Święcenia duchowieństwa przez biskupa krakowskiego Jana Rzeszowskiego (†1488)

Author(s): Krzysztof Kaczmarek / Language(s): English,Polish Issue: 1/2012

The study presents Holy Orders of the Clergy given by Jan Rzeszowski the bishop of Cracow. Two registers of acolytes ordained by the Cracow ordinary between the years 1473 and 1473 in Kunow and Bodzentyn were used as the source of the study. The registers were included in the bishop’s book of duties, presently kept in the Archives of Metropolitan Curia in Cracow.The registers contain data of 21 persons who were ordained acolytes by the Cracow bishop. It is interesting that both ceremonies took place on Sunday. In 1473 as well as in 1475 the bishop ordained the presented clergy in places which were the capitals of groups of land estates of the Cracow bishoprics holding prominent places in the structure of the diocese.The registers of persons ordained by Jan Rzeszowski from 1473 and 1475 are the oldest relics of that kind, coming from the lands belonging to Poland and described in the subject literature so far.

Franciszkańska minoritas w życiu i działalności bł. Jana z Dukli

Author(s): Wiesław Murawiec / Language(s): English,Polish Issue: 1/1996

Artykuł omawia jeden z aspektów życia bł. Jana z Dukli.//The article discusses one of the aspects of the life of Blessed John of Dukla.

OPIS CRNOGORSKE OBALE U KNJIZI PIRI REISA KITAB-I BAHRIYE

Author(s): Recep Efe,Süleyman SÖNMEZ,Abdullah Soykan,Isa Cürebal / Language(s): Bosnian Issue: 61-62/2014

Piri Reis (Ahmet Muhittin Piri) je bio turski mornar koji je živio u 15. i 16. vijeku. Rođen je 1470. godine u Gelibolu, a umro je 1554. godine u Kairu. Sudjelovao je u pomorskim putovanjima kao kapetan osmanlijske flote na Mediteranu. Karakteristike mjesta, podaci iz moreplovstva i stečena iskustva zapisana su u knjizi “Kitab-ı Bahriye”, u periodu od 1525. do 1526. godine. Knjiga koja je napisana da bi koristila turskim moreplovcima kao priručnik o Mediteranu, predstavljena je i sultanu Sulejmanu Veličanstvenom (Zakonodavcu). Djelo “Kitab-ı Bahriye” je značajno sa aspekta geografske istorije, sa temama i informacijama koje su vezane za fizičku i humanu geografiju Mediterana. Zadatak ovog rada je da se istraže informacije iz knjige “Kitab-i Bahriye”, osmanlijskog kartografa, moreplovca, geografa i admirala Piri Reisa, koje su vezane za Crnogorsku obalu, i da se uporede sa sadašnjim stanjem.

Europska paradigma bosanskoga franjevaštva

Author(s): Dubravko Lovrenović / Language(s): Croatian Issue: 2/1994

Usprkos golemoj i teško savladivoj poteškoći—slaboj očuvanosti izvorne građe — što se još uvijek postavlja kao prepreka konačnoj ocjeni franjevačke djelatnosti, osnovni sud, da su franjevci srednjovjekovnu Bosnu oplemenili zapadnoeuropskim kulturnim sadržajima, i pored toga ne može biti doveden u pitanje.

“Let the Great Evil of these Vanities Be Known”: Preaching against Luxury and Futility

Author(s): Maria Giuseppina Muzzarelli / Language(s): English,Latin,Italian Issue: XXII/2016

In this paper I pose some questions and try to answer them: how important and how widely diffused were sermons against vanity within the general fifteenth-century preaching campaign? How did the numerous questions implied by those vanities fit into a larger project of reform? I will consider the following texts: an unpublished sermon by Gregorio d’Alessandria dating from the first half of the 15th century, which does not focus on the theme of vanity but has several references to it; another unpublished sermon from the same period by a hermit of Saint Augustine who was familiar with the work of Bernardino of Siena; a sermon by Giacomo della Marca; two sermons from Bernardino of Feltre; and — looking outside Italy — some passages from a collection of sermons called Navicula sive speculum fatuorum by Johannes Geiler of Kaysersberg. These sources show a variety of themes, the originality of certain arguments, and the recurrence of others. Above all, the sermons demonstrate the wide range of social, economic, personal and collective consequences of vanities shown by the different preachers. Preachers sought to “root out” vanities through decisive and concrete intervention, to inspire people and to support new legislation.

