16th century signets can be compared to impresas; they include a symbolic image and a short motto in Latin. This text presents some of the main characteristics of signets registered in Slovenia, such as the meaning, design features and motifs, dating from the early development of print culture in Europe.

Knjižnica: revija za področje bibliotekarstva in informacijske znanosti

Branje in knjiga kot objekt pisnega in kulturnega izražanja spremljata človeka že stoletja. Danes... more Branje in knjiga kot objekt pisnega in kulturnega izražanja spremljata človeka že stoletja. Danes, ko se vedno bolj obračamo k drugim, predvsem digitalnim medijem, pa postajajo »stare« knjige in z njimi tudi bralne navade predmet preučevanja različnih znanstvenih strok tako po svetu kot tudi pri nas. V Narodni in univerzitetni knjižnici so v letih 2011 in 2012 potekala večerna predavanja v okviru cikla z naslovom Zgodovina knjige in bralna kultura na Slovenskem (od njenih začetkov do danes). Cikel je bil zasnovan kot inter-oziroma večdisciplinarni kolaž posebej izbranih tem, ki so obravnavale različna specifična področja: knjižnice in raznovrstne tipe gradiva, zgodovinske avtorje; knjižne vsebine in tematike; knjižno formo, produkcijo in založništvo; branje in bralne navade Slovencev; ter druge fenomene iz zgodovine medijev in pisne kulturne dediščine v obdobju od srednjega veka do danes. Oblikoval se je širši spekter dognanj, ki povezujejo in na novo oblikujejo dosedanja razmišljanja in raziskovanja, vezana na omenjena področja. Nastali so avtorski zapisi, znanstveni in strokovni prispevki, ki smo jih po recenzentskem postopku zbrali v tematski številki 55. letnika revije Knjižnica. Pri pripravi večernih predavanj in pričujoče tematske številke smo sodelovali z različnimi strokovnjaki in raziskovalci, ki delujejo v slovenskih ustanovah. Sodelovanje smo tako vzpostavili z Znanstvenoraziskovalnim centrom Slovenske akademije znanosti in umetnosti (v nadaljevanju ZRC SAZU), natančneje z Inštitutom za kulturno zgodovino, Inštitutom za slovensko literaturo in literarne vede in Geografskim inštitutom Antona Melika. Nekaj predavateljev je prišlo

Multidimensional Representations of Natural and Cultural Heritage in the DEDI Project

Knjižnica: revija za področje bibliotekarstva in informacijske znanosti

EXTENDED ABSTRACT:DEDI stands for the Digital Encyclopaedia of Natural and Cultural Heritage in S... more EXTENDED ABSTRACT:DEDI stands for the Digital Encyclopaedia of Natural and Cultural Heritage in Slovenia which was a result of two prototype research and development projects DEDI and DEDI II in the period between 2008 and 2010. The two projects were co-financed by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology and the European Regional Development Fund in the frame of research and development projects e-content and e-services. DEDI is the first attempt of multimediarich digital representation of Slovenian natural and cultural heritage on a common web site offering verifiable, qualitative and complex content to a wide range of general public. Digital content (text, video records, audio records, photographs) is enriched by 2-dimensional and/or 3-dimensional visualisation of geographical data or even by 4-dimensional models with time component. 4D models combine 3D models with the time dimension. Thus it is possible to simulate the past, the current and the future condition ...

Mastery of the Human Fabrica: Seeking Titian in Vesalius Anatomy

5th SGEM International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conferences on SOCIAL SCIENCES and ARTS SGEM2018, Ancience Science, 2018

The paper debates possible authorship of designs for printed illustrations in one of the most fam... more The paper debates possible authorship of designs for printed illustrations in one of the most famous anatomies issued during the Renaissance period – the work of Andreas Vesalius entitled De humani corporis fabrica libri septem pubished in 1543. The anatomy contains more than 250 illustrations, of which 22 are made on large folio plates; three of them depicting skeletons, others depicting human body structures. Many studies have analyzed possible masters who prepared designs for the illustrations in question. Among the most commonly mentioned are Tiziano Vecellio and artists active in his circle, like Jan Stephan van Calcar and Domenico Campagnola. Still, the question of authorship remains. For this reason a research was made to investigate the possibilities of Titian being the actual author of the large folio depictions. The purpose of the paper is to present the results of a comparative analysis between 22 full-page plates from the Fabrica to the known masterpieces of Titian. Results show some notable parallels between these depictions and Titian&#39;s painted works. Besides, the common paths and patrons of Titian and Vasalius in the time of the Fabrica publication are given. Furthermore, the paper also suggests cooperation of multiple artists working on the Fabrica, which was also common practice in similar examples of other large editions issued in this period.

