O grbovima i vlasnicima knjiga 16. stoljeća u knjižnici Muzeja Slavonije u Osijeku (Fugger u Muzeju Slavonije)

Department of museal printed items in Osijek conceals in its name actually one of the most important special libraries in Croatia. The purpose of this relatively new title is to emphasize a value of the book as a museum item although the content still remains the most significant feature of almost all librarian units. A rough division between a profesional library and holdings of historical materials does not necessarily mean that books belonging to historical materials cannot serve as reference books. They keep fundamental numismatic, medical, historical, monographic, natural-science, legal, technical, philosophical, theological and other works from the 16th until the 20th century i.e. of special importance for museum materials analysis and publishing of expert and scientific papers. One small segment of this librarian treasure has recently been presented by MSc Marina Vinaj, librarian adviser and a longtime head of the Department of museum publications at the Museum of Slavonia in Osijek at the exhibition titled: The 16th century publications from the holdings of the Museum of Slavonia in Osijek. Ex libris were in the past (the first items appeared in the 15th century) not only a sign of ownership but also a rarity and value of a book that was then a symbol of status, education, elite, economic and political power. One of the most important libraries in this part of Europe i.e. the library of the count family Prandau-Normann that had its centre in the manor-house of Valpovo fortunately found its place at the Museum of Slavonia. The history of the Normann family together with genealogical family lineages was published in Ulm in 1894 and fortunately enough our library is in the possession of this book. Almost nine thousand books were registered in the manuscript catalogues. A part of books at the mentioned exhibition derives from the Gymnasium library as well as the Weissmann library; some more information about them was published in the mentioned catalogue. Coats of arms in the books from the Museum of Slavonia in Osijek published in the 16th century, appear as a part of typographical mark, impressed in covers (superexlibris) and as a part of exlibris glued to inner cover pages on special papers of smaller format. A coat of arms painted on the fore-edge is a distinctive example. Besides coat of arms classic ex libris include an aristocratic title, i.e. a personal and family name and a function and more frequently a motto. Numerous abbrevations were often