Two Turkish government defters ("defter" from Persian - book, register) under the title "New Consolidated Register" are dated to the end of the 16th century. The "New Consolidated Register" contains data on the most prominent representatives of the Turkish nobility with detailed information about each, as well as their possessions. These are large handwritten books (18x50 cm) in leather bindings with embossing.
This manuscript may be a copy of the Polyeleos, "Service of Sophia, the Wisdom of God, which is in the Great New City,” compiled in the 1st half of the 17th century (before 1646) by Prince Simeon Shakhovsky.
Drawing of the chapel built on the grave of the founder of the Imperial Kharkiv University, Vasily Nazarovych "Karazin" at the City Orthodox Cemetery in the city of Mykolaiv (Kherson province).
The construction of this building was completed in 1897. Initially, there was a hotel "Continental" and a merchant meeting hall. Later, the house was significantly rebuilt and expanded. A hall for spectators, two lobbies and technical premises were completed.
A historical interactive timeline about the Zhytomyr Oblast Children's Library beginning in 1929 and detailing up until 2020. A modern cultural, informational, educational, digital, effective space, the Library features some wonderful local history resources including its website. This timeline specifically can be found on the About the Library webpage.