Landscape, Law and Memory: Forging the Local Tradition and the Perambulation of Boundaries in the Kingdom of Poland during the 15th and 16th Centuries

Author(s): Jurіj Zazuljak / Language(s): English Issue: 9/2017

The paper deals with the perambulations of land estates and disputes over the boundaries of the village communities and noble estates in the Kingdom of Poland during the 15th and 16th centuries. It investigates the perambulations of estate boundaries as a complex process of conceiving of and transforming the physical space through the procedures and norms of law, and to highlight the role they played in forging and reshaping the local tradition.In spatial terms the project will focus on Galicia, known also as Red Ruthenia or Halych Rus'. This historical region constitutes the territory of the present-day south-eastern Poland and western Ukraine. Since the forties of the fourteen century Galicia was under the control of the kings of the Piast, Anjou and Jagiellonian dynasties.This study starts with an outline of the legislation regulating the boundary law in the Kingdom of Poland in the 14th–16th centuries. It also introduces readers to the emergence and spread of the concept of linear boundaries of estates and villages in late medieval Halych Rus’ as well as to interrelations between the practice of perambulation and the consolidation of the nobility’s rights of lordship in that period. It further provides a short overview of the local officials endowed with the power to conduct perambulations. The main focus of the analysis is on the interplay of literacy and oral communication in the perambulations, and its influence on the process of constituting and reshaping local traditions. It has sought to demonstrate how various forms of the local knowledge, which were transmitted through oral communication, were not only exploited, but also adjusted and reshaped due to the complex influence of the institutions and practices of law, lordship and royal governance, based on the new kind of pragmatic and administrative literacy which became widespread in the Kingdom of Poland during the 15th and 16th centuries. The paper further explores how the attempts at accommodating and reshaping the local tradition by means of institutional practices like perambulations were marked by their own inconsistencies and ambivalence. Finally, it highlights how “the game of tradition”, as Gadi Algazi puts it, in which the perambulations were implicated through the procedures of adjudicating, erecting markers, and record-making, was inextricably interwoven with and affected by the public enactment of the written record as well as by the complex process of dispute settlement.

Decima Volahorum. Az egyházi birtokokon lakó románok tizedfizetésének kérdése

Author(s): Géza Hegyi / Language(s): Hungarian Issue: IV/2017

According to the scholarly literature, the Romanians from Transylvania, followers predominantly of the Orthodox rite, did not pay tithe to the Western Church in the 13th–14th centuries. However, it is considered that two groups of them – those living on church properties and those who had moved on settlements formerly inhabited by Catholics (terrae Christianorum) – were obliged to pay this tax starting from the 1400s. This study deals with the issue of the first group, analyzing the only source that would support the thesis in question, namely a partially dated letter of King Sigismund of Luxembourg (which in some editions was dated to 1398, in others to 1425 or 1426). Although the facts described in the document would correspond to realities from 1426, the contradictory date-formula, the confusing language, and the absence of the original (the earliest manuscripts of the text are from the 18th century) arouse suspicions. Even if we accept it as authentic, the phrase decima Volahorum cannot be interpreted as ordinary tithe, but only as a royal tax. Nor the late medieval registers of revenues of the Alba Iulia chapter, neither the urbaria of the estates of the Transylvanian bishopric support the thesis of the tithes paid by Romanians living on church properties.

Vármegyei jegyzőkönyv és vármegyei pecsét a középkori Erdélyben?

Author(s): András Kovács W. / Language(s): Hungarian Issue: IV/2017

This article attempts to answer the question regarding the existence and usage of county protocol and county seal in medieval Transylvania. In 1547, Mihály Damokos of Cernatu de Jos/Alsócsernáton, the supposed descendant on the mother’s line of László Bogáti, presented the transcript resuming the contents of an undated document which, allegedly, had been copied by the officials of Turda/Torda county from their protocols in the year 1494, at the request of the Transylvanian voivodes Ladislas Losonci and Bartholomew Drágfi . Data referring to the conveyance of the estates mentioned in the transcript do not appear in any other medieval documents; the transcript is undated and does not mention the names of the issuers but contains a number of typical diplomatic formulae. The sixteenth-century charter which preserved all these earlier documents is not authenticated with a seal. Except for this questionable case, Transylvanian county protocols from this period are not known. Reliable data confirming the keeping of such protocols can be produced only from the second half of the sixteenth century. The original seal of Hunedoara/Hunyad County, allegedly from 1490, is missing at present and it does not appear on any county documents issued before 1542. The impression of this seal is known from nineteenth-century collections of seal impressions and drawings; based on the stylistic features appearing on these drawings and seal impressions, the seal is not from the medieval period.

