Author: ZIELIŃSKA Teresa
Title: Polish aristocratic families + genealogical tables.
- Place of issue: Warsaw
- Year of publication: 1997
- Publisher: Wydawnictwa Szkolne i Pedagogiczne
- Number of pages: 591, [1]; 46 genealogical tables + map
- Illustrations, maps: numerous, color illustrations in the text, chalk paper
- Size: 24.5 cm; tables 30cm
- Binding: hard imitation leather with embossing, wrapper; soft binding of tables
- Condition: very good-/good+
- ISBN: 83-02-06634-6
Description:
The book is a study of Polish social elites, shown through examples of selected families, whose history is outlined. Each of the 25 chapters discusses a single family (the Branickis of Gryf coat of arms, the Branickis of Korczak coat of arms, the Chodkiewiczes, the Czartoryskis, the Dzialynskis, the Krasinskis, the Lubomirskis, the Lubienskis, the Lubienskis, the Lubienskis, the Lubienskis, the Myszkowskis, the Oginskis, the Ossolinskis, the Platers, the Poniatowskis, the Pototskis, the Raczynskis, the Radziwillis, the Rzewuskis, the Sanguszkos, the Tarnowskis, the Tyszkiewiczes, the Wielopolskis, the Zamoyskis). Part of the publication is preceded by an extensive article on aristocracy (definition of the term, historical outline, modern times, bibliography of the subject). Each chapter is accompanied by a colorful shield of the family's coat of arms, illustrations depicting family seats and portraits. Written in colorful language, it combines the qualities of reading for reading and meets the requirements of a scientific publication, and is a valuable source of reliable information for university historians, teachers and students of history. Separate notebook with genealogical tables.
Also includes a personal index, geographical index
