“POTEKA OD SVETI CALVARIO” – THE STORY BEHIND A BIBLIOGRAPHIC RARITY FROM THE COLLECTION OF BULGARIAN REVIVAL BOOKS IN THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF BULGARIA „ST. ST. CYRIL AND METHODIUS“

Abstract

The paper refers to the Bulgarian revival book “Poteka od Sveti Calvario” (1858), intended for the South Catholic community in the Bulgarian territories of the Ottoman Empire, specifically in the Plovdiv area. The edition shows up in the printed reference books of the Bulgarian retrospective bibliography only on secondary sources. During the research work on the project “Digitalization of the Repertoire of books from the Bulgarian Revival (1801–1878)”, a physical copy appeared in the collection of old printed books of the National Library “St. St. Cyril and Methodius”. The present article aims to incorporate the less-known edition into academic society by giving basic information considering its content and historical background.