ES-SUJUTI – CRTICE IZ NJEGOVE BIOGRAFIJE I NAUKOVNOG STASANJA

Author(s): Enes Karić / Language(s): Bosnian Issue: 24/2005

Enes Karic has lists in this article the most important facts about life and intellectual development of Galal al-Din al-Suyuti. The article is about al-Suyuti’s origin, his family, teachers, education and the beginning of his scientific career. It is written on the occasion of the five centuries from his death (1445-1505). He is rightfully considered to be among the famous commentators of the Qur’an and Hadeeth, as well as a prominent encyclopedist, historian, linguist, lexicographer, bibliographer...

HERCEG STJEPAN VUKČIĆ KOSAČA I POLIMLJE

Author(s): Marijan Premović / Language(s): Croatian Issue: 3/2017

This paper will review the historical facts about Polimlje(Middle and Lower) at the time of Herzog Stjepan Vukcic Kosaca. The term Polimlje refers to the space of medieval parishes: Black Stone (the territory of the municipality of Prijepolje, Serbia) and Dabra (includes the municipality of Priboj in Serbia and Rudo in Bosnia and Herzegovina).The most important document about the settlements and fortresses of this area is the Charter of Herzog Stjepan Vukcic Kosaca which was twice released by Aragon and Naples King Alfonso V of Aragon (1444, 1454) and one by German "Roman" Emperor Friedrich III of Habsburg (1448). According to the plans of towns in these charters,the defense system of the Herzog Stjepan's area and all fortified towns with military crews which were protecting important roads and passes in the Herzog's authority can be seen. A special review is given to towns and fortresses: Milesevac, Kovin, Ostrik, Klek, Severin and Hrsovac.Based on archival documents, diplomatic materials,and relevant historical literature we show the boundary between Kosaca and despotate. In October 1448, Sjepan takes the title of Herzog. In the charter dated 6 April 1449,especially prominent is the cult of Saint Sava. The Herzog emphasized through Mileseva monastery (with the relics of Saint Sava) his countries' relationship with the old Serbian state and dynasty of Nemanjic. The title was showing Saint Sava as protector of Kosaca and their possessions.After this title 'Herzog' the country was named Herzegovina,and that name has been preserved until today. Prijepolje in Polimlje had a special role in the caravan traffic: it became the most important commercial and economic center. According to the dynamics of the station wagon ride in Polimlje there were two groups, the first included those that were active at the end of XIV and the first two decades of the XV century: Bukovica, the church of St. Nicola in Banja, Ivanje, Ravno and the church Mili.The second group included Breza and Drenova that havereached their peaks in the 20-ies and 30-ies of the XV century. In the early summer of 1465 the vicar of Sultan Isa Beg Ishakovic began with the conquest of Herzegovina.On this occasion Prijepolje, Milesevac and Lower Polimlje were occupied.

DIE INTEGRATIONSBEMÜHUNGEN DES BÖHMISCHEN KÖNIGS GEORG VON PODIEBRADY ZUM ZWECKE DER GEWÄHRLEISTUNG DER EUROPÄISCHEN SICHERHEIT

Author(s): Karel Schelle / Language(s): German Issue: 15/2014

Turkish danger influenced the origination of several concepts, whose authors are people actively effecting political life. French scholar, political economist and royal adviser Antonius Marini, under the leadership of the Emperor and the Pope, wanted to create an anti-Turkish coalition of all Christian states. His project, like the concept of Pierre Dubois, has some connection to the peace project which is, from our - Czech – perspective, undoubtedly the most significant. It is the peace project of the Czech King George of Poděbrady of the years of 1462 to 1464.

Srednjovjekovni grad Sokol (prilozi za studiju)

Author(s): Salih Jalimam / Language(s): Bosnian Issue: 11/2001

In the short on the medieval history of Sokol, and surroundings, the proof has been found at the archaeological monuments,published resources, less from the unpublished material in Dubrovnik (Ragusa).All the available facts point out to a medieval settlement; it is difficult to make some definite conclusions excerpt that at time of Radivoja Ostojica a great deal happened concerning the political and religious life.

Servants of the devil or protectors of Christianity and apostles among pagans? Shaping the image of Poland and Poles in the context of steps taken by Wladyslaw II Jagiello’s diplomacy against ‘Satira’ by John Falkenberg

Author(s): Tomasz Graff / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2017

The author analyses the legal action of the Polish delegation against the Satira by Dominican friar John Falkenberg, which appeared at the Council of Constance (1414–1418). In his work, Falkenberg called for the extermination of the Polish nation as well as the king Wladyslaw Jagiello. He announced that those who would achieve this aim would attain salvation. The Polish delegation, especially Paul Włodkowic and archbishop Nicolas Trąba, made efforts aimed at the recognition of the Dominican’s work as heretical. Falkenberg was arrested and his work was condemned by the Commission of Faith, however it was not recognized as heretical. The new pope Martin V, in turn, did not want the verdict of the commission to become a resolution of the Council. In response, Poles, despite the threat of anathema, at the last session of the Council, appealed against the Satira to the next council, which undermined the authority of the pope. In the article, the author shows the factors which prevented Poles from achieving complete success in the Falkenberg case. He addresses the question whether the determination of the Polish envoys in the defence of honour of their ruler and state in the final days of the council brought positive results in the years after the council. The author gives consideration to the question whether the actions of Polish diplomacy against ‘Satira’ combined with other steps on the international forum contributed to a certain extent to creating Jagiello’s image as the last apostle of the barbarian Europe.

