History of Wills, Testators and Their Families in Late Medieval Krakow : Tools of Power /
Wysmułek, Jakub,
History of Wills, Testators and Their Families in Late Medieval Krakow : Tools of Power / Tools of Power Jakub Wysmułek. - 1 online resource. - Late Antiquity and Medieval Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2021, ISBN: 9789004441149 Later Medieval Europe ; 23 . - Late Antiquity and Medieval Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2021, ISBN: 9789004441149. Later Medieval Europe ; 23. .
Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Uniwersytet Warszawski, 2012) issued under title: Testamenty mieszczan krakowskich (XIV-XV wiek).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The institution of the will -- The socio-economic position of testators -- The Burgher family -- The Burgher religiosity -- Conclusion.
This volume offers the first comprehensive analysis of wills in late medieval Krakow. It presents the origins of testamentary acts in the Kingdom of Poland and its centre, Krakow, and their subsequent transformation from so called 'canonical wills' to 'communal wills'. Wysmułek discusses the socio-cultural role of wills and sets them in their contemporary legal, social, and economic context. In doing so, he uncovers their influence on property ownership and family relations in the city, as well as on the religious practices of the burghers. Ultimately, this work seeks to change the perception of wills by treating the testamentary act itself as an important agent of historical social change - a 'tool of power'.
9789004461444 9789004448162
10.1163/9789004461444 DOI
2021012443
Inheritance and succession--Social aspects--History--Poland--Kraków--To 1500.
Wills--History--Poland--Kraków--To 1500.
KKP785
346.43805/40943862
History of Wills, Testators and Their Families in Late Medieval Krakow : Tools of Power / Tools of Power Jakub Wysmułek. - 1 online resource. - Late Antiquity and Medieval Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2021, ISBN: 9789004441149 Later Medieval Europe ; 23 . - Late Antiquity and Medieval Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2021, ISBN: 9789004441149. Later Medieval Europe ; 23. .
Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Uniwersytet Warszawski, 2012) issued under title: Testamenty mieszczan krakowskich (XIV-XV wiek).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The institution of the will -- The socio-economic position of testators -- The Burgher family -- The Burgher religiosity -- Conclusion.
This volume offers the first comprehensive analysis of wills in late medieval Krakow. It presents the origins of testamentary acts in the Kingdom of Poland and its centre, Krakow, and their subsequent transformation from so called 'canonical wills' to 'communal wills'. Wysmułek discusses the socio-cultural role of wills and sets them in their contemporary legal, social, and economic context. In doing so, he uncovers their influence on property ownership and family relations in the city, as well as on the religious practices of the burghers. Ultimately, this work seeks to change the perception of wills by treating the testamentary act itself as an important agent of historical social change - a 'tool of power'.
9789004461444 9789004448162
10.1163/9789004461444 DOI
2021012443
Inheritance and succession--Social aspects--History--Poland--Kraków--To 1500.
Wills--History--Poland--Kraków--To 1500.
KKP785
346.43805/40943862