W sprawie późnośredniowiecznych testamentów gdańskich

• Authors: Wiesław Długokęcki

Title variants

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About late medieval Gdansk last wills

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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Late medieval last wills of burghers have aroused a growing interest among researchers in the last few decades as they constitute a source of information about economic, social and religious life, the family and mentality also in the Hanseatic zone. Last wills from Cologne,Hamburg,Stralsund and Lübeck have already been examined. Thus, Beata Możejko’s research on the last wills of Gdansk burghers was a justified initiative. However, the research turned out to be unsuccessful. Insufficient linguistic and palaeographic knowledge resulted in incorrect translations of many testaments. Some relevant fragments failed to be included in the translation. | e construction assumptions of the research raise objections as the social status of the majority of testators was not analyzed, nor the legal aspects of the last wills. That is why this important field in the history of Gdansk is still open to competent and in-depth research.

Keywords

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Gdansk; last will; alderman’s courts’ books; linguistic competence; palaeographic competence

• Publisher: Towarzystwo Naukowe w Toruniu
• Journal: Zapiski Historyczne
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 76
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 115-139

Contributors

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Wiesław Długokęcki

• Instytut Historii, Uniwersytet Gdański