History of Wills, Testators and Their Families in Late Medieval Krakow : Tools of Power

• Autore: Wysmułek Jakub
• Pubblicazione: Boston : , : BRILL, , 2021; ©2021
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 electronic resource (420 pages)
• Disciplina: 346.43805/40943862
• Soggetto topico: General & world history
• Soggetto non controllato: General and world history
• Note generali: Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Uniwersytet Warszawski, 2012) issued under title: Testamenty mieszczan krakowskich (XIV-XV wiek).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 366-399) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- The institution of the will -- The socio-economic position of testators -- The Burgher family -- The Burgher religiosity -- Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: History of wills, testators and their families in late Medieval Krakow
• ISBN: 90-04-46144-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910490028103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Later medieval Europe.