Mieszczański herb krakowskiej rodziny Węgrzynowiczów i jego literackie interpretacje. Przyczynek do kultury heraldycznej patrycjatu Krakowa na przełomie XVII i XVIII w.
The burgher coat of arms of the Cracow Węgrzynowicz family and its literary interpretations. A contribution to the heraldic culture of Cracow's patriciate at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries

Summary/Abstract: The use of coats of arms by the Cracow bourgeoisie and patriciate was a common practice in early modern periods. Bourgeois coats of arms, differing from house marks primarily in function and to some extent in structure, were used both on seals authenticating documents and in the cultural sphere, which included epitaphs, academic stemmata, and other panegyrical literature. The article discusses the Węgrzynowicz family's coat of arms in the years 1680-1733, presenting its visual representation and the symbolical meanings attached to it in sources from Old Polish culture (including occasional poetry).

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