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Free trial access to PQ Historical Newspapers open until 16 October

We warmly invite all our visitors with a regular library card to browse three prestigious newspapers from Proquest's Historical Newspapers collection available for trial on the territory of the library until 16 October.

Published on - 2019-09-17 03:06:00
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Take an exclusive tour in the Library of Parliament! – European Heritage Days awaits you again

The European Heritage Days, organized each year to draw public attention to the values of our build environment, will take place next weekend (21-22 September) all around the continent including Hungary. The Hungarian House of Parliament together with the library are regular participants at the event and will join the programme this year, too.

Published on - 2019-09-12 04:00:00
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Let's talk about the library of the future! – Annual Conference of Hungarian Speaking Librarians in Székelyudvarhely

On 29-30 August 2019 an international library conference entitled "The Library of the Future" was arranged for the second time in Székelyudvarhely, the picturesque capital of Székely Land, Transylvania. On behalf of the Library of Parliament Károly Redl, deputy director, Judit Villám, head of the Reference Services Unit and Balázs Maltsik reference librarian attended the meeting.

Published on - 2019-09-10 04:07:00
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New Arrivals in August

In this column we offer a monthly selection of recently catalogued books from the collection of the library. Below you may find our picks for August.

Published on - 2019-08-28 10:07:00
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Popular astronomy in our rare book collection

August is the month of comets, so we decided to post a couple of book recommendations in the subject of astronomy on our Facebook page. Our first pick is Austrian astronomer, Joseph Johann von Littrow's (1781-1840) "Die Wunder des Himmels, oder gemeinfaßliche Darstellung des Weltsystems", the first edition of which is available in the Library of Parliament as part of the stunning book collection of former MP, Ignác Ghyczy.

Published on - 2019-08-09 10:00:00
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How to build a fortress – Sebastien Le Prestre de Vauban: De l'attaque et de la défense des places

This two-volume book on military tactics – extremely rarely encountered in Hungary – was published in 1737 and subsequently in 1829. A copy of the 1737 edition – released in the Hague and owned by the Library of Parliament – was acquired by Ignác Ghyczy, a former MP for his private collection.

Published on - 2019-08-01 11:42:00
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