RESEARCH RESOURCES FOR MEDIEVALISTS IN POLAND
 

(containing also sources regarding Lithuania, Prussia and Silesia)

1. Archival resources

1.1. Description of archives (selection)

Archiwa w Polsce. Informator adresowy. The Archives in Poland. The archival directory. Warszawa, 2002. Basic information about Polish archives; text also in English.
Barycz, Henryk, ed. Historia archiwum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego. [History of the Archives of the Jagiellonian University] Kraków, 1965.
Bielecka, J. Inwentarze ksiąg archiwów grodzkich i ziemskich Wielkopolski XIV–XVIII wieku. Województwo poznańskie, kaliskie, gnieźnieńskie, inowrocławskie. [Inventories of the Land and City Records of the Province of Greater Poland in 14th–18th Century. Districts of Poznań, Kalisz, Gniezno and Inowrocław] Poznań, 1965. A basic description of the land and city records in archives in Poznań.
Biernat, Czesław. Archiwa Państwowe w Gdańsku. [State Archives of Gdańsk] Łódź, 1992. A basic description of the collections in archives in Gdańsk.
Czaplicka J.; Klesińska W. Archiwum miasta Elbląga. Przewodnik po zespołach 1242–1945. [City Archives of Elbing. Records Inventory 1242–1945] Warszawa, 1970.
Friedberg, Marian, Inwentarz archiwum miasta Kazimierza pod Krakowem 1335–1802. [Inventory of City Archives of Kazimierz near Cracow] Warszawa, 1966.
Kaczmarczyk, K.; Kowalski, B. Katalog archiwum opactwa cystersów w Mogile [Archives Catalogue of the Cistercian Abbey in Mogiła] Kraków, 1919.
Kolak, Wacław. Inwentarz akt jurydyk krakowskich 1412–1809. [Inventory of the Records Regarding the Suburbs of Cracow 1412–1809] Warszawa, 1968.
Kolankowski, Z. Przewodnik po zespołach i zbiorach Archiwum Polskiej Akademii Nauk [Guide book to the Records and Collection of the Archives of the Polish Academy of Sciences] Warszawa, 1965.
Kozłowski, Kazimierz, ed. Archiwa polskie i ich zbiory. [Polish Archives and their Collections] Warszawa 2000. Basic information about Polish archives; text also in English.
Przewodnik po zasobie archiwalnym Archiwum Państwowego Miasta Poznania i Województwa Poznańskiego oraz jego archiwów terenowych. [Guide book to the Archival Collections of the State Archives in Poznań and its Local Branches] Warszawa, 1969.
Węsierska-Biernatowa T.; J. Czaplicka; M. Stawoszewska. Archiwum miasta Gdańska. Przewodnik po zespołach 1253–1945. [Archives of the Gdańsk City. Guide Book to the Collections 1253–1945] Warszawa, 1970.
Wyczawski, Hieronim Eugeniusz. Przygotowanie do studiów archiwalnych kościelnych. [Introduction to Ecclesiastical Archival Studies] Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, 1990. Extensive introduction with basic information about changes in Catholic Church administration, orders, history of the ecclesiastical archives as well as basic terminology.
Tomczak, Antoni. Zarys dziejów archiwów polskich. [Outline of the History of the Polish Archives] 2nd ed. Toruń, 1982. Most popular history of the Polish archives from the Middle Ages to the 20th century; academic handbook.
Zielińska, Teresa, ed. Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych. Informator o zasobie. [Main Archives of Old Records. Prospectus] Warszawa, 1992. Basic information about Main Archives of Old Records which houses mainly Royal Court and central administration records.

1.2. Archival inventories

Dereń, A.; Żerelik, R.,eds. Archiwum Państwowe we Wrocławiu. Przewodnik pod zasobie archiwalnym do 1945 roku. [State Archives of Wrocław = Breslau. Guide Book to Archival Collections till 1945] Wrocław, 1996. Brief description of the every collection of the State Archives in Breslau, possibly the richest in Poland for medieval studies.
Katalog Archiwum Aktów Dawnych Miasta Krakowa. [Catalogue of the Archive of the Old Records of Cracow ] Vol. l: Dyplomy pergaminowe [Parchment Documents], Vol. 2: Rękopisy. Nr 1–3568 [Manuscripts Ms 1–3568] Vol. 1–2, Kraków, 1907–1915. Old but still valuable catalogue, some of the documents and manuscripts were lost during WW2.
Piechota, Regina; Kobierska-Motas, Elżbieta. Katalog inwentarzy archiwalny. [Catalogue of Archival Inventories] Vol. 2, Warszawa, 1977. Updated and emended catalogue of the inventories in public archives.
Płaza, Stanisław. Źródła rękopiśmienne do dziejów wsi w Polsce feudalnej. Studium archiwoznawcze. [Manuscript Sources to the History of Villages in Feudal Poland. Archival Study] Warszawa, 1976. Description of manuscript sources, mostly medieval, regarding social and economic history of village in Poland in feudal period.
Stebelska, Halina; Pestkowska, Maria. Katalog inwentarzy archiwalny. [Catalogue of Archival Inventories] Vol. 1, Warszawa, 1971. A basic catalogue of the inventories in public archives.
Sułkowska-Kurasiowa, Irena; Woźniakowa, M., eds. Inwentarz Metryki Koronnej. Księgi wpisów i dekretów polskiej kancelarii królewskiej z lat 1447–1795. [Register of the Royal Court Chancellery. The Books of Inscriptions and Decrees of the Polish Royal Chancellery in 1447–1795] Warszawa, 1975.

1.3. Publication of records

Radzimiński, Andrzej; Tandecki, Janusz. Katalog dokumentów i listów krzyżackich Archiwum Państwowego w Toruniu. [Catalogue of the Documents and Letters Issued by the Teutonic Knights Preserved at the State Archives in Toruń] Vol. 1, (1251–1454), Warszawa, 1994. Introduction also in German.
Radzimiński, Andrzej; Tandecki, Janusz. Katalog dokumentów i listów krzyżackich oraz dotyczących wojny trzynastoletniej z Archiwum Państwowego w Toruniu. [Catalogue of the Documents and Letters Issued by the Teutonic Knights as well as Acts regarding Thirteen Years War Preserved at the State Archives in Toruń] Vol. 2 (1454–1510). Warszawa, 1998. Introduction also in German.
Radzimiński, Andrzej; Tandecki, Janusz. Katalog dokumentów i listów królewskich z Archiwum Państwowego w Toruniu (1345–1789) [Catalogue of the Royal Documents and Letters Preserved at the State Archives in Toruń (1345–1789)] Warszawa, 1999.
Urban, Wincenty, ed. Katalog dokumentów Archiwum Archidiecezjalnego we Wrocławiu. Catalogus diplomatum Archivi Archidioecesiani in Wratislavia, Part 1: Dokumenty oznaczone sygnaturami alfabetycznymi, [Documents with Alphabetical Bar Codes] n. p. 1970.
 

