Zwarte w tekście rozważania wpisują się w badania nad dziejami archiwum i skarbca koronnego krakowskiego w epoce staropolskiej. Autorka skupia się na podejmowanych w XVI-XVIII w. działaniach inwentaryzacyjnych, szczególny nacisk kładąc na komisje oddelegowane do przeprowadzania rewizji skarbca i archiwum. Sposób powoływania komisarzy oraz ich liczba (zadeklarowana i rzeczywista), przedstawione na przestrzeni trzech stuleci, ukazują, w jaki sposób podejmowano inicjatywy o charakterze archiwalnym (w stosunku do najważniejszych wówczas instytucji tego typu) oraz jak i z jaką skutecznością wprowadzano je w życie.

Old Polish archival practice based on the research on the inventories of royal treasury and archive of Kraków (16th–18th centuries). Inventory commissions

The present discussion is a part of research on the history of the royal archive and treasury in Kraków in the Old Polish period. The author focuses on the inventory actions undertaken in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, drawing particular attention to the commissions delegated to conduct the audit of the treasury and the archive. The method of appointing members of the commission and their number (both on paper and in reality), presented over the period of 300 years, show how initiatives of an archival character (concerning the most important institution of this type back then) were undertaken, and how effective their application was in practice.

The present discussion is a part of research on the history of the royal archive and treasury in Kraków in the Old Polish period. The author focuses on the inventory actions undertaken in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, drawing particular attention to the commissions delegated to conduct the audit of the treasury and the archive. The method of appointing members of the commission and their number (both on paper and in reality), presented over the period of 300 years, show how initiatives of an archival character (concerning the most important institution of this type back then) were undertaken, and how effective their application was in practice.