Księga Terra Mariana – wybitne zwierciadło historii i przedmiot badań
The Terra Mariana Book – a Brilliant Mirror of History and an Object of Research

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the album entitled Terra Mariana. 1186–1888, of which a single copy was prepared and handed over to Pope Leo XIII by the Polish‑German Baltic noblemen. The album is a source of information and an artistically crafted story about the history of Christianity in Livonia, and especially in Polish Livonia. The bulk of the article is devoted to the creators of the work, above all to Gustav Manteuffel. The article also presents the figures of the initiators of a 21st century facsimile edition, which along with a book of scholarly commentaries constitutes an undeniable contribution to the history and book science of Latvia. Reference was made to the common history of Latvia and Poland, and the work in question was presented as an object of further research.

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