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A 'DELIA' AND A HAT, OR ON THE PHENOMENON OF MIXED COSTUME IN OLD POLAND (W kapeluszu i w delii, czyli ewenement stroju mieszanego w dawnej Rzeczypospolitej)

Jacek Zukowski

Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej > 2009 > 57 > 1 > 19-37

A portrait of king Vladislaus (Wladyslaw) IV Vasa (circa 1635) from the Regional Museum in Ilza is a testimony of the old-forgotten custom of combining Polish national costume with some elements of Western fashion. The latter was shaped by the ethos of chivalry, the so-called emblematic sentimentalism, the etiquette that forbade to lower one's hand too much and to straighten one's elbow, and finally...

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THE HOSPITAL PROVOSTRY IN ZAMOSC IN THE 18TH C. (Budowa szpitala na Przedmiesciu Lwowskim w Zamosciu (1774-1775))

Wieslaw Partyka

Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej > 2009 > 57 > 1 > 39-53

The hospital provostry in Zamosc functioned formally in the 18th c. It united two hospitals which were under the authority of the Zamosc chapter, headed by a mitred dean. The institution, together with several others of the type which worked in the town, gave shelter to several dozen poor and homeless people. The Zamosc provostry was endowed with a substantial property; nevertheless it constantly...

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PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORDING OF THE ESTONIAN FARM PEOPLE IN THE 19TH CENTURY (Dokumentacja fotograficzna estonskiej ludnosci wiejskiej w XIX wieku)

Tonis Liibek

Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej > 2009 > 57 > 1 > 79-91

The earliest data, regarding the stay of an itinerant photographer in Estonia, dates from June 1843. In the following years itinerant photographers from different German states moved around in a number of towns and cities on the shores of the Baltic Sea. Almost exclusively, they all dedicated themselves to atelier photographing, with a few additional views of the town and landscape shots. According...

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THE RECORD OF DISEASES IN THE PARISH DEATH REGISTERS IN THE CHELMNO LAND IN THE 18TH AND THE FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH C. (Rejestracja chorob w koscielnych ksiegach zgonow ziem chelminskiej i michalowskiej w XVIII i pierwszej polowie XIX w.)

Marek G. Zielinski

Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej > 2009 > 57 > 1 > 55-66

The correct identification of diseases that affected Poles in the past centuries is not an easy task. This is due not only to the scarcity of sources but also to the lack of data on clinical symptoms which would be parallel to the data on the patient's medical history obtained by contemporary doctors. It is only the correct identification of illnesses that gives us a fair chance to assess their impact...

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FUMIGATION AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE AGAINST CHOLERA - A CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF THE SECOND EPIDEMICS OF CHOLERA IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE (Fumigacja jako srodek profilaktyczny przeciwko cholerze - przyczynek do historii drugiej epidemii cholery w C

Iwona Janicka

Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej > 2009 > 57 > 1 > 67-78

On of the most serious diseases which attacked Europe in the 19th c. was cholera. The 19th c. saw five pandemics which reduced the world population by 30 to 40 million people. Before vibrio cholerae was isolated by Robert Koch in 1883, doctors had not known the source of infection and had applied the means of treatment and prevention which were commonly used in the case of other contagious diseases...

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THE BINDINGS OF THE INCUNABULA OF THE COLLEGIATE LIBRARY IN NOWE MIASTO (Oprawy inkunabulow Biblioteki Kolegiackiej w Dobrym Miescie)

Pawel Blazewicz

Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej > 2009 > 57 > 1 > 93-106

The article presents the results of the research of the bindings of some of the incunabula preserved in one of the libraries in Warmia. The collection of the collegiate church library in Nowe Miasto was surveyed to identify books of similar structure which were in circulation at approximately the same time. The collection under survey consisted of 129 incunabula, of which 109 items bound in 92 volumes...

