Pożary w miastach Rzeczypospolitej w XVI-XVIII wieku i ich następstwa ekonomiczne, społeczne i kulturowe. Monografia
Fires in the Towns of the Kingdom of Poland in the 16th to 18th Centuries and Their Economic, Social and Cultural Consequences. Monograph

Author(s): Andrzej Karpiński, Elżbieta Nowosielska
Subject(s): History, Modern Age, 16th Century, 17th Century, 18th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: fires; First Commonwealth; Polish Crown; Grand Duchy of Lithuania; natural disasters; early modern era
Summary/Abstract: The monograph discusses the causes for early modern urban fires (wars, arson, lightning discharges, human carelessness), their number, extent, duration and frequency. It also refers to the biggest fire disasters in a dozen or so big and middle towns, their demographic, economic, social, political and architectural consequences as well as to fire safety regulations and attempts to prevent and extinguish fires.

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