The Composition and Scientific Significance of the Personal Library of Diplomat and Orientalist N. F. Petrovsky (1837– 1908)
Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Wed, 09/16/2026 - 16:08The purpose of the article is to reconstruct the composition of the personal library of the Russian diplomat and orientalist N. F. Petrovsky (1837–1908) and to define its scientific significance. The study reconstructs the composition and structure of the personal book collection; identifies its thematic focus and typological features; determines scientific and source value of the collection for the history of book culture in Russia in the second half of the 19th century. The article presents a brief biography of N. F.