[The Lithuanian Metrica: history and research. Artūras Dubonis, Darius Antanavičius, Raimonda Ragauskienė, Ramunė Šmigelskytė-Stukienė] : recenzija
| Autor: | Pawlikowska, Wioletta |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Lithuanian Historical Studies 2022, vol. 26, p. 182-189. |
| ISSN: | 1392-2343 2538-6565 |
| Popis: | What is the Lithuanian Metrica? This question has often been posed by historians of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. There have been equally frequent discussions of the indisputable value to researchers of the books which are collectively called the Lithuanian Metrica. The lasting value, historical and cultural, of these books is attested to by the continuing interest in them not only by professional historians, but also by genealogists and amateur lovers of history. The latter, given the languages in which the books of the Metrica were compiled (Chancery Ruthenian, Polish and Latin), and the palaeographical skills required to read them, eagerly await the publication of successive volumes, edited and introduced by illustrious specialists from various academic centres. It is with gratitude and curiosity, therefore, that we receive the latest publication on the subject in English. This book, devoted to the history and research on this multidimensional monument of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, is a translation from the Lithuanian original. In some ways, it summarises nearly 40 years of research conducted at the Lithuanian Institute of History on a complex corpus of sources that was created over a period of more than 400 years. [...] |
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