The databases of the Knihověda.cz portal bring together two branches of the Czech national retrospective bibliography of incunabula and early printed books (Knihopis of Czech and Slovak Prints and the Bibliography of Foreign-Language Bohemical Printed Works up to 1800), the database of Bohemian manuscripts, and bibliographic databases of scholarly literature in book history and codicology.
1. Bibliographic databases
By entering the Knihověda.cz database, the user commits to referencing its use in all outputs. When citing, we recommend listing the source in the following format:
a) Bibliographic databases of Bohemian prints, manuscripts, and modern literature
Bibliographic databases of Bohemian prints, manuscripts, and modern literature. Knihověda.cz: [online database]. Prague: Library of the CAS, v. v. i., [cit. 2026-09-14]. Available from: https://knihoveda-new.lib.cas.cz/.
b) Specific record in the database
BCBT
Bibliography of Foreign-Language Bohemian Prints. Knihověda.cz [online database], BCBT36949. [cit. 2026-09-14]. Available from: https://knihoveda-new.lib.cas.cz/Record/BCBT36949.
Knihopis
Knihopis of Czech and Slovak prints. Knihověda.cz [online database], K06937. [cit. 2026-09-14]. Available from: https://knihoveda-new.lib.cas.cz/Record/K06937.
Database of Bohemian manuscripts
Database of Bohemian manuscripts. Knihověda.cz [online database], [cit. 2026-09-14]. Available from: https://knihoveda-new.lib.cas.cz/Record/017900000136960.
Codicological literature
Codicological literature. Knihověda.cz [online database], [cit. 2026-09-14]. Available from: https://knihoveda-new.lib.cas.cz/Record/017900000111329.
Bibliographical literature
Bibliographical literature. Knihověda.cz [online database], [cit. 2026-09-14]. Available from: https://knihoveda-new.lib.cas.cz/Record/001690807.
Note: The citation consists of the database name, the record number in the case of citing the Bibliography of Foreign-Language Bohemian Prints (BCBT) and Knihopis, the citation date, and the record URL. If you cite another record, replace the record number (BCBT and Knihopis) and URL with the relevant data from the record.
2. Encyclopedia of the Book
a) Encyclopedia of the Book
VOIT, Petr. Encyclopedia of the Book: earlier printing and related fields between the mid-15th and early 19th centuries. Online. 2006. Available from: https://encyklopedieknihy.cz/. [cit. 2026-09-14].
b) Specific record
VOIT, Petr. Piarist printing house – Mikulov. Online. In: Encyclopedia of the Book: earlier printing and related fields between the mid-15th and early 19th centuries. Available from: https://encyklopedieknihy.cz/index.php?title=Piaristick%C3%A1_tisk%C3%A1rna_%E2%80%93_Mikulov. [cit. 2026-09-14]
3. Map of printing production of Bohemia and Moravia until 1800
Map of printing production of Bohemia and Moravia until 1800. Online. Mapa.knihoveda.cz. 2020. Available from: https://mapa.knihoveda.cz/. [cit. 2026-09-14].