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Description of the Slavic Countries Brevis Descriptio Slavinie from the Introduction to the Life of Saint Adalbert (From the Manuscript I F 327 from the Library of the University of Wrocław)
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The kingdom of Bolesław the Brave is inextricably linked to the figure of Saint Adalbert, whose life was to bring closer both his figure and the environment in which he lived and worked. This article analyzes the Brevis Descriptio Slavinie, a text serving as an introduction to one of the manuscripts of the Life of Saint Adalbert, preserved in the Library of the University of Wrocław (manuscript I F 327). The Brevis Descriptio Slavinie offers a geographical and cultural overview of Slavdom, providing essential context for understanding the life and mission of Saint Adalbert. The 15th-century codex in which the text appears contains a range of chronicle, theological, and hagiographic works, suggesting its origin within Silesian monastic circles. The Brevis Descriptio Slavinie itself is composed of many parts one of these incorporates excerpts from the chapter De Sclavia in De Proprietatibus Rerum by Bartholomew the Englishman.
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Bartholomew the Englishman, Sclavia, Saint AdalbertDetails
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