The National Library in Warsaw has just published a book containing two essays written by me: one on the Old Annals of the Holy Cross (12th c.), and the other on the Ciołek’s Missal (early 16th c.). The book has been published both in Polish and in English. English version is available here: https://ksiegarnia.bn.org.pl/466/The-First-the-Oldest-in-the-Collections-of-the-National-Library-of-Poland.html…
How did Ladislaus I the Short of Poland (not) look like?
On January 20th, 1320, the coronation of Ladislaus I the Short took place in the Cracow cathedral (or, to be more specific, in its ruins after a huge fire). From this day, subsequent kings of Poland were crowned in that particular place, the only exceptions being Stanisław Leszczyński (king of Poland…