Published: 2023-11-23

The castle in Kowalewo Pomorskie in the seventeenth and the eighteenth century. A new look in the light of inventory descriptions

Bogusz Wasik
Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej
Section: Studies and Materials
DOI https://doi.org/10.23858/KHKM71.2023.3.002

Abstract

Until the archaeological explorations conducted in 2013–2016, the castle in Kowalewo Pomorskie was among the less methodically studied commander strongholds. Those
explorations materially changed this state, making it possible to reconstruct the plan of the castle to a greater degree than it had been known. An analysis of descriptions
contained in inventories dating from the seventeenth and eighteenth century as conducted in this article makes it possible to considerably expand this picture and reconstruct the appearance and topography of the stronghold over this period. The arrangement of the subsequent outer baileys and the plan of the High Castle have been described in
considerable detail. In addition, the same data enables us to trace the increasing degradation of the castle complex. The analysis of inventories allows for a verification of some views found in specialist literature.

Keywords:

Kowalewo Pomorskie, castle, architecture, inventories, lustrations, early modern period, Royal Prussia

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Wasik, B. (2023). The castle in Kowalewo Pomorskie in the seventeenth and the eighteenth century. A new look in the light of inventory descriptions. Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej, 71(3), 279–302. https://doi.org/10.23858/KHKM71.2023.3.002

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