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INTRODUCTION
infurtherperspectiveanextendedresearchofthebookbinding
worksmadeinPolandorkeptinPolishcollections.Accordingtothe
commonopinionsheldinthelibraryandscienticcircles,thebasis
forsuchactivitiesshouldbethepreparationofaninterdisciplinary
bookbindingstudiesdictionary.Thereassuringinformationhas
comeduringthelastfewmonthsconcerningtheintentionofthe
MinistryofScienceandHigherEducationtosubsidiseitsdrawing
out.Alargeramountthanbeforeofthetextsinwhichbookbinding
studiesareanalysedoratleasttouched,begintoappearinscientic
periodicals.Allthatbringshopeforapermanentanimationofbook-
bindingstudiesdiscourseinourcountrythathasliterallyunlimited
researchfieldinthecollectionsoflayandchurchinstitutions,and
evenprivatecollections,nottomentiontheforeignones.
BoththeinitiativeoforganisingofconferenceinToruńandof
publishingofthepresentvolumewouldhavenotsucceededifithad
notbeenforthekindnessofmanyadmirersofthisideaaswellas
thedevelopmentandpopularisationofPolishbookbindingstudies.
Atrst,IwouldliketothankmostwholeheartedlyMisterProfessor
JanuszTondel,theformerdirectoroftheInstituteofScienceInforma-
tionandBookStudiesattheNicolausCopernicusUniversityforhis
enthusiasmfortheconceptionoforganisationoftheconferenceand
constantsupportingmewithhisownexperienceandknowledge.To
mycolleague,DoctorKrzysztofNierzwicki,thedirectoroftheUni-
versityLibraryinToruń,Idirectthethanksforopeningtheprecincts
oftheinstitutionthatheisinchargeofandforhisorganisational
help.IdirectmygratitudetothemembersoftheScienticCouncil
oftheconference,amongwhichapartfromtheabovementioned
peoplethereare:ProfessorGrażynaGzella,ProfessorJacekGzella,
ProfessorIwonaImańskaandProfessorRyszardMączyński.
IdirectseparatewordsofthankstothePatronsoftheconference
andtheherebyvolume.Inthiscircle,thehonourableplaceisreserved
forProfessorLenaKolarska-BobińskaandtheMinistryofScience
andHigherEducation.ThePolishLibrarians’Association,theAs-
sociationofPolishBibliophilesinWarsawandtheGreaterPoland’s
AssociationofFriendsoftheBookinPoznańIthankfortakingthe
eventunderauspice.Ithanktheeditorialstaof„Cenne,Bezcenne,
Utracone”,whichoperatesintheNationalInstituteforMuseums
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