2. Polish archives with significant medieval holdings

Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych w Warszawie [Main Archives of the Old Records in Warsaw]
ul. Długa 7, PL-00-263 Warszawa, Poland
Tel: +48 22 831 5491 Fax: +48 22 831 1608

Archiwum Państwowe w Gdańsku [State Archive in Gdańsk]
ul. Wały Piastowskie, PL-580-958 Gdańsk, skr. poczt. 401, Poland
Tel: +48 58 301 7463; +48 58 301 74 64 Fax: +48 58 301 8366

Archiwum Państwowe w Poznaniu [State Archive in Poznań]
ul. 23 Lutego 41/43, PL-60-967 Poznań, skr. Poczt. 546
Tel: +48 61 852 4601 do 03 Fax: +48 61 851 7310

Archiwum Państwowe w Toruniu [State Archive in Toruń]
Oddział I (materiały archiwalne wytworzone do końca XVIII w.)
Plac Rapackiego 4, PL-87-100 Toruń, Poland
Tel: +48 56 622 4754 Fax: +48 56 621 0129

Archiwum Państwowe we Wrocławiu [State Archive in Wrocław]
ul. Pomorska 2, PL-50-215 Wrocław, Poland
Tel: +48 71 328 8101 Fax: +48 71 328 8045

Archiwum Państwowe w Szczecinie [State Archive in Szczecin]
Ul. Św. Wojciecha 13, PL-70-410 Szczecin, Poland
Tel: +48-91-433-5002 Fax: +48-91-434-3896

Archiwum Państwowe w Krakowie [State Archives in Cracow]
Ul. Sienna 16, PL-30960 Kraków, Poland
Tel: +48 12 4224094 or 421 2790 Fax +48 12 421 3544
 

3. Major publications of laws and charters
 

Monumenta medii aevi historica res gestas Poloniae illustrantia. ed. Polska Akademia Umiejętności, including the following volumes:
Vol. l: Piekosiński, Franciszek, ed. Cathedralis ad S. Venceslaum ecclesiae Cracoviensis diplomatici codicis pars prima 1166–1366. Kodeks dyplomatyczny katedry krakowskiej Św. Wacława. Kraków, 1874.
Vol. 2: Sokołowski, August; Szujski, Józef, eds. Codex epistolaris saeculi decimi quinti. Kraków, 1876.
Vol. 3: Piekosiński, Franciszek, ed. Codex diplomaticus Poloniae Minoris, pars l. Kodeks dyplomatyczny Małopolski, cz. 1: 1178–1386. Kraków, 1876.
Vol. 4: Piekosiński, Franciszek; Szujski, Józef, eds. Libri antiquissimi Civitatis Cracoviensis 1300–1400. Najstarsze księgi miejskie krakowskie. Kraków, 1878.
Vol. 5: Piekosiński, Franciszek, ed. Codex diplomaticus Civitatis Cracoviensis, pars l. Kodeks dyplomatyczny miasta Krakowa, cz. 1: 1257–1506. Kraków, 1879.
Vol. 6: Prochaska, Antoni, ed. Codex epistolaris Vitoldi magni ducis Lithuaniae 1376–1430. Kraków, 1882.
Vol. 7: Piekosiński, Franciszek, ed. Codex diplomaticus Civitatis Cracoviensis, pars 2–4: 1336–1506. Kraków, 1882.
Vol. 8: Piekosiński, Franciszek, ed. Cathedralis ad S. Venceslaum ecclesiae Cracoviensis diplomatici codicis pars secunda 1367–1423. Kraków, 1883.
Vol. 9: Piekosiński, Franciszek, ed. Codex diplomaticus Poloniae Minoris, pars 2: 1153–1333. Kraków, 1886.
Vol. 10: Piekosiński, Franciszek, ed. Codex diplomaticus Poloniae Minoris, pars 3: 1333–1386. Kraków, 1887.
Vol. 11: Lewicki, Antoni, ed. Index auctorum saeculi XV ad res publicas Poloniae spectantium, quae quidem typis edita sunt. Kraków, 1888.
Vol. 12: Lewicki, Antoni, ed. Codex epistolaris saeculi decimi quinti. pars 2, Kraków, 1891.
Vol. 13: Ulanowski, Bolesław, ed. Acta capitulorum nec non iudiciorum ecclesiasticorum selecta, wyd. B. Ulanowski, pars 1: Acta capitulorum Gneznensis, Poznaniensis et Vladislaviensis (1408–1530). Kraków, 1894.
Vol. 14: Lewicki, Antoni, ed. Codex epistolaris saeculi decimi quinti. Kraków, 1894.
Vol. 15: Piekosiński, Franciszek, ed. Rationes curiae Vladislai Jagellonis et Hedwigis regum Poloniae 1388–1420. Kraków, 1896.
Vol. 16: Ulanowski, Bolesław, ed. Acta capitulorum nec non iudiciorum ecclesiasticorum selecta, pars 2: Acta iudiciorum ecclesiasticorum dioecesum Gneznensis et Poznaniensis (1403–1530). Kraków, 1902.
Vol. 17: Piekosiński, Franciszek, ed. Codex diplomaticus Poloniae Minoris, pars 4: 1386–1450. Kraków, 1905.
Vol. 18: Ulanowski, Bolesław, ed. Acta capitulorum nec non iudiciorum ecclesiasticorum selecta, pars 3: Acta iudiciorum ecclesiasticorum Dioecesum Plocensis, Wladislaviensis et Gneznensis (1422–1533). Kraków, 1908.
Vol. 19: Papée, Fryderyk, ed. Acta Alexandri regis Poloniae, magni ducis Lithuaniae etc. (1501–1506), Kraków, 1927.
This edition is still valuable and useful, although some diplomatic codices were wrongly edited; all 19 volumes were reprinted in New York–Warsaw in 1965.
Monumenta Poloniae Vaticana, includes the following volumes:
Vol. 1–2: Ptaśnik, Jan, ed. Acta Camerae Apostolicae (1207–1374). Kraków, 1913.
Vol. 3: Ptaśnik, Jan, ed. Analecta Vaticana 1202–1366. Kraków, 1914.
Vol. 4: Boratyński, Ludwik, ed. J. A. Caligarii, Epistolae et acta 1578–1581. Kraków, 1915.
Vol. 5–7: Kuntze, Edward; Nanke Czesław, eds. Alberti Bolognetti nuncii apostolici in Polonia epistolae et acta. Kraków, 1920–1950.
Vol. 8 part l: Długopolski, Edmund, ed. Acta Bonifacii Papae IX, 1389–1391. Kraków 1939–1946.
Vol. 9: Szczur, Stanisław, ed. Acta Camerae Apostolicae. Liber colectoris apostolici Petri, filii Stephani 1373–1375. Kraków, 1994.
 

