Erbovní listiny českých cechů jagellonského věku
Coat-of-arms charters of Czech guilds from the Jagiellonian era

Summary/Abstract: This paper focuses on the dynamics of the relationship between monarchical power and guild institutions within the Estates during the 15th and 16th centuries. It analyses the evolution of these relationships, paying particular attention to the granting of guild privileges, especially those associated with the creation and transformation of guild symbols. Such privileges often bear the insignia of royal power and the monarch’s personal initials, creating a direct link between monarchical and guild representation. The paper also examines the relationship between the increasing number of privileges granted and the formation of the Estates State, particularly after the adoption of the Vladislav’s Land Code (Vladislavské zřízení zemské). Finally, it discusses the interdependence and interaction between the guilds’ and the monarch’s interests, thus illuminating the complex nature of these relationships in the context of the period under study.

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