Catalogs of the exemplars of Cyrillic old printed editions as a unique source for local studies

Abstract

In the article the author analyzes ownership and contribution notes notes published in Ukrainian catalogs of Cyrillic old printed editions, which are original and indigenous objects of local studies. Such notes contain information about contributions and contributors, their families’ members, priests, landed estates’ owners, about the other gifts, temples building and renovation, founders and benefi ciaries, about military expeditions, battles, natural phenomena. Sometimes the notes include titles of several books given to a temple or list other religious items. Notes related to the history and local studies make it possible to reconstruct some episodes of the history of Ukrainian local territories, towns, villages, communities, churches and monasteries.