The texts of the oldest Slavonic translation of the Psalter are among the most thoroughly studied texts of Cyril‘s and Methodius‘ translations in all their different forms. The history of these texts has already been clarified in many respects. However, we observe the fact that research and publications are usually based on a very narrow range of manuscripts, the largest part of which were discovered and put into scientific circulation already in the 19th century. Very rarely, new data appear on the manuscript tradition until the 14th century, the studies do not even use manuscripts known for a long time. This observation applies mostly to the commented texts. This article introduces for the first time into scientific circulation the text of a so far unknown catena to the Psalter, found in a Bulgarian manuscript from the 14th century, and makes a first attempt to determine its place and importance in the development of the Psalter text among the Slavs.
This article deals with three of the four codices described as a group of Bohemian origin by Pächt and Alexander in 1966. The first codex, MS. Add. C 21, comes from Central Europe, more likely from Austria. Similar suggestion was made in 1966 already, nevertheless the provenance of the manuscript remains uncertain. The second codex, MS. Laud Misc. 311, is the best one of the group defined. The author believes it comes from the workshop of the Master of Opatovice Breviary, with a possible dating of 1370´s. Finally, the third codex, MS. Lyell 67, the Speculum humanae salvationis coming from Vyšehrad in Prague may be dated around 1400, according to its watermarks. The coat of arms which can be found in some illuminations allows to suppose that the person ordering this codex came from the important family of noblemen of Riesenburg (in Czech z Oseka) or some related family.
Šternberks belonged to the leading aristocratic families of Moravia; they owned extensive property, and also held leading provincial offices. The core of their power and the starting point for their later expansion was the Šternberk estate, to which dominated the castle and the castle town. The estate was located north of Olomouc and extended to the borders of Moravia. A detailed analysis of the constitution of their property during the 14th century will offer an insight into the overall structure of the estate consistent of several other towns and a large number of villages. The number of their estates thus exceeded other aristocratic estates in Moravia of the last quarter of the 14th century.
The extract from Bohemian history in the Zittau chronicle of Johann von Guben: The Town Chronicle of Zittau is actually the earliest urban historiographical work, which was created on the territory of the Kingdom of Bohemia, to which Zittau immediately belonged until the first decades of the 15th century. It was written down by the scribe Johann von Guben, who kept his chronologically ordered, German language records until 1375. The chronicle has been preserved in the original, or in a manuscript, which was commissioned at the latest in 1395. Besides very interesting (and often unique) information on the reign of Charles IV, it also contains glosses from Czech history, which are written in Latin and placed above and below the actual text. It is precisely to those that the printed article / study draws attention.
The study presents the partial outcome of long-term research into mediaeval roads and settlements in the Bojovský stream drainage area located in the north-western surroundings of confluence of the the Vltava and Sázava rivers at Davle. Specifically, it proposes a possible localisation of the vanished town of Jablonná, also enabling us to name a well-known archaeological location for which we do not know the historical name.
The Alexandreida and the Chronicle of Dalimil, written around the beginning of the fourteenth century, are the first two substantial works of secular literature written in Czech. Both reflect the political point of view of the local nobility, and both seek to trace the boundaries of this group, using a range of criteria including language, high birth, wealth, and chivalric virtues. They are, therefore, of prime importance to examine the influence of courtly culture on the Czech nobility. Despite the ubiquity of chivalry in both these texts, they have been used as arguments in favour of the theory that the Czech society resisted courtly culture for at least half a century, preferring a “prechivalric”, “precourtly” or “noncourtly” ideal. The goal of this article is, first, to suggest that the concepts used to build such a theory do not reflect current scholarship on the history of “chivalry” “and courtliness”, and secondly, to propose that neither the Alexandreida nor the Chronicle of Dalimil reveal indisputably and unambiguously a rejection of courtly culture, if the texts are read in their entirety as opposed to isolated extracts. The conclusion is that both authors use courtly culture as a tool of distinction which differentiates the local nobility from foreigners or non-nobles.
