Draft Books of Vilém Slavata of Chlum and Košumberk (1572–1652)
Draft Books of Vilém Slavata of Chlum and Košumberk (1572–1652)

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Summary/Abstract: The main aim of the paper is to present an intention to publish the early modern aristocraticcorrespondence of Vilém Slavata of Chlum and Košumberk in a form of a criticaledition. First, the study reviews scholarly editions of aristocratic letters in the Czechhistoriography. Then, it introduces the life and career of Vilém Slavata and gives briefinformation on his writings and personal papers. Later, it concentrates on ten draft booksof the correspondence of Vilém Slavata. It summarizes exploitation and utilisation ofSlavata’s letters in modern historical scholarship and focuses on their origin, form andcontent. It also briefly outlines research topics included in the letters which the editorsconsider to be typical at the present state of the editing process and, last but not least, itgives basic information about editing rules.

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