This thesis deals with the Italian books preserved in the Eggenberg Library in the Český Krumlov Castle, particulary with the Italian book collection of the princess Maria Ernestina of Eggenberg, born Schwarzenberg, which is seen as the "mirror" of intellectual interests and lifestyle of the noblewoman of the baroque period and as an image of reception of Italian literature in the 17th century Czech lands from the side of literate and cosmopolitan aristocracy.

This diploma thesis deals with French books which refer anyway to area now called Italy that is stored in the baroque Eggenberg part of the castle library in Český Krumlov. It means Italian authors, realia, history, famous personalities, etc. The goal is to create list of these books released since 1717 and characterize them from aspects as literary genre, content and reader's interest of Eggenbergs, mainly Marie Ernestine of Eggenberg (1649 {--} 1719). Also questions like what was the influence of prefaces to Eggenberg readers and if books were popular and read by them are important parts of this thesis.

La tesi ricostruisce alcuni momenti fondamentali della storia della contea principesca di gradisca, per approfondire i rapporti intercorsi tra 'centro' e 'periferia', tra gli Eggenberg/Asburgo e la nobiltà della contea. / The dissertation reconstructs some fundamental moments of the history of the princely county of Gradisca, in order to study relationships between 'centre' and 'periphery' in depth, between the Eggenberg/Habsburg and the nobility.

The aim of diploma thesis was to characterize the collection of Roudnice Lobkowicz Library and its evolution in relation to French prints published by the year 1717. These texts were compared with French printouts in noblewoman{\crq}s Marie Ernestine von Eggenberg library in Český Krumlov. In the introductory part of the thesis I created the catalogue of French written texts published by the year 1717, which are situated in Roudnice Lobkowicz Library. In the following part I resulted from the catalogue mentioned above while arranging the chronological order index and various issues index. The thesis also features the history of the Lobkowicz Family, describes the Roudnice Lobkowicz Library collection, and it briefly brings near the history of Nelahozeves Castle and Roudnice nad Labem Castle, which are closely referred to the most important part of Roudnice Lobkowicz Library. In the final part, the project presents the comparison of Roudnice Lobkowicz Library and Marie Ernestine von Eggenberg Library in Český Krumlov on the subject of French texts issued by the year 1717.