Methodological and practical considerations in editing testaments - some remarks in connection with the publication "Cui contingit nasci..."

Abstract

Ten years after the publication of a selection of 45 Old-Polish testaments from the San-domierz region, entitled Cui contingit nasci, restat mori. Wybór testamentów staropolskich z województwa sandomierskiego [Cui contingit nasci, restat mori. A selection of Old-Polish testaments from the voivodship Sandomierz], the author, who co-edited it with Mariusz Lubczyński and Jacek Pielas, recounts the circumstances of that project and the editing rules that were applied, also commenting on how he views that accomplishment from a contemporary perspective.