The purpose of this publication is to critically evaluate the source edition of the cartulary with a reference number OF 80a from the archives of the Geheimes Staatsarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz in Berlin. The source text in question was created in the 15th century in the chancellery of the Cathedral Chapter of Frombork, most probably in connection with disputes over the borders and the territory of the dominion of Warmia. The small-sized cartulary is limited to only 12 source texts. A significant part of the documents published in the edition was already known to researchers from the materials printed in the Diplomatic Codex of Warmia, as well as from a copy of one of the books of privileges kept in the Archives of the Archdiocese of Warmia in Olsztyn. This, however, does not change the fact that the intention to make the entirety of the cartulary available to a wider audience was certainly a good idea. Alicja Dobrosielska, who undertook this task, made a number of mistakes in the explanatory footnotes while preparing the source text for printing. Therefore, the essential part of this article is to point out the erroneous and inaccurate information, mainly concerning the Canons of the Cathedral Chapter of Warmia, and to present correct data which should have been included in the discussed edition.
The verse text of the So-Called Dalimil’s chronicle from the beginning of the 14th century is one of the oldest Old Bohemian epic texts. Dalimil’s depiction of Bohemian history from its beginnings (with biblical continuity) to the author’s present has been analysed especially with regard to the strong anti-German accent of the author’s narrative. In this study, I aim to look at Dalimil’s thinking from a different angle, namely, to capture the role of the bishop of Prague as an important figure of contemporary society in his conception of history and how this interpretation of the history of the Church in Bohemia is incorporated into the author’s master narrative.
The article analyses the statehood model of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the 14th century. The evaluation of various parameters and the state’s dynamics have led to the identification of several models for describing the Grand Duchy’s statehood. Initially, the state’s centre, Lituania propria, was active in creating a political culture distinguishable by the form of its succession rules, military domination, territorial control, etc., on the basis of which, the Grand Duchy can be called a ‘barbarian state’. But the state’s heterogenic nature does not allow the application of a pure barbarian state model. The debate in historiography over whether Lithuania was a federation or confederation is inaccurate, while the debate over whether it had achieved an imperial level based on its parameters would appear to require further refinement. Keeping in mind that the centre and periphery were ruled on the basis of different principles, which created different cultural environments, different economic ties, and different legal systems even while the centre was closely connected to the periphery through a dynastic factor, it is possible to state that Lithuania functioned as a ‘multiple kingdom’.
The study focuses on the Chronicle of the So-Called Dalimil. In contrast with the traditional perception of this source dominated by ethnic and nationalistic accents, the author here tries to reveal the ideological layers and devotes special attention to the questions of the legitimacy of the power of the king and the contracts that connected the sovereign with the „community“, i.e. with the nobility. The first part of the paper treats Dalimil’s conception of the right to resist (ius resistendi) and his justification of the uprising of the nobility against the sovereign who violates his mission and the interest of the „community“. The second part addresses the issues of tyranny and tyrannicide in the Middle Ages and treatment of this topic by the So-Called Dalimil.
This paper presents the origin of genetically German surnames, to determine their structure and to determine whether the surnames under study were still present in Warmia in the 18th century. Regarding the origin of surnames, the classification of surnames with one motivation is partly based on the classification introduced by S. Rospond (1967). Moreover, the classification of surnames by their etymology, e.g. according to the Duden. Familiennamen dictionary, was also taken into account. The linguistic phenomena in certain surnames were also highlighted. The material database has not previously been used in anthroponymic research. Most of the surnames described here are non-derivative, while others are derived with inflectional and word-formation suffixes. The vast majority are names with a single motivation. 65.5% of the surnames had ceased to exist by the 18th century. The personal names under investigation feature, among others, the following linguistic phenomena: Polonisation, Latinisation by means of inflectional formants, e.g. -i, -is and the word-forming -us, and the doubling of consonants without justification.
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Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie pochodzenia nazwisk genetycznie niemieckich, ustalenie ich struktury, stwierdzenie, czy badane nazwiska notowane są jeszcze w XVIII wieku na Warmii. Odnośnie do pochodzenia nazwisk to klasyfikacja nazwisk jednomotywacyjnych bazuje częściowo na podziale S. Rosponda (1967). Ponadto kierowano się podziałem nazwisk ze względu na etymologię m.in. ze słownika Duden. Familiennamen. Zwrócono też uwagę na zjawiska językowe występujące w niektórych nazwiskach. Baza materiałowa nie była wykorzystana dotąd w badaniach antroponimicznych. Większość opisanych nazwisk jest niederywowana, pozostałe derywowane są sufiksami fleksyjnymi i słowotwórczymi. Przeważająca część mian jest jednomotywacyjna. 65,5 % nazwisk nie dotrwała do XVIII wieku. W omówionych nazwach osobowych mamy do czynienia m.in. z następującymi zjawiskami językowymi: polonizacją, latynizacją za pomocą formantów fleksyjnych, np. -i, -is i słowotwórczego -us, podwajaniem spółgłosek bez uzasadnienia.
