dr hab. Juliusz Raczkowski, prof. UMK

Section 4.: The Early-Piast "Codices pretiosi" as an attribute of power. Facts and interpretations

A modern analysis of all the material aspects of historical objects is one way of properly recognising them for the purposes of art history and evaluation for conservation purposes. The paper will present the results of the latest material research carried out on early Polish codices using non-destructive techniques as part of the ‘Liturgica Poloniae’ project, as a basis for assessing their material prestige and for revising the definition of ‘codex aureus’, ‘codex pretiosus’, as well as a starting point for further research on luxury manuscript of the 11th-century Europe.