Les biblioteques populars i parroquials del Pare Claret: un esbòs de xarxa de biblioteques del segle XIX
| Main Author: | Gil-Solés, Daniel |
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| Format: | Journal NonPeerReviewed Book |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2021
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| Online Access: |
http://eprints.rclis.org/43064/1/BibliotequesParroquials_StudiaClaretiana36.pdf http://eprints.rclis.org/43064/ |
Daftar Isi:
- In this article, I analyze the 1865 booklet Las bibliotecas populares y parroquiales by Father Antonio Maria Claret, published in Barcelona by the Impremta de l’Hereu de Pau Riera. A previous article published in Catholic Library World analyzed libraries in Spain at the time, with special attention to Catalonia and Madrid, and the role played by the Librería Religiosa (Religious Bookstore) and other religious publishers and printers in the dissemination of so-called “good books.” To expand on that history, an overview of people’s and religious libraries in the nineteenth century is provided here. Claret’s booklet describes, in a brief and straightforward way, the organization and functioning recommended for these libraries. Aspects such as personnel, management, physical space, and the collections themselves are included, and Claret’s clear Christian pastoral vocation is a core part of the initiative. The above-mentioned aspects represent a primitive outline for a network of libraries with a global vocation, led by the Librería Religiosa, to promote reading and literacy among the popular classes, which was undoubtedly a great novelty in the nineteenth century. In spite of the chronological gap, it can be claimed that Claret’s initiative was half a century ahead of the early plans for library networks promoted in the civil domain by the Mancomunitat (Commonwealth) of Catalonia and other regional governments in Spain.