Refleksja o botanicznym starodruku ks. Krzysztofa Kluka, czyli o przypadku zawieszenia oświeceniowej literatury między czeskim piwem, polską nauką a litewskim przysłowiem

Abstract

In the third volume of the botanical thesis, which was first published in 1779, priest Krzysztof Kluk expressed a positive opinion about czech hops. Because priest Kluk’s work became one of the basic sources of knowledge of agriculture among the wealthy gentry, opinions expressed by him formed views about botanical advantages and the economical usefullness of czech hog. The role of priest Kluk’s studies in Lithuania was so great, that a proverb came there into being „that one can’t be a good host, who doesn’t have Kluk’s work”. According to its message, the possesion of books of a specific author was an essential condition to success in agricultural activity.