The Slavonic Library
Books in the Slavonic Library published prior to 1917
Collection materials in format
Analogue
Digitised
On microfiche
On microfilm
Books published prior to 1917 in the Slavonic Library have been primarily received as deposit copies printed in the Russian Empire.
Collection links
Kansalliskirjaston hakupalvelu (opens a new tab) Finna.fi - Suomen kulttuurin ja tieteen aineistojen hakupalvelu (opens a new tab) Aiheenmukainen kortisto: ennen vuotta 1917 ilmestyneet (opens a new tab) Aiheenmukainen kortisto: folklore ja kirjallisuuden tutkimus (opens a new tab) Aiheenmukainen kortisto: Polonica (opens a new tab) Rariteetit. Planssit. Vanha Polonica (opens a new tab)Collection description
Books published prior to 1917 in the Slavonic Library have been primarily received as deposit copies printed in the Russian Empire. The book collection covers all genres, including fiction. It also contains reference books, bibliographies and dictionaries. Likewise, picture albums, atlases, ephemera or pamphlets, programmes, fliers and booklets are a part of the collection.
Collection languages
Material type
Books
Ephemera
online materials
Accrual status
Cumulative
Temporal coverage of the collection
modern age (turn of the 18th and 19th century to the 20th century) modern times (1900-)Main collection
The Slavonic LibraryParent collection
Books in the Slavonic LibraryRestrictions of use
Only for Special Collections Reading Room Only for reading rooms In the open collection Kept in closed stack collection, use requires ordering the publication In the reference collection As a microfilm on reading stationsCollection themes
Keywords
Cataloguing principles
The description retains the character set and orthography of the publication whenever possible. Cyrillic characters may also be retrieved as transliterated according to the ISO-9 standard (see the transliteration guidelines).
Catalogue information
Card catalogue made of the collection
The collection has been described in the reference database
The collection has been only partially catalogued
More information about cataloguing
Some of the dictionaries and reference material can only be found in the card catalogue.
More information about format
A number of books published by Russian Futurists in the early 20th century that are included in the collection have been digitised.
More info
- National Library of Russia in St. Petersburg
- Russian State Library in Moscow
Provenance
Books were received mainly as deposit copies from the Russian Empire.
Acquisition policy
The collection is further expanded through donations.