Knjiga Kot Premična Kulturna Dediščina V Portalu Dedi: Umestitev Knjige V Digitalno Enciklopedijo Naravne in Kulturne Dediščine Na Slovenskem

The project entitled “Digital encyclopaedia of Slovenian natural and cultural heritage” (DEDI II)... more The project entitled “Digital encyclopaedia of Slovenian natural and cultural heritage” (DEDI II) has been evolved as a prototype research and development project (2009-2010). It represents the first attempt of multimedia-rich digital representation of Slovenian natural and cultural heritage by the means of interdisciplinary work of different cultural and educational institutions. Verifiable, qualitative and complex contentof four types of heritage is co-located on a common site (immovable, movable, vividand natural heritage) with the goal to promote the heritage and educate the general public, as well as to encourage the public to create tomorrow’s heritage. A new detailed thesaurus was constructed enabling the classification of different kinds of heritage. It merges the established and newly created taxonomies of each type of heritage.To ensure the quality of published contents, the professional Editorial Board hasbeen established. The National and University Library of Slovenia (...

NATAŠA GOLOB (ur.): MANU PROPRIA

Večrazsežnostni Prikazi Naravne in Kulturne Dediščine V Projektu Dedi

Knjižnica, 2012

EXTENDED ABSTRACT: DEDI stands for the Digital Encyclopaedia of Natural and Cultural Heritage in ... more EXTENDED ABSTRACT: DEDI stands for the Digital Encyclopaedia of Natural and Cultural Heritage in Slovenia which was a result of two prototype research and development projects DEDI and DEDI II in the period between 2008 and 2010. The two projects were co-financed by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology and the European Regional Development Fund in the frame of research and development projects e-content and e-services. DEDI is the first attempt of multimediarich digital representation of Slovenian natural and cultural heritage on a common web site offering verifiable, qualitative and complex content to a wide range of general public. Digital content (text, video records, audio records, photographs) is enriched by 2-dimensional and/or 3-dimensional visualisation of geographical data or even by 4-dimensional models with time component. 4D models combine 3D models with the time dimension. Thus it is possible to simulate the past, the current and the future condition...

Optical Character Recognition of Historical Texts: End-User Focused Research for Slovenian Books and Newspapers from the 18TH and 19TH Century

Abstract: This paper presents research aimed at achieving better OCR quality in large scale digit... more Abstract: This paper presents research aimed at achieving better OCR quality in large scale digitisation of newspapers and books, and opening possibilities of full-text search of digitised old Slovenian printed texts, which should enable digital library end-users to gain better transcriptions of digitised contents. The paper describes on-going work undertaken by the National and University Library of Slovenia and the Jožef Stefan Institute in the framework of the EU research project IMPACT – Improving access to text – to develop high-quality datasets, in particular ground-truth transcriptions (a clean corpus) and a lexicon of historical Slovene.

Odsev Razvoja Bibliotekarske in Informacijske Znanosti Na Objave Revije Knjižnica V Obdobju 2012–2015

The journal Knjižnica (Library) is the most important medium of scientific and professional commu... more The journal Knjižnica (Library) is the most important medium of scientific and professional communication in library and information science in Slovenia. As it is the only scientific journal in the field, it also reflects the evolving of library science in the country. The article focuses on the editorial board policy in the period of 2012 - 2015 in the context of prior research and bibliometric analyses of articles published in the journal. Statistical data and overviews outlining core themes and changes in professional and scientific publishing are given followed by a survey of most frequent themes in the last five years, resulting from development trends in the field. The recent development of information and communication technology led to new directions in library science, it caused significant changes in the profession and developed new tools and services. Consequently, the changes in the profession were reflected in the journal content and format. The findings on the state an...

Book as movable cultural heritage on the DEDI portal: the place of the book in the Digital encyclopaedia of Slo

ABSTRACTThe project entitled “Digital encyclopaedia of Slovenian natural and cultural heritage” (... more ABSTRACTThe project entitled “Digital encyclopaedia of Slovenian natural and cultural heritage” (DEDI II) has been evolved as a prototype research and development project (2009-2010). It represents the first attempt of multimedia-rich digital representation of Slovenian natural and cultural heritage by the means of interdisciplinary work of different cultural and educational institutions. Verifiable, qualitative and complex contentof four types of heritage is co-located on a common site (immovable, movable, vividand natural heritage) with the goal to promote the heritage and educate the general public, as well as to encourage the public to create tomorrow’s heritage. A new detailed thesaurus was constructed enabling the classification of different kinds of heritage. It merges the established and newly created taxonomies of each type of heritage.To ensure the quality of published contents, the professional Editorial Board hasbeen established. The National and University Library of Sl...

