Zaginiona księga ławnicza z lat 1480–1506 źródłem wiedzy o późnośredniowiecznym Grudziądzu

• Authors: Schoenwald Dawid

Title variants

DE

Ein verlorenes Schöffenbuch 1480–1506 als Quelle zur Geschichte der Stadt Graudenz im Mittelalter

EN

The lost book of the magisterial court of 1480–1506 as a source to late medieval Grudziądz

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

In 1872 an archivist from Grudziądz, Xaver Froelich, wrote an article for a German magazine, “Altpreussische Monatsschift”, in which he described the oldest preserved book of the Grudziądz magisterial court of 1480–1506. The article was entitled „Das älteste Schöppenbuch des Graudenzer Archiv‘s“. The author presented not only the appearance of the book, including the information that it contained 66 pages of small format (folio), but also described its text, indicating that the pages comprising the period 1487–1497 were missing. The article itself is arranged thematically, divided into chapters and sections (14), and each of these parts is arranged chronologically. The chapters have individual titles and include many interesting information on Grudziądz and the surrounding area, as well as Grudziądz citizens and dignitaries. As such, the article is the source to the demography, architecture, church relationships and financial issues of Grudziądz in the late Middle Ages. One of the most important and interesting chapters is dedicated to Grudziądz streets and buildings; due to this we can assume that medieval Grudziądz had two market squares. The older one, situated near modern Plac Miłośników Astronomii and ul. Starorynkowa, had once probably been a trade settlement or early (dating back to the 13th c.) municipal foundation. Whereas the author of the article devoted ample space to describe Grudziądz population and buildings, the financial issues, such as value of agricultural products, debts and rents, are hardly mentioned. To sum up, Xawer Froelich’s article is quite patchy and chaotic. Probably some information included in the article are merely interpretations and conclusions drawn by the author. Nevertheless, it is a precious source to the history of Grudziądz especially considering that the number of historical sources dating back to 1480–1506 is very limited.

• Publisher: Muzeum w Grudziądzu
• Journal: Rocznik Grudziądzki
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 24
• Pages: 103-113

Dates

published

2016

Contributors

author

Schoenwald Dawid

• Muzeum im. ks. dr. Władysława Łęgi w Grudziądzu

Identifiers

ISSN

0080-3464