Wizerunek Zygmunta Augusta w listach dedykacyjnych (na wybranych przykładach)
Image of Sigismund Augustus in Dedicatory Letters (Selected Examples)

Author(s): Marta Wojtkowska-Maksymik
Subject(s): Cultural history, 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century, History of Art
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Renaissance; Sigismund Augustus; dedication; Reformation; Christian soldier
Summary/Abstract: The author of the article attempts to create a literary portrait of Sigismund Augustus on the basis of dedicatory letters addressed to the ruler. They were written from the 1530s until the last years of his life. The authors include leading humanists from the lands of the Polish Crown, Catholics and Protestants, laymen and clergymen, royal courtiers, secretaries and librarians.

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