Optical Character Recognition of Historical Texts: End-User Focused Research for Slovenian Books and Newspapers from the 18TH and 19TH Century

This paper presents research aimed at achieving better OCR quality in large scale digitisation of... more This paper presents research aimed at achieving better OCR quality in large scale digitisation of newspapers and books, and opening possibilities of full-text search of digitised old Slovenian printed texts, which should enable digital library end-users to gain better transcriptions of digitised contents. The paper de- scribes on-going work undertaken by the National and University Library of Slovenia and the Joef Stefan Insti- tute in the framework of the EU research project IMPACT - Improving access to text - to develop high-quality datasets, in particular ground-truth transcriptions (a clean corpus) and a lexicon of historical Slovene.

Signeti 16. Stoletja: Zgodovinski Oris Ob Gradivu Iz Frančiškanskega Samostana V Novem Mestu

The library of the Franciscan Monastery in Novo mesto keeps 224 early prints from the 16th centur... more The library of the Franciscan Monastery in Novo mesto keeps 224 early prints from the 16th century in which 175 printers’ and publishers’ devices were recorded. These were printed between 1501 and 1600 in 88 printers’ workshops across Europe. Printers’ and publishers’ devices, also called signets, were used in the 16th century as trademarks of respective printers and publishers. Spiritual and cultural ideas of the 16th century and intellectual goals of their owners are reflected in the complex humanistic motifs of signets. Most of the 16th century signets can be compared to impresas; they include a symbolic image and a short motto in Latin. This text presents some of the main characteristics of signets registered in Slovenia, such as the meaning, design features and motifs, dating from the early development of print culture in Europe.

Role of National and University Library of Slovenia in a multinational research project (IMPACT): a case study

In this paper, the participation and the role of individual libraries as partners in a consortium... more In this paper, the participation and the role of individual libraries as partners in a consortium research project on digitization issues are analyzed, following the example of the National and University Library of Slovenia (NUK) as a partner in the ongoing project IMPACT - Improving Access to Text. IMPACT is funded under the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Commission (FP7) aimed at improving automated text recognition of digitized materials from different European digital collections. For achieving the project’s objectives, a consortium of partners from different European libraries, information technology and software engineering centres and linguistic institutes was established. The consortium’s work is based on interdisciplinary collaboration in which libraries (like NUK) play an important role as demonstrators of tools developed within the project, and representatives of end-users needs and demands as well.

Knyga Kaip Meno Objektas XVI A. Europoje (Remiantis Slovėnijos Bibliotekų Leidiniais)

Knygotyra

Straipsnyje Slovėnijos nacionalinėje ir universiteto bibliotekoje saugomi XVI a. leidiniai prista... more Straipsnyje Slovėnijos nacionalinėje ir universiteto bibliotekoje saugomi XVI a. leidiniai pristatomi kaip meno objektai dviejų pagrindinių filosofijos srovių šviesoje. Bibliotekoje saugoma apie 3000 XVI a. leidinių. Jie atkeliavo iš skirtingų Europos šalių: Šveicarijos, Prancūzijos, Nyderlandų, Austrijos, Vokietijos žemių, Anglijos, Čekijos ir Italijos. Tik šeši iš jų išspausdinti dabartinės Slovėnijos teritorijoje.Nors spaudos pramonė XVI a. nebuvo itin išplėtota, knygų teminė aprėptis ir įvairovė rodo, kad šiame regione jau tuo metu skaitymo kultūra buvo aukšta. Skaitančioji visuomenė atliko svarbų vaidmenį: kėlė reikalavimus spaudos produkcijai ir taip reguliavo prekybos rezultatus (įsigydama spaudos produkcijos arba ne). XVI a. spausdintą produkciją galima skirstyti į dvi rūšis pagal tikslą arba pagal jos potencialius pirkėjus. Spaudiniai buvo kuriami rinktinei aristokratijai (geriausios kokybės) arba plačiajai auditorijai. Juos taip pat galima skirstyti į dvi grupes pagal skai...