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Broel-Plater, Włodzimierz Stanisław, ed. Zbiór pamiętników do dziejów polskich. [Collection of Sources for Polish History], Vol. 1–3. Warszawa, 1858. Documents, chronicles, memoirs and other writings composed in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Bunge, Friedrich Georg; Arbusow Leonid, eds. Liv-, Esth- und Curländisches Urkundenbuch nebst Regesten. Abteilung 1–2, Bd. 17, Reval–Riga–Moskau, 1853–1914, neue Aufl., hrsg. von F. Benninghoven, Hamburg, 1959.
Chłopocka, Helena, ed. Lites ac res gestae inter Polonos Ordinemque Cruciferorum. Spory i sprawy pomiędzy Polakami a Zakonem Krzyżackim. Vol. 1: Sprawa wytoczona w Inowrocławiu i Brześciu Kujawskim w latach 1320–1321. Wrocław–Warszawa–Kraków 1970; Vol. 2, Wrocław–Warszawa–Kraków, 1996. Edition of the documents regarding the litigations between Poland and the Teutonic Knights in the 14th and 15th centuries, partly reedited and emended by later editors.
Ciesielska, Karola; Janosz-Biskupowa, Irena, eds. Księga komturstwa gdańskiego. [Records Book of the Teutonic Knights District Office in Gdańsk] Warszawa, 1985. Edition of the documents and other acts, inscribed in Records book of the Teutonic Knights District Office in Gdańsk.
Ehrenberg, Hermann, ed. Urkunden und Aktenstücke zur Geschichte der in der heutigen Provinz Posen vereinigten ehemals polnischen Landesteile, im Auftrage des Provinzialausschusses der Provinz Posen in italienischen Archiven und Bibliotheken, vornehmlich dem Vatikanischen Archiv gesammelt. Leipzig, 1892. Register contains the documents issued in 1345–1801 regarding the territory of Greater Poland.
Estreicher, Stanisław, ed. Antiquum registrum privilegiorum et statutorum Civitatis Cracoviensis. Najstarszy zbiór przywilejów i wilkierzy miasta Krakowa. Kraków, 1936. Calendar containing the oldest privileges granted to the city of Cracow as well as its descriptions.
Górski, Karol; Biskup, Marian, eds. Akta Stanów Prus Królewskich. [Acts of the Provincial Council of Royal Pomerania] Vol. l (1479–1488), Toruń 1955; vol. 2 (1489–1492), 1957; Vol. 3 (1492–1501), 1961–1963; Vol. 4 (1501–1506), 1967; Vol. 5, ed. M. Biskup, part l (1506–1508), Poznań 1973, part 2 (1508–1511), Poznań 1974, part 3 (1511–1512), Warszawa–Poznań, 1975; ed. M. Biskup, I. Janosz-Biskupowa, Warszawa; Vol. 6 (1512–1515), 1979; Vol. 7 (1516–1520), 1986; Vol. 8 (1520–1526), Warszawa–Toruń, 1993. Edition of the documents and other acts issued by the Provincial Council of Royal (Western) Pomerania.
Guldon, Zenon; Kabaciński, Ryszard; Kallas; Marian; Wojciak, Jerzy eds. Dokumenty do dziejów Kujaw i Ziemi Dobrzyńskiej XIV-XIX wieku [Documents on the History of Cujavia and Dobrzyń Land in the 14th–19th centuries] Warszawa-Poznań, 1974. Includes the most important medieval records for the two regions.
Joachim, Erich; Hubatsch, Walter, eds. Regesta historico-diplomatica Ordinis S. Mariae Theutonicorum 1198–1525, pars 1–2, Göttingen, 1948–1950, Register, Göttingen, 1965, Vol. 3 pars l: Index Tabularii Ordinis S. Mariae Theutonicorum 1511–1525. Göttingen–Zürich, 1973.
Kaczmarczyk, Kazimierz, ed. Catalogus diplomatum pergameneorum Universitatis Jagellonicae Cracoviensis. Kraków, 1953.
Kętrzyński, Wojciech; Smolka, Stanisław, eds. Codex diplomaticus monasterii Tynecensis. Kodeks dyplomatyczny tyniecki. pars 1 (1105–1399). Lwów, 1885. Edition of the medieval documents related to the oldest (still existing) medieval Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec, near Cracow.
Klempin, Rudolf; Prümers, Rodrigo et al. eds. Pommersches Urkundenbuch: Bd. 1 (786–1253), hrsg. v. Rudolf Klempin, R. Prümers, Stettin 1868–1877; Bd. 2 (1254–1286), hrsg. v. R. Prümers, Stettin 1881–1890; Bd. 3 (1287–1295), hrsg. v. R. Prümers, Stettin 1891; Bd. 4 (1301–1310), hrsg. v. G. Winter, Stettin 1903; Bd. 5 (1311–1320), hrsg. v. O. Heinemann, Stettin 1905; Bd. 6 (1321–1324), hrsg. v. O. Heinemann, Stettin 1906; Bd. 7 1326–1330 und Nachträge, hrsg. v. H. Frederichs, E. Sandow, 1934–1940; [Bd. 1–6 reprint Aalen 1970]; Bd. 1–2, newly edited by K. Conrad, Köln–Wien: Böhlau, 1970; Bd. 8 (1331–1335), hrsg. v. E. Assmann, Köln–Graz 1961; Bd. 9 (1336–1340), bearb. V. K. Conrad, 1984; Bd. 10 (1341–1345), bearb. V. K. Conrad, 1990.
Koczy, Leon, ed. University of Cracow. Documents Concerning its Origins. (General Sikorski Historical Institute) Dundee, 1966. Edition of the oldest documents regarding the founding and later development of the Cracow University under the Jagiellonian kings.
Korta, Wacław, et alii, eds. Regesty śląskie. [Silesian Regesta] Wrocław–Warszawa–Kraków, Vol. l (1343–1348), ed. Kazimierz Bobowski, 1975; Vol. 2 (1349–1354), ed. K. Bobowski, 1983; Vol. 3 (1355–1357), ed. J. Gilewska-Dubis, 1990; Vol. 4 (1358–1359), ed. J. Gilewska-Dubis, K. Bobowski, Wrocław–Warszawa, 1992; Vol. 5 (1360), ed. J. Gilewska-Dubis, Wrocław–Warszawa, 1992.
Korwin-Kochanowski, , Jan, ed. Codex diplomaticus et commemorationum Masoviae generalis. Vol. l, Warszawa, 1919.
Kuraś, Stanisław, ed. Zbiór dokumentów katedry i diecezji krakowskiej. [Collection of the Documents regarding the Cathedral and Diocese of Cracow] Vol. l (1063–1415), Lublin 1965; Vol. 2 (1416–1450). Lublin, 1973. Edition of the documents issued by various secular and Church officials.
Lekszycki, Joseph, ed. Die ältesten großpolnischen Grodbücher. Vol. l: Posen 1386–1399, Poznań, 1887; Bd. 2: Peisern [Pyzdry] 1390–1400, Gnesen [Gniezno] 1390–1399, Kosten [Kościan] 1391–1400. Poznań, 1889. Edition of the oldest city register books of the province of Greater Poland; both volumes were reprinted in Osnabrück in 1965.
Maisel, Witold, ed. Ortyle sądów wyższych miast wielkopolskich z XV i XVI w. [Court Verdicts of the Main Towns in Greater Poland in the 15th and 16th centuries] Wrocław, 1959.
Maisel, Witold, ed. Wilkierze poznańskie. [Records of the Poznań City] Vol. l: Administracja i sądownictwo. [Administration and Juridical System] Wrocław–Warszawa–Kraków, 1966; Vol. 2: Handel, rzemiosło i rolnictwo. [Trade, Crafts and Agriculture] Wrocław–Warszawa–Kraków, 1968; Vol. 3: Organizacja cechowa. [Guilds’ Organization] Wrocław–Warszawa–Kraków, 1969.
Maisel, Witold, ed. Przywileje miasta Poznania XIII–XVIII wieku. [Privileges of the City of Poznań in the 13th–18th centuries] Poznań, 1994. Edition of the medieval and modern privileges granted by kings and other officials to city of Poznań.
Maleczyński, Karol, ed. Codex diplomaticus nec non epistolaris Silesiae. Vol. 1–3, Wrocław 1951–1964.
Ochmański, Jerzy, ed. Vitoldiana. Codex privilegiorum Vitoldi magni ducis Lithuaniae 1386–1430. Warszawa, 1986. Edition of the documents issued by Witold (Vytautas), Grand Duke of Lithuania.
Perlbach, Max, ed. Pommerellisches Urkundenbuch. Danzig, 1882; reprint: Aalen, 1969. Edition of the medieval documents regarding the history of province of Eastern Pomerania (Pommerellen).
Perzanowski, Zbigniew, ed. Codex diplomaticus Maioris Poloniae, series nova. Vol. l: Diplomata abbatiae Lubinensis saec. XIII–XV. Dokumenty Opactwa lubińskiego z XIII–XV w. Warszawa–Poznań, 1975. Edition of the medieval documents regarding the history of the oldest Benedictine Abbey in Great Poland, in Lubiń.
