The Chronicle of the Kadaň Town in the context of the historiography before the White Mountain Cover Image

Kronika města Kadaně v kontextu předbělohorského dějepisectví
The Chronicle of the Kadaň Town in the context of the historiography before the White Mountain

Author(s): Marie Tošnerová
Subject(s): Local History / Microhistory, 16th Century
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Masarykův ústav
Keywords: chronicle; Kadaň; town historiography

Summary/Abstract: The Franciscan Library at St. Mary of the Snow in Prague holds a manuscript of a Kadaň Town Chronicle not quoted by special literature till now. The manuscript dates from the end of the 16th century and describes the history of the town from its origin in the year 829 – this part was overtaken from the Chronicle by Václav Hájek of Libočany – untill the days of its author, till the year 1599.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 39
  • Page Range: 331-337
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Czech
Toggle Accessibility Mode