[PODHORSKI Constantine Matthew]. Ex Libris Constantini Podhorski.

[PODHORSKI Constantine Matthew]. Ex Libris Constantini Podhorski.
Copperplate on ark. 10.4x8 cm. Coat of arms of Brodzice (variant). Ex-libris made at the end of the 19th century in the Parisian firm of Agra, signed on the plate (the National Library dates the ex-libris to the years 1870-1880). Paper yellowed, corner stain on reverse.
K. Podhorski (1859-1907) - owner of Mikolajovka (Kyiv gubernia) and the library collected there for many generations. "It is especially rich in heraldic and genealogical works, since the wealthy owner devotes himself with passion to heraldic studies and is always eager to fill in any gaps in his library from this section" (W. Wittyg "Ex-libris'y bibliotek polskich : XVI-XX wiek", vol. 2 (War. 1907)).