The Role of the National and University Library of Slovenia in a Multinational Research Project (IMPACT): a Case Study

LIBER Quarterly

Signeti 16. Stoletja: Zgodovinski Oris Ob Gradivu Iz Franci�kanskega Samostana V Novem Mestu

... e v prvih letih 16. stoletja je Erazem Rotterdamski poudarjal pomen signeta svojega prijatel... more

BOOK AS AN ART OBJECT IN 16th CENTURY EUROPE: ON THE BASIS OF 16TH CENTURY BOOKS IN SLOVENIAN LIBRARIES

... given by Golob [18; 19]; Gspan and Badalić made a catalogue of Slovenian incunabula [20]; Vig... more

Knyga Kaip Meno Objektas XVI A. Europoje (Remiantis Slovėnijos Bibliotekų Leidiniais)

Knygotyra, 2010

In the 16 th century, printed book becomes a unique designed art work. There is almost no distinc... more In the 16 th century, printed book becomes a unique designed art work. There is almost no distinction of printed elements in books from the beginning of the 16 th century and ones printed in the incunabula period as the thinking about book production was still under the influence of the manuscript tradition. But throughout the 16 th century and especially at the end of it, the basic thinking about books changed. The modified role of books in High Renaissance and Mannerism could be seen as a consequence of social and technical changes in society on the one hand and as a reason for the newly born and formatting reading culture on the other. Mass production was at that point primarily introduced to the Western World. In spite of all transformation that our society has been gone through in these past five centuries, some of the basic elements of printed books, which were acknowledged already in the period under study, are still used not only in printed media, but also in other accompanying production. There was a research made on books printed till 1600. Inserted graphic works which are all illustrations, secondary decoration and initials, were analyzed. All books embraced by the research are kept in two Slovenian libraries. However, as Slovenia had almost no printing production of its own in the 16 th century, the picture we get from the research can be regarded as an overview of printing production in Renaissance Europe.

Astrological personifications in two printed examples of early 16th century “Practicas”

Il SoleLuna presso gli slavi meridionali, 2017

Practica is a loanword and usually stands for an illustrated book of a smaller format (octavo) in... more Practica is a loanword and usually stands for an illustrated book of a smaller format (octavo) in which calendar information and weather forecasts for every day in a year are recorded. In Slovene language, the word pratika is known from the 16 th century and was taken from the old German word Praktik or from the Italian word pratica. The Latin word practica was borrowed from the Greek word πρακτικη as prāktikē, prāktikós, which signified somebody skilful and practical. In the 16 th centurypracticas usually contained useful advice on domestic chores, medical treatment and similar, as an addition to the calendar and weather forecasts in proverbs. National and University Library of Slovenia (NUK) holds among 2,958 other 16 th century prints also two rare examples of early 16 th century practicas, which contain astrological personifications prepared by anonymous masters. Practicas are of German provenance, probably printed in one of the Strasbourg workshops. The earliest text prepared for the year 1508 by Johannes Hugo bears personifications of the Moon and Mars; whereas the second practica for the year 1509 by Johannes Adelphus Mülingis decorated with the personifications of Jupiter and the Sun. The purpose of this article is to discuss both practicas' titlepage illustrations and possible masters who prepared four woodcuts. Iconographical origin, use and interpretation of the printed practicas' motif pairs will be presented. Besides, a short notice on the existence and background of the German practicas in Slovene cultural area will be given in the context of its early development.

Thematic Issue Editorial

Knjižnica: revija za področje bibliotekarstva in informacijske znanosti

Ines vodopivec Uvodnik Editorial UDK 02(497.4):050 Ljubljana v BiTiH-BiTi v Ljubljani je bil prvi... more Ines vodopivec Uvodnik Editorial UDK 02(497.4):050 Ljubljana v BiTiH-BiTi v Ljubljani je bil prvi Ljubljanski kongres digitalizacije kulturne dediščine, ki je potekal 16. maja 2012 v prostorih Ministrstva za izobraževanje, znanost, kulturo in šport na Maistrovi 10 v Ljubljani. Organizirala ga je Narodna in univerzitetna knjižnica (dalje NUK), in sicer kot predkonferenco sedmega mednarodnega posveta SEEDI (2012) s finančno podporo Mestne občine Ljubljana (MOL). 1 V slovenskem programskem odboru, ki je vodil pripravo kongresa, so sodelovale: dr. Alenka Kavčič-Čolić, predstojnica Enote za razvoj knjižničarstva, NUK; izr. prof. dr. Jedrt Vodopivec, vodja Centra za restavriranje in konserviranje arhivskega gradiva, Arhiv Republike Slovenije; dr. Bernarda Županek, kustosinja in muzejska svetovalka, Muzej in galerije mesta Ljubljane; mag. Adela Železnik, muzejska svetovalka, Moderna galerija; Mojca Šavnik, Enota za razvoj in upravljanje digitalne knjižnice, NUK; in avtorica tega uvodnika.

