Research on Late-Mediaeval and Modern History of Spiš (Review of Sources and Literature)

In the article the author presents the sources and literature relating to Spiš, the Spiš komitat and starosty (1412–1769) during the period of the Middle Ages as well as in the modern era. He discusses publications concerning the archival materials, and collections as well as sources concerning the history of Spis which are available on the territory of Hungary, Slovakia and Poland; in the article he presents the source editions up until the end of the 18th century (C. Wagner) and the systematically growing foreign language literature on this subject (Hungarian, Slovak, German and Polish publications as well as publications by researchers of other nationalities published in their respective languages) concerning the political and social history as well as the history of settlement, administration, urban and economic development and church history (beginnings, organization, religious convents, Catholicism, Protestantism, reformation, counter-reformation, inter-denominational relations, education) on this territory.

Research on Late-Mediaeval and Modern History of Spiš (Review of Sources and Literature)

In the article the author presents the sources and literature relating to Spiš, the Spiš komitat and starosty (1412–1769) during the period of the Middle Ages as well as in the modern era. He discusses publications concerning the archival materials, and collections as well as sources concerning the history of Spis which are available on the territory of Hungary, Slovakia and Poland; in the article he presents the source editions up until the end of the 18th century (C. Wagner) and the systematically growing foreign language literature on this subject (Hungarian, Slovak, German and Polish publications as well as publications by researchers of other nationalities published in their respective languages) concerning the political and social history as well as the history of settlement, administration, urban and economic development and church history (beginnings, organization, religious convents, Catholicism, Protestantism, reformation, counter-reformation, inter-denominational relations, education) on this territory.