'TO FACILITATE UNDERSTANDING': THE ROLE OF THE APPENDIX IN MIKOŁAJ KRZYSZTOF 'THE ORPHAN' RADZIWIŁŁ’S 'PILGRIMAGE TO JERUSALEM' (1601)
'TO FACILITATE UNDERSTANDING': THE ROLE OF THE APPENDIX IN MIKOŁAJ KRZYSZTOF 'THE ORPHAN' RADZIWIŁŁ’S 'PILGRIMAGE TO JERUSALEM' (1601)

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the appendix of Mikołaj Krzysztof 'The Orphan' Radziwiłł’s pilgrimage account, 'Hierosolymitana peregrinatio' ['Peregrination to Jerusalem'], Braunsberg, 1601, which comprises a plan view of the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, the liturgical text of the daily pilgrim procession, and the text of the ordination ceremony for the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre. While the pilgrimage description itself is well known to scholars of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, its appendices have been undeservedly overlooked. By investigating the circumstances of the book’s publication and the potential sources of these visual and liturgical paratexts, this study analyses their function as liminal devices and their relationship to the main pilgrimage narrative. Although their placement at the end of the book, under a separate title page, suggests a clear division, closer analysis reveals a deeper interconnectedness. Functioning as a cohesive entity, these paratexts offer readers diverse tools for different modes of engagement. They add an additional layer of meaning, presenting the pilgrimage account not only as an instructional guide on the sacred sites but also as a guide to spiritual pilgrimage.

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