Philippi, F.; Woelky, Carl Peter; et al., eds. Preußisches Urkundenbuch, Königsberg. Bd. L, Hälfte 1–2, hrsg. v. R. Philippi, C. P. Woelky, 1882; reprint: Aalen, 1961; Hälfte 3, hrsg. v. A. Seraphim, 1909; Bd. 2 (1309–1335), hrsg. v. M. Hein, E. Maschke, 1939; Bd. 3, Lief. l (1336–1341), hrsg. v. M. Hein, 1944, repr. Aalen 1961, Lief. 2 (1342–1345), hrsg. v. H. Koeppen, Marburg/L. 1958; Bd. 4 (1346–1351), hrsg. v. H. Koeppen, Marburg 1960; Bd. 5, Lief. l (1352–1356), hrsg. v. K. Conrad, H. Koeppen, Marburg 1969, Lief. 2 (1357–1361), hrsg. v. K. Conrad, H. Koeppen, Marburg, 1973, Lief. 3: Nachträge und Register, hrsg. v. K. Conrad, Marburg 1975; Bd. 6, Lief. l (1362–1366), hrsg. v. K. Conrad, Marburg, 1986. Edition of the medieval documents regarding the history of the province of Prussia under the Teutonic Knights’ reign.
Rzyszczewski, Leon; Muczkowski, Józef., eds. Codex diplomaticus Poloniae, Vol. 1–2, Warszawa, 1847–1852; Vol. 3, ed. L. Bartoszewicz, Warszawa, 1858; Vol. 4, ed. M. Bobowski, Warszawa, 1887. Edition of the documents regarding the history of Poland in the Middle Ages; most of the documents critically reedited.
Sawicki, Józef, ed. Concilia Poloniae. Źródła i studia krytyczne. [Concilia Poloniae. Sources and Critical Studies] Vol. 1–9, Lublin, 1945–1957. Each volume is dedicated to single bishopric and contains the local council records, mainly from the 16th century.
Schlesisches Urkundenbuch, hrsg. von der Historischen Kommission für Schlesien, Bd. l, bearb. v. Heinrich Appelt, Lief. l (971–1216), Graz–Wien–Köln 1963, Lief. 2 (1217–1230), 1968, Lief. 3 (Falschungen und Register), 1971; bearb. V. W. Irgang: Bd. 2 (1231–1250), 1977; Bd. 3 (1251–1266), 1984; Bd. 4 (1267–1281), 1988. Basic edition of the medieval documents regarding the history of Silesia.
Suchodolska, Ewa, ed. Regesty dokumentów mazowieckich z lat 1248–1345. Warszawa, 1980. Edition of the calendars of the medieval documents pertaining to the history of Masovia in 1248–1345.
Sułkowska-Kuraś, Irena; Kuraś, Stanisław, eds. Zbiór dokumentów małopolskich. [Collection of the Documents regarding Lesser Poland = Małopolska], Wrocław–Warszawa–Kraków: Vol. l (1257–1420), 1962; Vol. 2 (1421–1441), 1962–1963; Vol. 3 (1442–1450), 1969; Vol. 4 (1211–1400), 1969; Vol. 5 (1401–1440), 1970; Vol. 6: Dokumenty króla Władysława Jagiełły z lat 1386–1417. [Documents issued by King Wladislaw Jagiello in 1386–1417], 1974; Vol. 7: Dokumenty króla Władysława Jagiełły z lat 1418–1434. [Documents issued by King Wladislaw Jagiello in 1418–1434] 1975; Vol. 8 (1435–1442), 1975. Basic edition of the medieval documents regarding the history of Lesser Poland (Małopolska).
Sułkowska-Kuraś, Irena; Kuraś, Stanisław, eds. Codex diplomaticus Masoviae novus, pars II annorum 1248–1355. Wrocław–Warszawa–Kraków, 1989; pars III, Index, ed. J. Piętka, ib. 1993. Edition of the medieval documents pertaining to the history of Masovia, intended as the continuation of the Codex diplomaticus edited by J. Korwin-Kochanowski (see above).
Sułkowska-Kuraś, Irena, Stanisław Kuraś, eds. Bullarium Poloniae, (Vol. 4 with Henryk Wajs), Vol. l (1000–1342), Roma–Lublin, 1982; Vol. 2 (1343–1378), Roma–Lublin, 1985; Vol. 3 (1378–1417), Roma–Lublin, 1988; Vol. 4 (1417–1431), Roma–Lublin, 1992. Edition of papal bulls and other documents regarding history of Kingdom of Poland (partly full edition, partly only short description of already published documents).
Szacherska, Stella Maria, ed. Zbiór dokumentów i listów miasta Płocka. Vol. l, Warszawa, 1975; vol. 2, Warszawa, 1987. Register of the documents and letters issued by the town of Płock (but also regarding other towns and regions).
Szelińska, Wacława; Tomaszewicz, Janina, eds. Katalog dokumentów pergaminowych Biblioteki Czartoryskich w Krakowie. [Catalogue of the Parchment Documents of the Czartoryski Library in Cracow] Vol. 1. Dokumenty z lat 1148–1506. [Documents issued in 1148–1506] Kraków, 1975.
Theiner, August, ed. Vetera monumenta Poloniae et Lithuaniae gentiumque finitimarum historiam illustrantia maximam partem nondum edita ex tabulariis Vaticanis deprompta, collecta ac serie chronologica deposita. 4 vols. Roma, 1860–1864. Edition of the documents regarding the history of Poland and Lithuania in the Middle Ages, based mainly on the Vatican Archives, still valuable.
Töppen, Max, ed. Akten der Ständetage Preußens unter der Herrschaft des deutschen Ordens. Bd. 1–3, Leipzig, 1878–1882; reprint: Aalen, 1973–1974. Edition of the documents and other acts issued by the Provincial Councils in Prussian under the Teutonic Knights’ reign.
Thunert, Hans, ed. Akten der Ständetage Preußens, königlichen Anteils (Westpreußen). Vol. l (1466–1479). Danzig, 1896; reprint: Aalen, 1979. Edition of the documents and other acts issued by the Provincial Council of Royal (Western) Pomerania.
Ulanowski, Bronisław, ed. Dokumenty kujawskie i mazowieckie przeważnie z XIII wieku. Kraków, 1888. Old edition but still valuable to consult the documents regarding provinces of Cujavia and Masovia, mainly issued in the 13th century.
Voigt, Johann, ed. Codex diplomaticus Prussicus. Vol. 1–6. Königsberg, 1836–1861; reprint: 1965. Edition of the documents and other acts regarding the history of Prussian lands in the Middle Ages; most of the documents critically reedited.
Weise, Erich, ed. Die Staatsverträge des Deutschen Ordens in Preußen im 15. Jahrhundert, Bd. l (1398–1437); Bd. 2 (1438–1467), Marburg, 1955 [2 Aufl., Marburg 1970]; Bd. 3 (1467–1497), Marburg, 1966–1969. Critical edition of the main states’ documents issued by the Teutonic Knights at the end of the 14th and in the 15th century.
Wierzbowski, Teodor, ed. Matricularium Regni Poloniae summaria. Vol. 1–5/1, Warszawa, 1905–1919; Vol. 5/2, ed. J. Płocha, A. Rybarski, Irena Sułkowska, Warszawa, 1961. This register contains very short description of the documents issued by the Royal Chancellery (first volumes – in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period).
Woelky, Carl Peter, ed. Urkundenbuch des Bistums Culm. Vol. 1–2. Danzig, 1885–1887. Edition of the documents and other acts regarding the history of bishopric of Culm (Chełmno) in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times.
Woelky, Carl Peter; Martin Johann Saage, eds. Codex diplomaticus Warmiensis oder Regesten und Urkunden zur Geschichte Ermlands. Vol. 1–2, Mainz, 1860–1864, Bd. 3, ed. C. P. Woelky, Braunsberg–Leipzig, 1874, Bd. 4, Braunsberg, 1935. Edition of the documents and other acts regarding the history of bishopric and province of Ermland (Warmia) in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times.
Zakrzewski, Ignacy, et al., eds. Codex diplomaticus Maioris Poloniae. Kodeks dyplomatyczny Wielkopolski. Vol. 1–4, ed. Ignacy Zakrzewski; Vol. 5, ed. Franciszek Piekosiński, Poznań 1877–1908, Vol. 6–7, ed. Antoni Gąsiorowski, Ryszard Walczak, Poznań, 1982–1985, Vol. 8–10, ed. A. Gąsiorowski, Tomasz Jasiński, Poznań 1989–1993. Basic edition of the documents and other acts regarding the history of province of Greater Poland in the Middle Ages; many documents edited in first volumes then critically reedited.
Zakrzewski, Ignacy; Celichowski, Zygmunt, eds. Lites ac res gestae inter Polonos Ordinemque Cruciferorum. Vol. 1: Sprawa wytoczona w Inowrocławiu w r. 1320. Sprawa wytoczona w Warszawie r. 1339, Poznań, 1890; Vol. 2, Poznań, 1892; Vol. 3, ed. Jadwiga Karwasińska, Warszawa, 1935. Edition of the documents regarding the litigations between Poland and the Teutonic Knights in the 14th and 15th century, partly reedited and emended by later editors.
 

