The Contribution of Professor Alodia Kawecka-Gryczowa to the Progress of Bibliology

Abstract

Alodia Kawecka-Gryczowa never actually expressed in writing her understanding of the model of bibliological research. Nevertheless, trained by two outstanding scholars: a historian of culture Stanisław Kot and a booklore specialist Kazimierz Piekarski, she consequently perfected their methods, and at times modified their methodology, as well as the theoretical foundations of her research-domain. The author of the article attempts to demonstrate this on the instances of numerous articles, studies and catalogues prepared and published by Alodia Kawecka-Gryczowa herself, or under her guidance. Special attention is paid to incunabula studies and the research on 16^th century books, while specific situations are recalled to show certain aspects of Professor Kawecka-Gryczowa’s personal characteristic traits.