Godfryd de Charny is the author of the Book of Chivalry (Livre de chevalerie). The direct context of this work creation were multiple French defeats and the advantage of the Englishmen in the Hundred Years’ War, as well as the foundation of the Order of the Knights with the Red Star in 1352 and positive changes that this foundation triggered. The French knight, seeing multiple abuses, noticed the urgent need of the chivalric state reformation. Undoubtedly, his work is one of the most precious sources of knowledge for the medieval thought and customs. In the present article, based on the abovementioned work of Godfryd de Charny, the chivalric models have been presented. Those models are vocation and service, and they put on the first place honour, courage and bravery. All knights’ actions are subordinated to the superior principle of honourable conduct. A knight should be of noble birth and godly. He can earn the most considerable glory by the armed acts, heroism on the battlefield and loyalty.
The study explores the veneration of saints in the second half of the 14th century, focusing on its spiritual, cultural, and political dimensions within medieval society. Albert of Sternberg (c. 1331– 1380), a prominent church official and close advisor to Emperor Charles IV, serves as a case study for analysing the manifestations of saintly devotion during this period. The research examines Albert’s numerous ecclesiastical foundations, their dedications to specific saints, and their role in liturgical practices. Special attention is given to his devotion to the Virgin Mary, particularly through his patronage of Marian feasts and artistic representations. By contextualizing Albert’s activities within broader trends of late medieval religiosity, the study sheds light on his contributions to the integration of universal cults into local religious and social frameworks.
The subject of this paper is the depiction of the beginning of the conflict between Poles and Pomeranians, described in the work called Protocollum, written by Augustine of Stargard in the middle of the 14th century. The main reason for the creation of the Protocollum was the conflict between the Archdiocese of Gniezno in Poland and the Diocese of Kammin in Pomerania. It was written to prove the independence of the diocese and the whole Duchy of Pomerania from Poland. Augustine described, among other things, the history of inhabitants of Pomerania, their roots and the changes of theirs names, the origins of the Duchy of Pomerania and the causes of conflicts with the Poles. This article shows how Augustine’s presentation of the long-lasting hostility between Poles and the Pomeranians was an implementation of his historiographical conception, which showed the conflict between Pomerania and Poland since the ancient times and had to prove independence from Poland.
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Przedmiotem artykułu jest odtworzenie początku konfliktu między Polakami a Pomorzanami, opisanego w Protocollum Augustyna ze Stargardu w połowie XIV wieku. Głównym powodem stworzenia Protocollum był konflikt między archidiecezją gnieźnieńską w Polsce a diecezją kamieńską na Pomorzu. Dzieło napisano, by podkreślić niezależność od Polski diecezji i całego Księstwa Pomorskiego. Augustyn opisał, między innymi, historię mieszkańców Pomorza, ich korzenie i zmiany imion, początki Księstwa Pomorskiego i powody konfliktów z Polakami.
The medieval architecture of the second most eminent church in the diocese of Cracow, the collegiate church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Sandomierz, which owes its Gothic appearance to the foundation of King Casimir the Great, has not yet been satisfactorily studied. The article attempts to present its architecture in relation to 14th-century structures of Central and Eastern Europe. Recent conservation work makes it possible to revise the earlier theories about the stages of the churchs construction. There are many indications that the construction of the hall nave started as early as ca. 1350, founded by King Casimir the Great, and was completed around 1370. This was followed by the upwards extension and vaulting of the rectangular choir, constructed in the second half of the 13th century. The church was consecrated in 1382 by the Bishop of Cracow, Jan of Radliczyce. In the following years, the east wall of the chancel was demolished and replaced with a polygonal apse. Each aisle of the building was originally covered by a separate gabled roof. The closest relative to the collegiate church is the hall nave of the cathedral in Olomouc and the rosette of the western façade is modelled on the window tracery from the transept of the Cistercian church in Zlatá Koruna.
