Systemy sfragistyczne biskupów wrocławskich Piotra II Nowaka i Jodoka z Rożemberka
Sphragistic Systems of the Bishops of Wrocław Piotr II Nowak and Jodok of Rożemberk

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the problem of the sphragistic systems of two 15th-century Bishops of Wrocław: Piotr II Nowak (1447–1456) and Jodok of Rożemberk (1456–1467). The analysis covers the seals with which they authenticated the documents they issued, both before their election to the episcopal see and after they had ruled the diocese. The aim of the enquiry, which included almost 350 archival units, was to make a complete inventory of all the diplomas sealed by the aforementioned hierarchs. It showed that Piotr Nowak used five types of seals (a personal seal, an official seal, an administrative episcopal seal and a minor and major episcopal seal) during his activity, while Jodok of Rożemberk used seven (a monastic seal, a personal seal, two types of a minor episcopal seal, a major episcopal seal, an ad causas seal and a vicariate seal in spiritualibus). The research presented here focused both on the material aspects of the imprints made with the aforementioned stamps, such as the colour of the seal material or the method of connection to the document, which made it possible to establish the sigillation customs prevalent in the chancelleries of the two bishops, and on the ‘lifespan’ of these stampings, that is, their functioning, including their use by successive owners.

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