Historical outline of 16th century signets: including examples from the Franciscan monastery in Novo mesto

Knjižnica: revija za področje bibliotekarstva in informacijske znanosti

ABSTRACTThe library of the Franciscan Monastery in Novo mesto keeps 224 early prints from the 16t... more ABSTRACTThe library of the Franciscan Monastery in Novo mesto keeps 224 early prints from the 16th century in which 175 printers’ and publishers’ devices were recorded. These were printed between 1501 and 1600 in 88 printers’ workshops across Europe. Printers’ and publishers’ devices, also called signets, were used in the 16th century as trademarks of respective printers and publishers. Spiritual and cultural ideas of the 16th century and intellectual goals of their owners are reflected in the complex humanistic motifs of signets. Most of the 16th century signets can be compared to impresas; they include a symbolic image and a short motto in Latin. This text presents some of the main characteristics of signets registered in Slovenia, such as the meaning, design features and motifs, dating from the early development of print culture in Europe.

Knjižnica: revija za področje bibliotekarstva in informacijske znanosti

Branje in knjiga kot objekt pisnega in kulturnega izražanja spremljata človeka že stoletja. Danes... more Branje in knjiga kot objekt pisnega in kulturnega izražanja spremljata človeka že stoletja. Danes, ko se vedno bolj obračamo k drugim, predvsem digitalnim medijem, pa postajajo »stare« knjige in z njimi tudi bralne navade predmet preučevanja različnih znanstvenih strok tako po svetu kot tudi pri nas. V Narodni in univerzitetni knjižnici so v letih 2011 in 2012 potekala večerna predavanja v okviru cikla z naslovom Zgodovina knjige in bralna kultura na Slovenskem (od njenih začetkov do danes). Cikel je bil zasnovan kot inter-oziroma večdisciplinarni kolaž posebej izbranih tem, ki so obravnavale različna specifična področja: knjižnice in raznovrstne tipe gradiva, zgodovinske avtorje; knjižne vsebine in tematike; knjižno formo, produkcijo in založništvo; branje in bralne navade Slovencev; ter druge fenomene iz zgodovine medijev in pisne kulturne dediščine v obdobju od srednjega veka do danes. Oblikoval se je širši spekter dognanj, ki povezujejo in na novo oblikujejo dosedanja razmišljanja in raziskovanja, vezana na omenjena področja. Nastali so avtorski zapisi, znanstveni in strokovni prispevki, ki smo jih po recenzentskem postopku zbrali v tematski številki 55. letnika revije Knjižnica. Pri pripravi večernih predavanj in pričujoče tematske številke smo sodelovali z različnimi strokovnjaki in raziskovalci, ki delujejo v slovenskih ustanovah. Sodelovanje smo tako vzpostavili z Znanstvenoraziskovalnim centrom Slovenske akademije znanosti in umetnosti (v nadaljevanju ZRC SAZU), natančneje z Inštitutom za kulturno zgodovino, Inštitutom za slovensko literaturo in literarne vede in Geografskim inštitutom Antona Melika. Nekaj predavateljev je prišlo

Multidimensional Representations of Natural and Cultural Heritage in the DEDI Project

Knjižnica: revija za področje bibliotekarstva in informacijske znanosti

EXTENDED ABSTRACT:DEDI stands for the Digital Encyclopaedia of Natural and Cultural Heritage in S... more EXTENDED ABSTRACT:DEDI stands for the Digital Encyclopaedia of Natural and Cultural Heritage in Slovenia which was a result of two prototype research and development projects DEDI and DEDI II in the period between 2008 and 2010. The two projects were co-financed by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology and the European Regional Development Fund in the frame of research and development projects e-content and e-services. DEDI is the first attempt of multimediarich digital representation of Slovenian natural and cultural heritage on a common web site offering verifiable, qualitative and complex content to a wide range of general public. Digital content (text, video records, audio records, photographs) is enriched by 2-dimensional and/or 3-dimensional visualisation of geographical data or even by 4-dimensional models with time component. 4D models combine 3D models with the time dimension. Thus it is possible to simulate the past, the current and the future condition ...

