02683nam 22004813 450 991049002810332120240424230428.090-04-46144-2(CKB)5600000000001110(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/71031(MiAaPQ)EBC31218038(Au-PeEL)EBL31218038(EXLCZ)99560000000000111020240323d2021 uy 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentnrdamediancrdacarrierHistory of Wills, Testators and Their Families in Late Medieval Krakow Tools of PowerFirst edition.Boston :BRILL,2021.©2021.1 electronic resource (420 pages)Later medieval Europe,1872-7875 ;volume 23.Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Uniwersytet Warszawski, 2012) issued under title: Testamenty mieszczan krakowskich (XIV-XV wiek).90-04-44816-0 Includes bibliographical references (pages 366-399) 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’. Readership: Urban historians of the late medieval period interested in the socio-cultural development of law, and anyone interested in medieval documentary history.Later medieval Europe.General & world historybicsscGeneral and world historyGeneral & world history346.43805/40943862Wysmułek Jakub1074810MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910490028103321History of wills, testators and their families in late Medieval Krakow2581996UNINA