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National Library of Finland
The Monrepos Library
Collection materials in format
Analogue
The library contains literature from the 18th century and the beginning of 19th century.
Collection description
The Monrepos library was originally collected in St. Petersburg by Strasbourg-born Ludwig Heinrich von Nicolai (1737–1820) and his son Paul von Nicolai (1776–1866).  The library mainly contains literature from the 18th century and the beginning of 19th century. The sentimentality and early Romanticism of the late 18th century are also represented in the enlightenment-era library. It is a European "arts et lettres" library collected in Russia, which reflects both typical features of its time and its owner's personal interests.
Over half of the collection's books are in French, about fifth in German and there are also many works in English, Italian and Dutch.
The library was donated to the University of Helsinki during the First World War.
Collection languages
Material type
journals
Maps
Books
Pictures
Accrual status
Completed
Temporal coverage of the collection
beginning of the modern age modern age (turn of the 18th and 19th century to the 20th century) modern times (1900-)Main collection
Special CollectionsParent collection
Private libraries stored as separate entitiesRestrictions of use
Only for Special Collections Reading RoomCollection themes
Catalogue information
Paper catalogue made of the collection
The collection has been described in the reference database
More information about cataloguing
Handwritten catalogue:
Bibliothèque de Monrepos. Catalogue alphabétique. S.l. & a. 547 sheets.
The collection has been described in the National Library Search.
Collection sizes
8000
volumes
329
linear metres
Parallel collections
The Incunabula CollectionMore info
Manuscript collections
- Monrepos, catalogue 352
- Nicolay, Paul von, catalogue 159
Signum
H Monrepos
Provenance
The Monrepos Manor House, Vyborg
Collector
Ludwig Heinrich von Nicolay, Paul von Nicolay