4. Manuscript resources – catalogues and studies
 

4.1. Catalogues and studies

Chmielowska, Bożena, Kowalczyk, Maria; Włodek, Zofia; Zathey Jerzy; Zwiercan, Marian, et al., eds. Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum medii aevi Latinorum qui in Bibliotheca Jagellonica Cracoviae asservantur. Vol. 1–7, Wrocław, 1980–2000.
Czubek, Jan. Katalog rękopisów Akademii Umiejętności w Krakowie. [Catalogue of the Manuscripts preserved at Academy of Sciences in Cracow] Kraków, 1906.
Czubek, Jan. Katalog rękopisów Akademii Umiejętności w Krakowie. Dodatek 1 [Catalogue of the Manuscripts preserved at Academy of Sciences in Cracow. Supplement 1] Kraków, 1912–sqq. Includes also several precious medieval manuscripts
Jabłońska W. “Inwentarze i katalogi biblioteczne w zbiorach rękopiśmiennych Biblioteki Zakładu Narodowego im. Ossolińskich.” [Inventories and Library Catalogues in the Manuscript Collections of the Ossoliński National Foundation] Ze Skarbca Kultury 20 (1969): 73–179. It includes also several medieval inventories and library catalogues.
Jażdżewski, Konstanty Klemens. Catalogus manu scriptorum codicum medii aevi latinorum signa 180–260 conprehendens. Wrocław, 1982.
Kądzielski, Stanisław; Gromadzki Jan; Mrozowicz, Wojciech. Catalogus codicum medii aevi manuscriptorum qui in Bibliotehca Universitatis Wratislaviensis asservantur signa 6055–6124 conprehendens. Wrocław, 1998.
Korzeniowski, Józef, ed. Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Musei Principum Czartoryski. Vol. 1, Kraków, 1887–1893. Catalogues of the manuscripts in the Czartoryski Library of the National Museum in Cracow. Contiunued by: Kutrzeba, Stanisław, ed. Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Musei Principum Czartoryski. Vol. 2, Kraków, 1910.
Drewniewska-Idziak, Barbara, ed. Katalog mikrofilmów Zakładu Zbiorów Mikrofilmowych Biblioteki Narodowej [Catalogue of the Microfilms of the Microfilm Department of the National Library], Vol. 1–26, Warszawa, 1951–1992. A description of numerous microfilms from all important library in Poland (mainly precious manuscripts).
Polkowski, Ignacy. Katalog rękopisów kapitulnych Katedry Krakowskiej. [Catalogue of the Manuscripts preserved in the Capture of the Cracow Cathedral] Archiwum do Dziejów Literatury i Oświaty, Vol. 3, Kraków, 1884. Old but still valuable catalogue, some manuscripts were lost during WW2.
Trzciński, Tadeusz. Katalog rękopisów biblioteki kapitulnej w Gnieźnie aż do początku wieku XVI. [Catalogue of the Manuscripts of the Gniezno Chapter Library till the beginning of the 16th century] Poznań, 1910. Old but still valuable catalogue, some manuscripts were lost during WW2.
Urban, Wacław. “Katalog Archiwum Archidiecezjalnego we Wrocławiu. Rękopisy.” [Catalogue of the Archbishopric Archives in Breslau. Manuscripts] Archiwa, Biblioteki i Muzea Kościelne 10 (1965): 5–32; 11 (1965): 5–108; 12 (1966): 5–74; 13 (1966): 5–90; 14 (1967): 5–132; 15 (1967): 91–248; 16 (1968): 19–242.
Zathey, Jerzy; Anna Lewicka-Kamińska, Leszek Hajdukiewicz. Historia Biblioteki Jagiellońskiej. [History of the Jagellonian Library] Vol. 1, Kraków, 1964. A basic study on the Jagellonian University library with extensive chapters on medieval period.

