W poszukiwaniu najstarszego polskiego stemmatu – pytania i propozycje odpowiedzi
In Search of the Oldest Polish Stemma – Questions and Suggested Answers

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the Renaissance beginnings of Polish stemmata, i.e. compositions consisting of coats of arms and poems that are based on them. The main purpose of the text is to indicate the oldest Polish stemma and to verify previous research results in this area. Answers to this question were sought in Polish and foreign studies as well as in the oldest Cracow and foreign early prints. The article presents and discusses the results of this search – different test criteria lead to different effects. The group of candidates for the author of the oldest Polish stemma includes outstanding Polish humanists from the beginning of the sixteenth century: Jan Dantyszek, Andrzej Krzycki, and Paweł of Krosno.

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