Mastery of the Human Fabrica: Seeking Titian in Vesalius Anatomy

5th SGEM International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conferences on SOCIAL SCIENCES and ARTS SGEM2018, Ancience Science, 2018

The paper debates possible authorship of designs for printed illustrations in one of the most fam... more The paper debates possible authorship of designs for printed illustrations in one of the most famous anatomies issued during the Renaissance period – the work of Andreas Vesalius entitled De humani corporis fabrica libri septem pubished in 1543. The anatomy contains more than 250 illustrations, of which 22 are made on large folio plates; three of them depicting skeletons, others depicting human body structures. Many studies have analyzed possible masters who prepared designs for the illustrations in question. Among the most commonly mentioned are Tiziano Vecellio and artists active in his circle, like Jan Stephan van Calcar and Domenico Campagnola. Still, the question of authorship remains. For this reason a research was made to investigate the possibilities of Titian being the actual author of the large folio depictions. The purpose of the paper is to present the results of a comparative analysis between 22 full-page plates from the Fabrica to the known masterpieces of Titian. Results show some notable parallels between these depictions and Titian&#39;s painted works. Besides, the common paths and patrons of Titian and Vasalius in the time of the Fabrica publication are given. Furthermore, the paper also suggests cooperation of multiple artists working on the Fabrica, which was also common practice in similar examples of other large editions issued in this period.

Knjiga Kot Premična Kulturna Dediščina V Portalu Dedi: Umestitev Knjige V Digitalno Enciklopedijo Naravne in Kulturne Dediščine Na Slovenskem

The project entitled “Digital encyclopaedia of Slovenian natural and cultural heritage” (DEDI II)... more The project entitled “Digital encyclopaedia of Slovenian natural and cultural heritage” (DEDI II) has been evolved as a prototype research and development project (2009-2010). It represents the first attempt of multimedia-rich digital representation of Slovenian natural and cultural heritage by the means of interdisciplinary work of different cultural and educational institutions. Verifiable, qualitative and complex contentof four types of heritage is co-located on a common site (immovable, movable, vividand natural heritage) with the goal to promote the heritage and educate the general public, as well as to encourage the public to create tomorrow’s heritage. A new detailed thesaurus was constructed enabling the classification of different kinds of heritage. It merges the established and newly created taxonomies of each type of heritage.To ensure the quality of published contents, the professional Editorial Board hasbeen established. The National and University Library of Slovenia (...

NATAŠA GOLOB (ur.): MANU PROPRIA

Večrazsežnostni Prikazi Naravne in Kulturne Dediščine V Projektu Dedi

Knjižnica, 2012

EXTENDED ABSTRACT: DEDI stands for the Digital Encyclopaedia of Natural and Cultural Heritage in ... more EXTENDED ABSTRACT: DEDI stands for the Digital Encyclopaedia of Natural and Cultural Heritage in Slovenia which was a result of two prototype research and development projects DEDI and DEDI II in the period between 2008 and 2010. The two projects were co-financed by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology and the European Regional Development Fund in the frame of research and development projects e-content and e-services. DEDI is the first attempt of multimediarich digital representation of Slovenian natural and cultural heritage on a common web site offering verifiable, qualitative and complex content to a wide range of general public. Digital content (text, video records, audio records, photographs) is enriched by 2-dimensional and/or 3-dimensional visualisation of geographical data or even by 4-dimensional models with time component. 4D models combine 3D models with the time dimension. Thus it is possible to simulate the past, the current and the future condition...

Optical Character Recognition of Historical Texts: End-User Focused Research for Slovenian Books and Newspapers from the 18TH and 19TH Century

Abstract: This paper presents research aimed at achieving better OCR quality in large scale digit... more Abstract: This paper presents research aimed at achieving better OCR quality in large scale digitisation of newspapers and books, and opening possibilities of full-text search of digitised old Slovenian printed texts, which should enable digital library end-users to gain better transcriptions of digitised contents. The paper describes on-going work undertaken by the National and University Library of Slovenia and the Jožef Stefan Institute in the framework of the EU research project IMPACT – Improving access to text – to develop high-quality datasets, in particular ground-truth transcriptions (a clean corpus) and a lexicon of historical Slovene.

