TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wysmułek,Jakub
TI  - History of Wills, Testators and Their Families in Late Medieval Krakow: Tools of Power 
T2  - Late Antiquity and Medieval Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2021, ISBN: 9789004441149
SN  - 9789004461444
AV  - KKP785 
U1  - 346.43805/40943862 23
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Leiden; , Boston
PB  - BRILL
KW  - Inheritance and succession
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Poland
KW  - Kraków
KW  - History
KW  - To 1500
KW  - Wills
N1  - 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
N2  - 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'
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004461444
ER  -