“The Legacy of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth” Polish, Lithuanian and Belorussian Legacy Remain after Family Puslovski Cover Image

„Spuścizna Rzeczpospolitej Obojga Narodów” Polskie, litewskie i białoruskie dziedzictwo pozostałe po rodzinie Pusłowskich
“The Legacy of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth” Polish, Lithuanian and Belorussian Legacy Remain after Family Puslovski

Author(s): Izabela Zlot
Subject(s): Cultural history, Museology & Heritage Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: The Grand Duchy of Lithuania; Jagiellonian Library; Lithuanian nobles; Manuscripts; Noble private papers; Puslovski archive

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this work is to show and compare manuscripts and manuscript’s archives, which create a legacy left after a noble family Puslovski. The family settled and resided on territory of The Grand Duchy of Lithuania in time of union in The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, called also Republic of Both Nations. Puslovski family had their manors on a territory of present Lithuania and Belarus since 16th century. Since 18th century they had manors on polish territory, which was partitioned by Austria, Kingdom of Prussia and Russian Empire. Using international librarianship assumptions family papers in Poland and abroad are showed. Family papers in Poland are showed and based on an analyse of manuscript’s archive and its register, which is located in Jagiellonian Library, and also based on a retrieval of Polish digital libraries. An analyse of Belarusian and Lithuanian electronic catalogues and digital objects found in digital libraries may show part of family papers abroad. Additionally a broadest sense of legacy was mentioned, so examples of manors andchattel. In conclusion institution owning Puslovski legacy was correlated. Informationsources from abroad, where documents may be located, were specified. The exampleis Lithuanian base E-paveldas. It is allowed to delineated Puslovski legacy conditionin Poland and abroad. In conclusion next part of international study was appointed.

  • Issue Year: 24/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 79-104
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Polish