Odsev Razvoja Bibliotekarske in Informacijske Znanosti Na Objave Revije Knjižnica V Obdobju 2012–2015

The journal Knjižnica (Library) is the most important medium of scientific and professional commu... more The journal Knjižnica (Library) is the most important medium of scientific and professional communication in library and information science in Slovenia. As it is the only scientific journal in the field, it also reflects the evolving of library science in the country. The article focuses on the editorial board policy in the period of 2012 - 2015 in the context of prior research and bibliometric analyses of articles published in the journal. Statistical data and overviews outlining core themes and changes in professional and scientific publishing are given followed by a survey of most frequent themes in the last five years, resulting from development trends in the field. The recent development of information and communication technology led to new directions in library science, it caused significant changes in the profession and developed new tools and services. Consequently, the changes in the profession were reflected in the journal content and format. The findings on the state an...

Book as movable cultural heritage on the DEDI portal: the place of the book in the Digital encyclopaedia of Slo

ABSTRACTThe project entitled “Digital encyclopaedia of Slovenian natural and cultural heritage” (... more ABSTRACTThe project entitled “Digital encyclopaedia of Slovenian natural and cultural heritage” (DEDI II) has been evolved as a prototype research and development project (2009-2010). It represents the first attempt of multimedia-rich digital representation of Slovenian natural and cultural heritage by the means of interdisciplinary work of different cultural and educational institutions. Verifiable, qualitative and complex contentof four types of heritage is co-located on a common site (immovable, movable, vividand natural heritage) with the goal to promote the heritage and educate the general public, as well as to encourage the public to create tomorrow’s heritage. A new detailed thesaurus was constructed enabling the classification of different kinds of heritage. It merges the established and newly created taxonomies of each type of heritage.To ensure the quality of published contents, the professional Editorial Board hasbeen established. The National and University Library of Sl...

Optical Character Recognition of Historical Texts: End-User Focused Research for Slovenian Books and Newspapers from the 18TH and 19TH Century

This paper presents research aimed at achieving better OCR quality in large scale digitisation of... more This paper presents research aimed at achieving better OCR quality in large scale digitisation of newspapers and books, and opening possibilities of full-text search of digitised old Slovenian printed texts, which should enable digital library end-users to gain better transcriptions of digitised contents. The paper de- scribes on-going work undertaken by the National and University Library of Slovenia and the Joef Stefan Insti- tute in the framework of the EU research project IMPACT - Improving access to text - to develop high-quality datasets, in particular ground-truth transcriptions (a clean corpus) and a lexicon of historical Slovene.

Signeti 16. Stoletja: Zgodovinski Oris Ob Gradivu Iz Frančiškanskega Samostana V Novem Mestu

The library of the Franciscan Monastery in Novo mesto keeps 224 early prints from the 16th centur... more The library of the Franciscan Monastery in Novo mesto keeps 224 early prints from the 16th century in which 175 printers’ and publishers’ devices were recorded. These were printed between 1501 and 1600 in 88 printers’ workshops across Europe. Printers’ and publishers’ devices, also called signets, were used in the 16th century as trademarks of respective printers and publishers. Spiritual and cultural ideas of the 16th century and intellectual goals of their owners are reflected in the complex humanistic motifs of signets. Most of the 16th century signets can be compared to impresas; they include a symbolic image and a short motto in Latin. This text presents some of the main characteristics of signets registered in Slovenia, such as the meaning, design features and motifs, dating from the early development of print culture in Europe.

Role of National and University Library of Slovenia in a multinational research project (IMPACT): a case study

In this paper, the participation and the role of individual libraries as partners in a consortium... more In this paper, the participation and the role of individual libraries as partners in a consortium research project on digitization issues are analyzed, following the example of the National and University Library of Slovenia (NUK) as a partner in the ongoing project IMPACT - Improving Access to Text. IMPACT is funded under the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Commission (FP7) aimed at improving automated text recognition of digitized materials from different European digital collections. For achieving the project’s objectives, a consortium of partners from different European libraries, information technology and software engineering centres and linguistic institutes was established. The consortium’s work is based on interdisciplinary collaboration in which libraries (like NUK) play an important role as demonstrators of tools developed within the project, and representatives of end-users needs and demands as well.