4.1.1. General

Hornowska, Maria; Zdzitowiecka-Jasieńska Halina. Zbiory rękopiśmienne w Polsce średniowiecznej. [Manuscript Collections in Medieval Poland] Warszawa, 1947. A general study on the Polish medieval libraries completed before 1939 and emended after WW2.
Kamolowa Danura; Muszyńska Krystyna. Zbiory rękopisów w bibliotekach i muzeach w Polsce. [Manuscript Collections in Polish Libraries and Museums] Warszawa, 1988. A general overview of all important manuscript collections, including the medieval ones.
Potkowski, Edward. Książka rękopiśmienna w kulturze Polski średniowiecznej. [Manuscript Book in the Medieval Culture of Poland] Warszawa, 1984. Comprehensive introduction to the codicology in Poland.
Wielgus, Stanisław. Obca literatura biblijna w średniowiecznej Polsce. [Foreign Biblical Literature in medieval Poland] Lublin, 1990. It lists the foreign ancient and medieval authors and their manuscripts in Polish libraries.
Wielgus, Stanisław. Średniowieczna łacińskojęzyczna biblistyka polska. [Medieval Polish Biblical Studies in Latin] Lublin, 1992. A basic study on Polish medieval authors and their manuscripts in Polish libraries.
Wiesiołowski, Jacek. Kolekcje historyczne w Polsce późnośredniowiecznej. [Historical collections in the late medieval Poland] Wrocław, 1967. A detailed study on the manuscripts containing the collections of the historical texts.
Włodarski, Maciej. Ars moriendi w literaturze polskiej XV i XVI wieku. [Ars moriendi in the Polish Literature in the 15th and 16th centuries] Kraków, 1987. A basic study on this kind of literature based on works composed by Polish authors.

4.1.2. Liturgical and ecclesiastical works

Boguniowski, Józef. Rozwój historyczny ksiąg liturgii rzymskiej do Soboru Trydenckiego i ich recepcja w Polsce. [Historical Development of the Roman Liturgical Books till the Council of Trent and Their Use in Poland] Kraków, 2001. Incl. summary in English and a bibliography.
Bolz, Bogdan, ed. Najdawniejszy Kalendarz Gnieźnieński. Według Kodeksu MS 1 [The Oldest Calendar in Gniezno. According to MS 1] Poznań, 1971. A critical edition with introduction, notes and bibliography.
Borkowska, Urszula. Królewskie modlitewniki. Studium z kultury religijnej epoki Jagiellonów (XV i początek XVI wieku). [Royal Prayer-Books. Studies on the Religious Culture of the Jagiellonian Dynasty (15th and beginning of the 16th century)] Lublin, 1999.
Kürbis, Brygida, et al., eds. Codex mathildis. Liber officiorum cum foliis dedicationis. Monumenta Sacra Polonorum, Vol. 2. Kraków, 2000. A modern edition of the 11th-century codex with introduction and notes.
Kürbis, Brygida; Leśniewska Dorota; Strózyk, Paweł, eds. Liber precum Gertrudae Ducisse e Pslterio Egberti cum Kalendario. Monumenta Sacra Polonorum, Vol. 2. Kraków, 2002. A modern edition of the 11th-century Psalter with introduction and notes.
Obertyński, Zdzisław, ed. Pontyfikat krakowski z XI wieku (Z rękopisu Biblioteki Jagiellońskiej w Krakowie, MS 2057). Lublin, 1977; English version: The Cracow Pontifical (Pontificale Cracoviense saeculi XI), Cracow, Jagiellonian Library, MS 2057, ed. Z. Obertyński, London, 1977.
Podleś, Antoni, ed. Pontyfikał płocki z XII wieku. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Munchen Clm 28938; Biblioteka Seminarium Duchownego Płock Mspł 29. Studium liturgiczno-źródłoznawcze. Edycja tekstu. [The 12th-century Pontificale of Płock. Studies on Liturgy and its Sources. Edition of the Text] Płock, 1986.
Rechowicz, Marian; Schenk, Wacław, eds. Studia z dziejów liturgii w Polsce. [Studies on History of Liturgy in Poland] Lublin, 1973. Summary and contents in French; also deals with medieval liturgy.
Sczaniecki, Paweł. Służba Boża w dawnej Polsce. Studia o mszy świętej. [Divine Office in Old Poland. Studies on Holy Mass] Vol. 1: Poznań–Warszawa–Lublin, 1962; Vol. 2: Poznań–Warszawa–Lublin, 1962. A detailed studies on medieval and early modern liturgical sources in Poland.
Wąsowicz, Henryk. Łaciński kalendarz sylabiczny (cisiojanus) do połowy XVI wieku. [Latin Calendar Known as Cisiojanus until the mid-16th century] Lublin, 1986. A detailed study on the development of this kind of medieval calendar.
Wąsowicz, Henryk. Kalendarz ksiąg liturgicznych Krakowa do połowy 16. wieku, Studium chronologiczno-typologiczne. [Calendar of the Liturgical Books in Cracow until the mid-16th century. Studies on Chronology and Typology] Lublin, 1999. A detailed study on medieval liturgical calendar based on manuscript and printed source in Cracow.
Schenk, Wacław. “Rękopisy liturgiczne od XIII do XV wieku w Bibliotece Uniwersyteckiej we Wrocławiu.” [Liturgical Manuscripts from the 13th to 15th century preserved at the University Library in Breslau] Archiwa, Biblioteki i Muzea Kościelne 2 (1960): 185–206. A detailed description of liturgical manuscripts (mainly of Cistercian origin) preserved at the University Library in Breslau.

4.1.3. Bibliotheca Jagiellonica

Biblioteka Jagiellońska
al. Mickiewicza 22, PL-30-059 Kraków, Poland
Tel./Fax +48 12 633 09 03
The Jagellonian Library of Cracow University contains over 3500 incunabula and over 1800 precious medieval manuscripts.
Lepszy, Kazimierz, ed. Dzieje Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w latach 1364–1764. [History of the Jagellonian University in 1364–1764] Vol. 1, Kraków, 1964.
Zarębski Ignacy, ed. Historia Biblioteki Jagiellońskiej. Vol. 1: 1364–1775 by Jerzy Zathey, Anna Lewicka-Kamińska, Leszek Hajdukiewicz, Kraków, 1966.

