Catalogue of the Archbishops of Gniezno
Catalogue of the Archbishops of Gniezno (Catalogus archiepiscoporum Gnesnensium, Katalog arcybiskupów gnieźnieńskich) is an illuminated manuscript by Jan Długosz. It was illustrated by Stanisław Samostrzelnik.
Also recorded as Catalogus Archiepiscoporum Gnesnensium Vitae episcoporum Cracoviensium · Catalogus Archiepiscoporum Gnesnensium
Catalogue of the Archbishops of Gniezno
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Jan Długosz · National Library of Poland · Public domain
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- Catalogue of the Archbishops of Gniezno
- Creator
- Jan Długosz · Stanisław Samostrzelnik
- Date
- 1531
- Language
- Latin
- Material
- parchment
- Held by
- National Library of Poland
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Catalogue of the Archbishops of Gniezno (Catalogus archiepiscoporum Gnesnensium, Katalog arcybiskupów gnieźnieńskich) is an illuminated manuscript by Jan Długosz. It was illustrated by Stanisław Samostrzelnik.
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It is recorded as the work of Jan Długosz and Stanisław Samostrzelnik. The recorded date of publication is 1531. Materials recorded for it are parchment. It is associated with Poland. The record gives 1531 as its date of establishment or first appearance. It is recorded in the collection of National Library of Poland.
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• Name — Catalogue of the Archbishops of Gniezno • Location — National Library of Poland • Also Known As — Catalogus archiepiscoporum Gnesnensium • Type — codex • Date — 1531–1535 • Place Of Origin — Kraków • Language S — Latin • Author S — Jan Długosz • Illuminated By — Stanisław Samostrzelnik • Patron — Piotr Tomicki • Material — parchment • Size — 31 x • Accession — Rps BOZ 5
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The Catalogue is a copy of a work written by Jan Długosz in 1460–1472. It contains biographies of successive archbishops of Gniezno, the primates of Poland. The manuscript was commissioned by Cracow Bishop Piotr Tomicki and produced between 1531 and 1535. After the bishop's death, the manuscript became the property of his nephew, Primate Andrzej Krzycki. A next owner, Jan Zamoyski, offered the manuscript to the library of the Zamoyski Academy. It was transferred to the Library of the Zamoyski Estate at the beginning of the 19th century. In 1944 it was taken from Warsaw to Goerbitsch by the Germans. From there, the Russians transported it to Moscow. It returned to the National Library of Poland in 1947. Since May 2024, the manuscript has been exhibited at a permanent exhibition in the Palace of the Commonwealth in Warsaw.
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Catalogue of the Archbishops of Gniezno created.
1531
Catalogue of the Archbishops of Gniezno published.
1531
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The author presented the archbishops of Gniezno and the bishops of Krakow in chronological order. There are also informations on their families, activity and the churches they founded. The Catalogue's illuminations was done by Stanisław Samostrzelnik, his colleagues and imitators. The manuscripts contains 46 full-page or half-page miniatures and 26 unfinished miniatures. Bishops are portrayed within various chambers, seated on thrones or stone benches, less often at the pulpit. The miniatures feature the coats of arms of dignitaries, or sometimes the images of their patron saints. The borders of some pages feature medallions images of Poland's old rulers. The manuscript page size is 31 x. It has 145 leaves (290 pages).
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Catalogue of the Archbishops of Gniezno is recorded as the work of Jan Długosz and Stanisław Samostrzelnik.
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The circumstances in which Catalogue of the Archbishops of Gniezno stands. The Catholick almanack for the year 1687: containing both the Roman and English calendar: an explanation of the principal holy days of the whole year: with catalogues of the popes from St.
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- 1.National Library of Poland. Palace of the Commonwealth open to visitors. 2024-05-28.
- 2.National Library of Poland. Catalogus archiepiscoporum Gnesnensium. Polona.
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- National Library of Poland. The Palace of the Commonwealth. Three times opened. Treasures from the National Library of Poland at the Palace of the Commonwealth. 2024.
- National Library of Poland. More precious than gold. Treasures of the Polish National Library (electronic version). 2003. 83-7009-402-3.
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