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THE BUSINESS CONNECTIONS OF JEWISH MERCHANTS FROM CHELM IN THE LIGHT OF CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS FROM THE YEARS 1560-1566 (Kontakty handlowe Zydów chelmskich w swietle rekognicji celnych z lat 1560-1566)

Andrzej Gruszka

Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej > 2009 > 57 > 1 > 107-117

Jewish merchants played an important role in Polish trade. This issue has been researched by many historians, including I. Schiper, Z. Guldon, J. Morgenstern and J. Malecki. The article explores the intense activity of Jewish merchants from Chelm observable in the second half of the 16th c. In the Central Archives of Historical Record in Warsaw there are customs declarations of Jewish merchants from...

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KAJETAN BURSKI'S EXPEDITION TO ARABIA - BETWEEN THE LEGEND AND THE HISTORICAL REALITY (Wyprawa Kajetana Burskiego do Arabii - miedzy legenda a historyczna rzeczywistoscia)

Malgorzata Sliz

Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej > 2009 > 57 > 1 > 119-124

The article sheds light on the expedition to Arabia undertaken by Kajetan Burski, equerry to Duke Hieronim Sanguszko. The expedition is cited in all the studies of both Polish relationships with the Middle East and the history of breeding pure Arab horses in Poland; unfortunately, what was known so far on the matter, which was a few basic facts only, was out of proportion to the importance assigned...

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THE WEAPONRY OF AN EARLY-MODERN DUCAL COURT IN THE LIGHT OF ACCOUNTS. A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS (Uzbrojenie wczesnonowozytnego dworu ksiazecego w swietle rachunków dworskich. Analiza porownawcza)

Aleksander Boldyrew

Kwartalnik Historii Kultury Materialnej > 2009 > 57 > 1 > 3-18

Within the last years the armaments research is flourishing. Seemingly, the source of knowledge about the armaments is empty. At the turn of Middle Ages and at the beginning of Renaissance there were a few smaller courts in the Kingdom of Poland, for instance the court of Mazovian prince, Janusz II or the courts of prince Zygmunt Jagiellon, later the king of Poland - Zygmunt I Old (Buda and Glogów-Opawa...

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A 'DELIA' AND A HAT, OR ON THE PHENOMENON OF MIXED COSTUME IN OLD POLAND (W kapeluszu i w delii, czyli ewenement stroju mieszanego w dawnej Rzeczypospolitej)

THE HOSPITAL PROVOSTRY IN ZAMOSC IN THE 18TH C. (Budowa szpitala na Przedmiesciu Lwowskim w Zamosciu (1774-1775))

PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORDING OF THE ESTONIAN FARM PEOPLE IN THE 19TH CENTURY (Dokumentacja fotograficzna estonskiej ludnosci wiejskiej w XIX wieku)

THE RECORD OF DISEASES IN THE PARISH DEATH REGISTERS IN THE CHELMNO LAND IN THE 18TH AND THE FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH C. (Rejestracja chorob w koscielnych ksiegach zgonow ziem chelminskiej i michalowskiej w XVIII i pierwszej polowie XIX w.)

FUMIGATION AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE AGAINST CHOLERA - A CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF THE SECOND EPIDEMICS OF CHOLERA IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE (Fumigacja jako srodek profilaktyczny przeciwko cholerze - przyczynek do historii drugiej epidemii cholery w C

THE BINDINGS OF THE INCUNABULA OF THE COLLEGIATE LIBRARY IN NOWE MIASTO (Oprawy inkunabulow Biblioteki Kolegiackiej w Dobrym Miescie)

THE BUSINESS CONNECTIONS OF JEWISH MERCHANTS FROM CHELM IN THE LIGHT OF CUSTOMS DECLARATIONS FROM THE YEARS 1560-1566 (Kontakty handlowe Zydów chelmskich w swietle rekognicji celnych z lat 1560-1566)

KAJETAN BURSKI'S EXPEDITION TO ARABIA - BETWEEN THE LEGEND AND THE HISTORICAL REALITY (Wyprawa Kajetana Burskiego do Arabii - miedzy legenda a historyczna rzeczywistoscia)

THE WEAPONRY OF AN EARLY-MODERN DUCAL COURT IN THE LIGHT OF ACCOUNTS. A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS (Uzbrojenie wczesnonowozytnego dworu ksiazecego w swietle rachunków dworskich. Analiza porownawcza)

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