PREPOŠTSKÁ KNIŽNICA RÁDU AUGUSTINIÁNOV V NOVOM MESTE NAD VÁHOM.

In the article, the author presents the history and collections of the Provost Library of the Order of Saint Augustine in Nové Mesto nad Váhom and explains the history of the Augustinian Prepositure in this town, the only one on the territory of Slovakia, the activities of the Order of Saint Augustine and their contribution to the construction of the library. The Provost Library of the Order of Saint Augustine in Nové Mesto nad Váhom is one of the most significant historical church libraries in our territory, and the only prepositure of regular canons of Saint Augustine on the territory of Slovakia. Historical library collections and historical libraries constitute a significant part of Slovak cultural identity, since they document educational and cultural developments over the course of centuries. The predominant part of historical library collections is comprised of Church libraries which began to appear in our territory in the form of Church collections in the 12th century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]