Žemaičių daktaras Faustas. Jurgio Ambraziejaus Pabrėžos bibliotekos kilmė, raida ir paveldas
LTKnygoje pristatoma mokslininko ir pamokslininko, botaniko, gydytojo, žemaičių kultūrinio sąjūdžio dalyvio, mokslo terminijos ir žemaičių bendrinės kalbos kūrėjo, kunigo pranciškono Jurgio Ambraziejaus Pabrėžos (1771–1849) asmeninė biblioteka, jos kilmė ir raida, likimas ir paveldas. Publikuojamame „Jurgio Ambraziejaus Pabrėžos bibliotekos kataloge“ užregistruoti 207 pavadinimai identifikuotų de visu ir atkurtų pagal šaltinius spaudinių. Knyga skirta kultūros ir mokslo istorijos tyrėjams, taip pat visiems, besidomintiems knygos istorija ir neeiline J. A. Pabrėžos asmenybe, kuri „tarsi mažas šviesos spindulėlis“ tapo pavyzdžiu ne tik mokytajam žemaičių pasauliui, bet ir visai Lietuvai.
ENThe collection of books by the scientist, botanist, participant of the Samogitian cultural movement, creator of the Samogitian script and scientific terms, Franciscan priest Jurgis Ambraziejus Pabrėža (1771-1849) is one of the most interesting personal libraries of the end of the eighteenth century - the first half of the nineteenth century in Lithuania. It consisted not only of books (printed materials, including maps and manuscripts), but also objects typical of the culture of the Late Enlightenment cabinets, such as an herbarium, pharmaceutical and natural science research tools, and paintings. The study of this heritage as part of a cycle of book communication involving social dissemination relies on the concept of social networks, which allows us to reconstruct the personal connections of Pabrėža, which were crucial for the accumulation of the library. Pabrėžas social networks stretched from Tilsit to St Petersburg and from Riga to Vilnius. Pabrėžas extensive activity and mobility as a (sub)scholar was an important prerequisite for the creation of his personal library. The influence of the Franciscan book culture, which treats the book collection as a tool of apostolate, on the accumulation of the library cannot be excluded.Pabrėžas personal library was born in a culture of cabinets, sometimes called museums, dating back to the humanist Renaissance, and especially widespread in the “long” 19th century. They helped to meet the needs of the dissemination of scientific knowledge, and brought together the cultural and scientific treasures of the Enlightenment, including book collections. For Pabrėža the cabinet with a personal library was both a research and retreat tool, and an integral part of the creative space of the (preacher)scientist, which he got to know during his studies at the Principal School of Lithuania in 1792-1794. This space, provided by the monastery authorities, did not only mean material objects for Pabrėža: it was primarily a spiritual category, and collecting was a cognitive activity. In this space, incredible, miraculous things took place in the eyes of his contemporaries, things that, in terms of creativity, were equal to those described in the poetic phantasmagoria of Johann Wolfgang Goethes Faust. An important incentive for the development of Pabrėžas cabinet was both natural science research and Lithuanian studies. From the revived scriptorium, where fundamental works for the formation of Lithuanian national consciousness were transcribed, it was only one step to the Samogitian Academy.Pabrėža had a personal library from his youth, but majority of his books were acquired after he devoted himself to teaching, pastoral work, botanical research, medical practice and Lithuanian studies at the Kretinga monastery. In the process of completing the library, one needs to be purposeful, diligent, observant and communicative. Pabrėža inherited these personality traits, and also developed them by cultivating his mind and soul through spiritual exercises (resolutions, retreats, prayer). The desire to have the necessary works for the aforementioned activities was the most important motive for the accumulation of his personal library. In addition to the pragmatic aspect, bibliophilic motives were also present. A more inarticulate pride in his personal collection of books, the personification of the library, the desire to have not only economically but also aesthetically pleasingly bound publications, and his knowledge of the book market, all reveal Pabrėžas interests as a bibliophile or at least a collector. Pabrėža was a well-known collector in Samogitia, knowledgeable about the “world of books” and able to find rare publications. When looking for out-of-print editions in bookshops, he was approached by eminent people of science and culture of the 19th century (S. Daukantas, J. K. Gintila, J. Plateris, M. Valančius, J. E Wolfgang).