Knyga Kaip Meno Objektas XVI A. Europoje (Remiantis Slovėnijos Bibliotekų Leidiniais)

Knygotyra

Straipsnyje Slovėnijos nacionalinėje ir universiteto bibliotekoje saugomi XVI a. leidiniai prista... more Straipsnyje Slovėnijos nacionalinėje ir universiteto bibliotekoje saugomi XVI a. leidiniai pristatomi kaip meno objektai dviejų pagrindinių filosofijos srovių šviesoje. Bibliotekoje saugoma apie 3000 XVI a. leidinių. Jie atkeliavo iš skirtingų Europos šalių: Šveicarijos, Prancūzijos, Nyderlandų, Austrijos, Vokietijos žemių, Anglijos, Čekijos ir Italijos. Tik šeši iš jų išspausdinti dabartinės Slovėnijos teritorijoje.Nors spaudos pramonė XVI a. nebuvo itin išplėtota, knygų teminė aprėptis ir įvairovė rodo, kad šiame regione jau tuo metu skaitymo kultūra buvo aukšta. Skaitančioji visuomenė atliko svarbų vaidmenį: kėlė reikalavimus spaudos produkcijai ir taip reguliavo prekybos rezultatus (įsigydama spaudos produkcijos arba ne). XVI a. spausdintą produkciją galima skirstyti į dvi rūšis pagal tikslą arba pagal jos potencialius pirkėjus. Spaudiniai buvo kuriami rinktinei aristokratijai (geriausios kokybės) arba plačiajai auditorijai. Juos taip pat galima skirstyti į dvi grupes pagal skai...

The Role of the National and University Library of Slovenia in a Multinational Research Project (IMPACT): a Case Study

LIBER Quarterly

Signeti 16. Stoletja: Zgodovinski Oris Ob Gradivu Iz Franci�kanskega Samostana V Novem Mestu

... e v prvih letih 16. stoletja je Erazem Rotterdamski poudarjal pomen signeta svojega prijatel... more

BOOK AS AN ART OBJECT IN 16th CENTURY EUROPE: ON THE BASIS OF 16TH CENTURY BOOKS IN SLOVENIAN LIBRARIES

... given by Golob [18; 19]; Gspan and Badalić made a catalogue of Slovenian incunabula [20]; Vig... more

Knyga Kaip Meno Objektas XVI A. Europoje (Remiantis Slovėnijos Bibliotekų Leidiniais)

Knygotyra, 2010

In the 16 th century, printed book becomes a unique designed art work. There is almost no distinc... more In the 16 th century, printed book becomes a unique designed art work. There is almost no distinction of printed elements in books from the beginning of the 16 th century and ones printed in the incunabula period as the thinking about book production was still under the influence of the manuscript tradition. But throughout the 16 th century and especially at the end of it, the basic thinking about books changed. The modified role of books in High Renaissance and Mannerism could be seen as a consequence of social and technical changes in society on the one hand and as a reason for the newly born and formatting reading culture on the other. Mass production was at that point primarily introduced to the Western World. In spite of all transformation that our society has been gone through in these past five centuries, some of the basic elements of printed books, which were acknowledged already in the period under study, are still used not only in printed media, but also in other accompanying production. There was a research made on books printed till 1600. Inserted graphic works which are all illustrations, secondary decoration and initials, were analyzed. All books embraced by the research are kept in two Slovenian libraries. However, as Slovenia had almost no printing production of its own in the 16 th century, the picture we get from the research can be regarded as an overview of printing production in Renaissance Europe.

Astrological personifications in two printed examples of early 16th century “Practicas”

Il SoleLuna presso gli slavi meridionali, 2017

Practica is a loanword and usually stands for an illustrated book of a smaller format (octavo) in... more Practica is a loanword and usually stands for an illustrated book of a smaller format (octavo) in which calendar information and weather forecasts for every day in a year are recorded. In Slovene language, the word pratika is known from the 16 th century and was taken from the old German word Praktik or from the Italian word pratica. The Latin word practica was borrowed from the Greek word πρακτικη as prāktikē, prāktikós, which signified somebody skilful and practical. In the 16 th centurypracticas usually contained useful advice on domestic chores, medical treatment and similar, as an addition to the calendar and weather forecasts in proverbs. National and University Library of Slovenia (NUK) holds among 2,958 other 16 th century prints also two rare examples of early 16 th century practicas, which contain astrological personifications prepared by anonymous masters. Practicas are of German provenance, probably printed in one of the Strasbourg workshops. The earliest text prepared for the year 1508 by Johannes Hugo bears personifications of the Moon and Mars; whereas the second practica for the year 1509 by Johannes Adelphus Mülingis decorated with the personifications of Jupiter and the Sun. The purpose of this article is to discuss both practicas' titlepage illustrations and possible masters who prepared four woodcuts. Iconographical origin, use and interpretation of the printed practicas' motif pairs will be presented. Besides, a short notice on the existence and background of the German practicas in Slovene cultural area will be given in the context of its early development.