The papers in this volume, which were presented in 2011, at the
first conference the British Archaeological Association held in
Poland, explore the medieval art, architecture and archaeology of
the city of Cracow and the surrounding region of Lesser Poland, as
well as venturing into southern Silesia and the Baltic coast of the
country. The contributors study a wide range of subjects, from the
Italian influences on Polish Romanesque architecture and the
originality of Cracow's Romanesque churches to the impact of
astronomical treatises on ecclesiastical sculpture and patronage.
The cultural influence of the Cistercians is considered in four
papers that highlight the contribution of the abbeys in Lesser
Poland to the study of Cistercian monasticism and architecture, and
the life of the Order. The fascinating topics of patronage,
ceremony and power politics are studied in papers that explore
foundations connected to Casimir the Great, the most celebrated of
the Polish kings, and Zbigniew Olesnicki, one of the most prolific
episcopal patrons of the era. The volume highlights the role of
Cracow and Lesser Poland as a vibrant artistic centre fostering
links with Italy, Bohemia, Germany and France, but also touches on
the cultural significance of two other important Hanseatic cities
of medieval Poland - Wroclaw and Gdansk. The contributors embrace a
wide selection of media and approaches, from church architecture
and monastic archaeology to sculpture, micro-architecture,
manuscripts, and even medieval clocks. The papers raise issues not
only of style, iconography, ceremony and patronage, but also of
politics, economy, law, philosophy and theology, as well as
horology, trade and shipbuilding. This collection, which brings
together the work of British, Polish, French, German and Italian
scholars on this artistically important yet little-studied region
of medieval Europe, will be of lasting value to scholarship.
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