Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej

Města dobývaná, dobytá a okupovaná. Kontexty a důsledky neúspěšné obrany měst od středověku do 20. století

Andrzej Klonder — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Review

Selected bibliography of works by Professor Andrzej Janeczek

Redakcja KHKM — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Urban space and buildings of the chartered town of Wolin

Marian Rębkowski — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The town of Wolin was chartered in the 1250s or 1260s. The new town was founded on the site of an older, early medieval settlement that exhibited early urban characteristics. Based on the available written records and the results of excavations, the article presents spatial changes taking place in connection with the organization of the new urban centre, its topography, and building structures.

Burgher migrations between Kraków and Lviv (late 14th–early 17th century)

Zdzisław Noga — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The article examines the acquisition of municipal citizenship in Kraków by Lviv burghers and in Lviv by Kraków burghers. Based on published admission registers from 1388–1605 and 1392–1611, respectively, the chronology and statistics of
migration, as well as occupational diversity, were analysed. In Lviv, at least 106 Kraków burghers obtained citizenship, constituting 3% of all new citizens; in contrast, 86 newcomers from Lviv were recorded in Kraków (0.5% of the admissions). Citizenship was sought not only by merchants but predominantly by artisans, particularly goldsmiths and furriers. Kraków burghers tended to achieve higher social
standing in their new city, whereas the participation of Lviv burghers in Kraków’s municipal government was rare.

Late medieval Futoma and its inhabitants

Agnieszka Bartoszewicz — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The article is based on fifteenth-century records from the lay court of the village of Futoma in the Sanok region. It discusses the nature of these records and the skills of
the scribes who created them. Next, the activities of the court and the types of cases it adjudicated are analysed. The research focuses on the clientele of this institution, which
primarily consisted of local peasants and newcomers from villages located within a maximum distance of 50 km from Futoma. Data on the wealth structure of the village residents is presented, and an attempt is made to estimate the capital they possessed.

Environmental and economic causes of the crisis of Magdeburg-law settlements and the expansion of Wallachian-law settlements in the Carpathians. The case of the Muszyna estate of the Cracow bishops (15th–16th century)

Grzegorz Jawor — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The article examines the factors contributing to the success of Wallachian settlements in the Muszyna estate. This success is reflected not only in the impressive number of new pastoral settlements, established primarily in the sixteenth century, but also in the neartotal displacement of earlier agrarian communities. The study explores gradual
environmental changes at the onset of the Little Ice Age and their impact on mountain communities. By analyzing the establishment of new rural settlements, the article seeks
to identify patterns that shaped this process. The reconstruction of economic system required innovative approaches to land use, unfamiliar to traditional rural communities. Consequently, the study addresses migration as a key factor, highlighting the arrival of foreign settlers referred to as Vlachs to the estate. These people brought specialized practical knowledge, which they successfully adapted and transferred to the local area.

Testament of an incubus. Joachim Cziris, the parson of Nysa (d. 1541) and his movable property

Ewa Wółkiewicz — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The article analyzes the last will and testament of Joachim Cziris (d. 1541), the parish priest of Nysa and a canon of Wrocław. This document is noteworthy both for its content
and its form. The circulation of goods recorded within it highlights the institutional and social ties of a member of the sixteenth-century ecclesiastical elite, as well as the
rituals and symbolic gestures prevalent in this environment. The analyzed testament provides also valuable insights into typical clerical practices of the time, such as patronage of relatives and the maintenance of concubines.

To Bielany! A few words on the phenomenon of celebration

Dariusz Główka, Elżbieta Mazur — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

During Green Holidays, Bielany was a meeting place for residents of Warsaw. One aspect of this celebration, the carousel, entered popular culture through Maria
Koterbska’s song from 1953. The source of this long-standing tradition was the fair at the Camaldolese monastery, where, starting from the second half of the seventeeth century, numerous worshippers arrived. The aim of our research is to analyze the forms of celebration, both from a religious and secular perspective. We pay attention to behaviours indicating class affiliation. The nineteenth century is the most well--documented period, partly due to the press, which serves as the primary source for this article. The text presents the celebrations of Green Holidays in religious, ludic, and aristocratic context. In our opinion, the fete organized by Stanisław August in 1766
initiated visits to this place by elites. In this way, a tradition of celebrating, gathering at the same place at the same time, of all social groups in Warsaw, was formed. The
gradual loss of interest among the wealthiest in visiting Bielany prompted journalistic appeals to preserve tradition.

From Tczew to Red Ruthenia

Andrzej Klonder — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Tabula Gratulatoria

Redakcja KHKM — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000