Uwagi o diariuszu kancelaryjnym Janusza Radziwiłła
Comments on Janusz Radziwiłł’s Chancery Diary

Summary/Abstract: The article evaluates a two-volume source edition of Janusz Radziwiłł’s military correspondence. The type of documentation called ‘chancellery diary’ has been characterised in more detail, presenting the research possibilities resulting from it. The hetman, personally involved in warfare, ran a chancellery in a way developed by travelling magnates. For this purpose, a diary was kept with all incoming and outgoing letters written down. It was shown that a similar method was used for the documentation created in the milieu of his father Krzysztof and his fraternal first cousin Bogusław. Arguments are presented for the ongoing writing up of the records and the technical and organisational activities related to running a chancellery in this way

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