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Średniowieczna architektura kolegiaty w Sandomierzu, drugiej pod względem godności świątyni diecezji krakowskiej, nie została jak dotąd satysfakcjonująco opracowana. Artykuł stanowi więc próbę nowego przedstawienia architektury kościoła w genetycznym kontekście czternastowiecznego budownictwa Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej. Przeprowadzone ostatnio prace konserwatorskie pozwalają na zrewidowanie istniejących teorii dotyczących etapów powstawania świątyni. Wiele wskazuje na to, że już około 1350 r., z fundacji Kazimierza Wielkiego, rozpoczęto wznoszenie halowego korpusu, który ukończono około roku 1370. Następnie przystąpiono do nadbudowy i przesklepienia prostokątnego chóru z 2. połowy XIII w., a konsekracji świątyni dokonał w 1382 r. biskup krakowski Jan z Radliczyc. W kolejnych latach rozebrano wschodnią ścianę prezbiterium, zastępując ją poligonalną apsydą. Każda z naw kościoła była oryginalnie nakryta osobnym dachem dwuspadowym. Najbliżej spokrewniony z kolegiatą jest halowy korpus katedry w Ołomuńcu, a wzór dla rozety z fasady zachodniej stanowi maswerk z transeptu kościoła Cystersów w Zlatej Korunie.
The article presents the problem of Jadwiga of Anjou’s rule in Poland and her participation in the international policy of the Kingdom. The author states that Jadwiga, from her coronation (16 October 1384), had full power and ruled independently with the support of Polish secular and clerical dignitaries. The marriage with Jagiełło and his coronation were followed by the co-rulership of the royal couple. Jadwiga, as heir to the throne, retained all royal rights while engaging in the internal affairs of the kingdom. The Queen was particularly concerned with Poland’s relations with the Kingdom of Hungary and the state of the Teutonic Order in Prussia. She brought about the restitution of Red Ruthenia, and after the death of her sister Maria she emphasised her rights to the throne in Buda. She strove to maintain peaceful relations with the Teutonic state and demanded the return of the Dobrzyń lands, Jadwiga was also an effective mediator in dynastic internal conflicts in Lithuania.
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Artykuł prezentuje problem rządów Jadwigi Andegaweńskiej w Polsce i jej udział w prowadzeniu polityki międzynarodowej Królestwa. Jadwiga od koronacji (16 października 1384) posiadała pełnię władzy i sprawowała samodzielnie rządy przy wsparciu polskich dostojników świeckich i duchownych. Po zawarciu małżeństwa z Władysławem Jagiełłą i jego koronacji nastąpiły współrządy pary królewskiej. Jadwiga jako dziedzic tronu zachowała wszystkie prawa królewskie i angażowała się w sprawy wewnętrzne Królestwa. Królowa w szczególny sposób zajmowała się stosunkami Polski z Królestwem Węgierskim i państwem zakonu krzyżackiego w Prusach. Doprowadziła do restytucji Rusi Czerwonej, a po śmierci siostry Marii podkreślała swoje prawa do tronu w Budzie. Starała się o utrzymanie pokojowych relacji z państwem krzyżackim i domagała się zwrotu ziemi dobrzyńskiej, była też skutecznym mediatorem w dynastycznych konfliktach wewnętrznych na Litwie.
The article consists of two basic parts. The first part presents a characteristics of the diplomatic activities of Caffa, the main colony of the Republic of Genoa on the southern coast of the Crimean Peninsula in the 1380s. Of special significance in that domain were contacts with the Tatar emirs of Crimea who represented the Khan of the White Horde – Tokhtamysh. Those contacts led to a series of treaties (in 1381, 1382 and 1387), which resulted in the Genoese strengthening their position on the southern coast of Crimea. Moreover, in place of existing trading factories an overseas territory was established in southern Crimea, which belonged directly to the Republic of Genoa. In the second part of the article the author presents the role and significance of confectionery in the above mentioned diplomatic activities, on the basis of an analysis of the contents of the three oldest fiscal books of the Caffa massaria (tax office) (ASG, MC, room 34, 590/1225, 1226 and 1226-1) from the years: 1374–1375, 1381–1382 and 1386–1387. Confectionery appeared during feasts that rulers of Caffa held for foreign envoys. Sweets were often served with wine during snacks known as collationes. Finally the author proposes a hypothesis that such a form of refreshments in the world of Genoese diplomacy by the Black Sea was practised since at least 1375, though under a different name.
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