4.1.4. Incunabula (et antiqua)

4.1.4.1. Catalogues

Incunabula quae in bibliothecis Poloniae asservantur. moderante Alodia Kawecka-Gryczowa composuerunt Maria Bohonos et Elisa Szandorowska, part 1 (A–L), part 2 (M–Z), Wratislaviae–Varsaviae–Cracoviae ex Officina Instituti Ossoloniani, 1970.
Incunabula quae in bibliothecis Poloniae asservantur moderante Alodia Kawecka-Gryczowa composuerunt Maria Bohonos, Michael Spandowski et Elisa Szandorowska, Vol. 2. Addenda. Indices, Wratislaviae–Varsaviae–Cracoviae ex Officina Instituti Ossoloniani, 1993. A comprehensive register of the incunabula preserved in the Polish libraries; also photographs and bibliography.
Formanowicz, Leon, ed. Katalog inkunabułów Biblioteki Kapitulnej w Gnieźnie. [Catalogue of the Incunabula in the Chapter Library of Gniezno] Vol. 1, Poznań, 1939.
Jędrzejowska, Helena; Pelczarowa Maria, eds. Katalog inkunabułów Biblioteki Mijeskiej w Gdańsku. [Catalogue of the Incunabula in the Gdańsk City Library] Gdańsk, 1954. Also photographs and bibliography.
Kocowski, Bronisław, ed. Katalog inkunabułów Biblioteki Uniwersyteckiej we Wrocławiu (Catalogus incunabulorum typographicorum Bibliothecae Universitatis Wratislaviensis). Vol. 1–3, Wrocław, 1959–1962. Incl. photographs and bibliography.
Lewicka-Kamińska, Anna, ed. Inkunabuły Biblioteki Jagiellońskiej. Incunabula Bibliothecae Jagellonicae Cracoviensis. Kraków, 1962. Incl. photographs and bibliography.
Wydra, Wiesław, ed. Katalog inkunabułów Biblioteki Uniwersyteckiej w Poznaniu. [Catalogue of the Incunabula of the University Library in Poznań] Poznań 2002. Also photographs and bibliography.

4.1.4.2. Studies

Estreicher, Karol, Bibliografia polska XV–XVI stulecia. Zestawienie chronologiczne 7200 druków w kształcie rejestru do Bibliografii, tudzież spis abecadłowy tych dzieł, które dochowały się w bibliotekach polskich. Warszawa, 1978 (reprint).
Kawecka-Gryczowa, Alodia, ed. Drukarze dawnej Polski od XV do XVIII wieku. Vol. 1/1: Małopolska. Wiek XV–XVI. Wrocław, 1983. A basic description of every printing press and its possessor; also photographs and bibliography.
Liedtke, Antoni. Saga pelplińskiej Biblii Gutenberga. [History of the Pelplin copy of Gutenberg’s Bible] 3rd edition, Pelplin, 1988. A history of the only copy of Gutenberg’s Bible preserved in Pelplin, Poland; summary in English and German.
 

5. Main libraries in Warsaw with manuscript collections
 

Biblioteka Narodowa (National Library)
al. Niepodległości 213, PL-02-086 Warszawa, Poland
Phone: +48 22 608 2999 or 22 452 2999 Fax: +48 22 825 5251

Biblioteka Narodowa Dział Zbiorów Specjalnych [National Library. Rare Books Collection]
Rare Books Collection includes manuscripts, incunabula, early printing books, iconographical collection and is located:
plac Krasińskich 3/5, PL-02-086 Warszawa, Poland
Phone: +48 22 831 3241 (til 45) Fax: +48 22 635 4498

All catalogues and databases are located at the new building of National Library
Al. Niepodległości 213, PL-02-086 Warszawa, Poland
Also available on-line:
INNOPAC (main catalogue and bibliographical d-base)
telnet://alpha.bn.org.pl
MAK (other d-bases of the National Library)
The library preserves over 420 precious medieval manuscripts originated from various provinces of Poland (and many more from the early modern times).

Biblioteka Uniwersytecka we Wrocławiu [Library of the Wrocław University]
Ul. Św. Jadwigi 3-4, PL-50-266 Wrocław, Poland
The largest library in Poland which preserves 2,800 precious medieval manuscripts originated mainly from Silesia, including Cyrilic, Greek and oriental manuscripts (and many more from the early modern times).

Biblioteka Gdańska Polskiej Akademii Nauk [Gdańsk Library of the Polish Academy of Sciences]
Ul. Wałowa 15, PL-80-858 Gdańsk, Poland
The library preserves over 380 precious medieval manuscripts, mainly originated from the province of Pomerania

Biblioteka Katedralna w Gnieźnie [Gniezno Cathedral Library]
PL-62-200 Gniezno, Poland
The library preserves over 160 precious medieval manuscripts, mainly originated from the province of Greater Poland, mainly of ecclesiastical origin (including one composed ca. 800)

Biblioteka Kórnicka Polskiej Akademii Nauk [Kórnik Library of the Polish Academy of Sciences]
Kórnik-Zamek, PL-63-120 Kórnik [or]
Stary Rynek 78/79, Pałac Działyńskich, PL-61-772 Poznań, Poland
The library preserves over 100 precious medieval manuscripts originated from various provinces Poland (and many more from the early modern times).

Biblioteka Polskiej Akademii Nauk [Library of the Polish Academy of Sciences]
Ul. Sławkowska 17, PL-31-016 Kraków, Poland
The library preserves over 160 precious medieval manuscripts and over 140 precious parchment documents originated from various provinces Poland (and many more from the early modern times).

Biblioteka Czartoryskich Muzeum Narodowego w Krakowie [Czartoryski Library of the National Museum in Cracow]
ul. Św. Marka 17, PL-31-018 Kraków, Poland
The library preserves over 180 precious medieval manuscripts and over 700 precious parchment documents originated from various provinces Poland (and many more from the early modern times).

Archiwum Kapituły Metropolitalnej [Archives of the Metropolitan Chapter]
Wawel 3, PL-31-001 Kraków, Poland
The library preserves over 200 precious medieval manuscripts (including Praedicationes composed ca. 800).

Biblioteka Seminarium Duchowengo w Pelplinie [Library of the Pelplin Priest Seminary]
Plac Mariacki 7, PL-83-130 Pelplin, Poland
The library preserves over 150 precious medieval manuscripts originated from various suppressed monasteries in Northern Poland (and many more from the early modern times).

Biblioteka Metropolitalnego Seminarium Duchownego [Library of the Metropolitan Priest Seminary in Poznań]
Ul. Lubrańskiego 1, PL-61-108 Poznań, Poland
The library preserves over 110 precious medieval manuscripts originated mainly from various suppressed monasteries in Greater Poland (and many more from the early modern times).

Biblioteka Zakładu Narodowego im. Ossolińskich [Library of the Ossoliński National Foundation]
Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich
ul. Szewska 37, PL-50-139 Wrocław, Poland
Te: +48 71 344 4471 to 76 fax: +48 71 344 8561
The library preserves over 210 precious medieval manuscripts originated mainly from eastern provinces of Poland (and many more from the early modern times); the collection preserved in Lviv (now Ukraine) before 1945.
 