A ferencesek asztala (A Kisebb Testvérek táplálkozási gyakorlata a késő középkori Közép-Európában)

Author(s): Marie-Madeleine de Cevins / Language(s): Hungarian Issue: 3/2017

Приемственост на българската средновековна градоустройствена традиция в периода на османското владичество

Author(s): Margarita Harbova / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 4/1987

DÓRA ZSOM: Conversos in the Responsa of Sephardic Halakhic Authorities in the 15th Century.

Author(s): László Benke / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2016

Dóra Zsom "Conversos in the Responsa of Sephardic Halakhic Authorities in the 15th Century."; Piscataway, New Jersey, Gorgias Press, 2014. Hardcover, 247 pages. ISBN: 978-1-4632-0239-2.

The Ottoman empire, Byzantium and Western Christianity the implications of the siege of Belgrade, 1456

Author(s): Pál Fodor / Language(s): English Issue: 1-2/2008

The siege of Nándorfehérvár/Belgrade, the key stronghold of the southern defence system of mediaeval Hungary, was not an “ordinary” battle between the Ottomans and Hungarians; rather, it was a decisive clash which essentially influenced the subsequent history of Europe and Islam. As such, it can be seen as a symbolic point of contact and impact of three “civilisations”: the Ottoman/Islamic, the Byzantine (which by then had been largely incorporated into the former) and the Latin common-wealths. The importance of the Ottoman threat notwithstanding, only the remains of the Latin respublica christiana attempted to halt the conquerors’ intent of devouring the entire respublica . By their victory, the defenders rendered enormous service to the entire Latin world by allowing it to pursue its history by its own inner logic rather than by the logic of compulsions and threats such as those that governed Hungary.

Kim była hrabianka Dorota von Helfenstein? Przyczynek do genealogii rodzin Kurzbachów i Helfensteinów w XV wieku

Author(s): Zbigniew Anusik / Language(s): Polish Issue: 2/2017

Bohaterką szkicu jest Dorota hr. von Helfenstein, żona Zygmunta von Kurzbacha, pierwszego barona na Żmigrodzie i Miliczu. Jest to postać niemal zupełnie nieznana, a historykom do chwili obecnej nie udało się ustalić jej pochodzenia. Co jednak wydaje się równie ciekawe, niewiele wiadomo także o rodzinie jej męża. Zanim przejdziemy zatem do wyjaśnienia zagadki pochodzenia hrabianki Doroty, wypada poświęcić słów kilka jej bardziej znanemu małżonkowi.

Two original decrees by Sulṭān-Ḥusayn Bayqarā in the National Archives in Kabul

Author(s): Shivan Mahendrarajah / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2018

This paper makes available images, transcriptions, and translations of two original decrees by Sulṭān-Ḥusayn Bayqarā (r. 873–911/1469–1506), the last Timurid monarch at Herat. Original Timurid chancery documents are exceedingly rare. By publishing images of the decrees’ recto and verso faces, and details of two different royal seals, the artistic and historical values of the documents are brought to the attention of scholars. The calligraphic style is taʿlīq, written in this instance with no dots. The recto and verso face royal seals are distinct and legible; the verso side seal (muhr) may not have been previously seen by scholars.

NONNULLA DOCUMENTA PERTINENTIA AD NICOLAUM DE WYLAK , REGEM ULTIMUM REGNI BOSNAE

Author(s): Davor Salihović / Language(s): Croatian Issue: 17/2017

Upon completing a thesis on Nicholas of Ilok’s kingship in Bosnia, the author transcribed several unpublished sources and listed those already published which pertain to Nicholas’s activities as the king of Bosnia from 1471 to 1477. Altogether, the author transcribed seven documents whose originals are kept in the National Archives of Hungary, the Archives of the Archbishopric of Zagreb, and the Austrian State Archives, offered a new transcription of a one already published, and listed eight other sources published in various collections to offer a comprehensive overview of diplomatic material originating from the activities of the last king of Bosnia. These transcriptions are intended to both motivate and facilitate further research on the same issues.