Seals in Cistercian abbeys in the Cracow Diocese to the beginning of the early modern era. An attempt to reconstruct sphragistic systems Cover Image

Pieczęcie w opactwach cysterskich z diecezji krakowskiej do początku czasów nowożytnych. Próba rekonstrukcji systemów sfragistycznych
Seals in Cistercian abbeys in the Cracow Diocese to the beginning of the early modern era. An attempt to reconstruct sphragistic systems

Author(s): Marcin SZYMONIAK
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Cultural history, 13th to 14th Centuries, 15th Century
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: sphragistic system; Cistercians; Diocese of Cracow; abbatial seal; convent seal; great seal; minor seal;

Summary/Abstract: The present text attempts to reconstruct the sphragistic systems of the Cistercian abbeys from the Diocese of Cracow to the beginning of the early modern era. The source material (seals and the documents in which they are mentioned) has made it possible to distinguish several stages in the formation of these systems. The author indicates the seals that make up a given system, and, as far as possible, determines their hierarchy and legal competencies, and describes the circumstances in which they were used. The research results are also confronted with monastic legislation on seals.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 60
  • Page Range: 27-55
  • Page Count: 29
  • Language: Polish