Pieczęcie biskupa Henryka z Wierzbna (1301–1319)
Seals of Bishop Henryk of Wierzbna (1301–1319)

Summary/Abstract: Did Bishop Henryk of Wierzbna use his seals only for legal and political purposes? Establishing this is the purpose of the article. For this purpose, the extant seals were analysed for the sealed image and legend. When analysing Bishop Henryk’s seals, we notice that they have the features of a prince’s seal; the round shape was characteristic of secular power. The Bishop’s seal was greatly influenced by Arnold of Zwrócona. The bishop used the seal for three purposes: to confirm the authenticity of the issued documents (a legal purpose), to emphasize the divine origin of the received power and to emphasize the old power of the Wrocław bishops.

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