In Purest Sorrow
1942 poetry volume by Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński
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In Purest Sorrow (Polish: W żalu najczystszym) is a hand-made volume of poetry by Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński from 1942.[2]
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| In Purest Sorrow | |
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| National Library of Poland | |
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| Also known as | W żalu najczystszym |
| Date | 1942 |
| Language | Polish |
| Size | 23×14 cm, 20 leaves[1] |
| Accession | Rps 7978 I[1] |
Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński was the greatest Polish poet of the Generation of Columbuses.[3] He died in 1944 in the Warsaw Uprising.[3] The volume was the poet's wedding gift to his wife, Barbara Baczyńska (née Drapczyńska).[2] It was hand-written and ornamented by the poet himself.[3] The manuscript consists of 20 thick, light brown leaves sewn together with cotton filament.[3] Each of the 18 poems in the volume, written in Baczyński's own hand, opens with a large colourful initial.[3] Beneath the autographs of 13 poems are small watercolours painted by the poet.[3]
The manuscript was purchased by the National Library of Poland in 1963 from Baczyński's mother-in-law, Feliksa Drapczyńska. In 2021, the volume was inscribed on UNESCO’S Memory of the World Register.[2] From May 2024, the manuscript is presented at the permanent exhibition in the Palace of the Commonwealth.[4][2]
