A Baroque series of chronicles from the castle library in Mnichovo Hradiště Cover Image

Barokní sborník kronik ze zámecké knihovny v Mnichově Hradišti
A Baroque series of chronicles from the castle library in Mnichovo Hradiště

Author(s): Marie Tošnerová
Subject(s): 18th Century
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Masarykův ústav
Keywords: Tomáš Pešina of Čechorod; Wallensteinian Library in Mnichovo Hradiště; Chronicles

Summary/Abstract: The library of the Czech historian Tomáš Pešina of Čechorod who lived in the time after the White Mountain is nowadays part of the family library of the Wallensteins which is housed at the castle in Mnichovo Hradiště. This article focuses on the series of chronicles coming from the estate of Pešina and created around the mid 14th century. The codex contains both copies of national chronicles (Chronicle by Bartošek of Drahonice, Chronicle by Přibík Pulkava of Radonín and Old Czech Annals) and chronicles of the Mladá Boleslav Town and Žatec Town.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 40
  • Page Range: 77-90
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Czech