6. Major editions of narrative texts (selection)
 

6.1. Guides

Dąbrowski, Jan. Dawne dziejopisarstwo polskie (do roku 1480). [Old Polish Historiography (till 1480)] Wrocław–Warszawa–Kraków, 1964. Still useful but partly outdated register of every historiographical work and its author.
Drelicharz, Wojciech. Annalistyka Małopolska XIII–XV wieku. Kierunki rozwoju wielkich roczników kompilowanych. [The Małopolska Annals’ Historiography in 13th–15th century: The Evolution of Great Annalistic Compilations] Kraków, 2003. A basic study on medieval annals compiled in the province of Lesser Poland.
Korta, Wacław. Średniowieczna annalistyka śląska. [Medieval Annals in Silesia] Wrocław 1966. A basic study on medieval annals compiled in the province of Silesia.
Kürbis, Brygida. Dziejopisarstwo wielkopolskie XIII i XIV wieku. [The Historiography of Greater Poland in the 13th and 14th centuries] Warszawa, 1959. A basic study on medieval annals compiled in the province of Greater Poland.
Kürbis, Brygida. “L’Historiographie médiévale en Pologne.” Acta Poloniae Historica 6 (1962): 7–34. Useful overview of the Polish medieval historiography.
Labuda, Gerard, ed. Święty Wojciech w polskiej tradycji historiograficznej. [Saint Adalbert in the Polish Historiographical Tradition] Warszawa, 1997. An anthology of the works dedicated to Saint Adalbert.
Mrozowicz, Wojciech. “Mittelalterliche Annalistik in Schlesien. Ein Beitrag zur neuen Ausgabe schlesischer Annales.” Questiones medii aevi novae 6 (2001): 277–296.
Michałowska, Teresa. Średniowiecze. [Middle Ages] Warszawa, 1995. An extensive monograph on medieval literature in Poland composed in Latin and Old Polish; many photographs and selected bibliography.

6.2. Medieval texts (11th–14th centuries)

Monumenta Poloniae Historica. Pomniki dziejowe Polski (MPH). Vol. 1–2, ed. August Bielowski, Vol. 3–6. ed. by Polska Akademia Umiejętności (PAU), Lwów: Vol. l, 1864; Vol. 2, 1872; Vol. 3, 1878; Vol. 4, 1884; Vol. 5, 1888; Vol. 6, Kraków 1893; reprint Vol. 1–6, Warszawa, 1960–1961. The series contains the main narrative sources regarding the medieval history of Poland, including chronicles, necrologies, lives of the saints, calendars as well as many other shorter works.
Monumenta Poloniae Historica, series nova, Vol. 1–3, 11–12 ed. by PAU; Vol. 4–10, fasc. 2, ed. by PAN; The series contains the new, modern and critical edition of most sources published before, supplemented with critical introduction, textual notes and apparatus, including:
Vol. l: Relatio Ibrahim ibn Jakub de itinere Slavico, quae traditur apud Al-Bekri. Relacja Ibrahima ibn Jakuba z podróży do krajów słowiańskich w przekazie al-Bekriego. ed. Tadeusz Kowalski, in cooperation with J. Kostrzewski, K. Stołyhwo, K. Moszyński, K. Nitsch, Kraków, 1946.
Vol. 2: Galli Anonymi Chronicae et Gesta ducum sive principum Polonorum. Anonima tzw. Galla Kronika czyli dzieje książąt i władców polskich. ed. Karol Maleczyński, Kraków, 1952. (Now also with English translation by P.W.Knoll and F. Schaer, Gesta principum Polonorum, with a Preface by T. Bisson, Budapest 2003, Central European Medieval Texts 4)
Vol. 3: Cronica Petri comitis Poloniae, accedunt Carminis Mauri fragmenta. Cronica Petri comitis Poloniae wraz z tzw. Carmen Mauri. ed. Marian Plezia, Kraków, 1951.
Vol. 4, fasc. l: Sancti Adalberti Pragensis episcopi et martyris Vita prior. Św. Wojciecha biskupa i męczennika Żywot pierwszy. ed. Jadwiga Karwasińska, Warszawa, 1962.
Vol. 4, fasc. 2: Sancti Adalberti Pragensis episcopi et martyris Vita altera auctore Brunone Ouerfurtensi. Św. Wojciecha biskupa i męczennika Żywot drugi napisany przez Brunona z Kwerfurtu. ed. J. Karwasińska, Warszawa, 1969.
Vol. 4, fasc. 3: l. Vita Quinque Fratrum eremitarum [sive] Vita uel Passio Benedicti et lohannis sociorumque suorum auctore Brunone Ouerfurtensi; 2. Epistola Brunonis ad Henricum regem. l. Żywot Pięciu Braci Pustelników [albo] Żywot i męczeństwo Benedykta, Jana i ich towarzyszy napisany przez Brunona z Kwerfurtu; 2. List Brunona do króla Henryka. ed. J. Karwasińska, Warszawa, 1973.
Vol. 5: Annales Cracovienses priores cum Kalendario. Najstarsze roczniki krakowskie z kalendarzem. ed. Zofia Kozłowska-Budkowa, Warszawa, 1978.
Vol. 6: Annales Poloniae Maioris. Roczniki wielkopolskie. ed. Brygida Kürbis in cooperation with G. Labuda, J. Luciński, R. Walczak, Warszawa, 1962.
Vol. 7, fasc. l: Sancti Ottonis episcopi Babenbergensis Vita Prieflingensis. Św. Ottona biskupa bamberskiego Żywot z Prufening. ed. Jan Wikarjak, Kazimierz Liman, Warszawa 1966.
Vol. 7, fasc. 2: Ebonis Vita Sancti Ottonis episcopi Babenbergensis. Ebo, Żywot św. Ottona biskupa bamberskiego. ed. J. Wikarjak, K. Liman, Warszawa, 1969.
Vol. 7, fasc. 3: Herbordi Dialogus de vita Sancti Ottonis episcopi Babenbergensis. Herbord, Dialog o żywocie św. Ottona biskupa bamberskiego. ed. J. Wikarjak, K. Liman, Warszawa, 1974.
Vol. 8: Chronica Poloniae Maioris. Kronika Wielkopolska. ed. Brygida Kürbis, Warszawa, 1970.
Vol. 9, fasc. l: Liber mortuorum Abbatiae Sancti Vincentii Wratislaviensis. Księga zmarłych Opactwa św. Wincentego we Wrocławiu. ed. K. Maleczyński, introduction and annotations Brygida Kürbis, Ryszard Walczak, Warszawa, 1971.
Vol. 9, fasc. 2: Liber fratenitatis et Liber mortuorum Abbatiae Sanctae Mariae Lubinensis. Księga bracka i Księga zmarłych Opactwa Najświętszej Panny Marii w Lubiniu. ed. Zbigniew Perzanowski, Warszawa, 1976.
Vol. 10, fasc. 2: Catalogi episcoporum Cracoviensium. Katalogi biskupów krakowskich. ed. Józef Szymański, Warszawa, 1974.
Vol. 11: Magistri Vinncentii dicti Kadłubek Chronica Polonorum. Mistrza Wincentego zwanego Kadłubkiem Kronika polska. ed. Maria Plezia, Kraków, 1994.
Vol. 12: Annales S. Crucis. Rocznik Świętokrzyski. ed. Anna Rutkowska-Płachcińska, Kraków 1996.

6.3. Late medieval and early modern texts

6.3.1. Editions

Pollak, Roman, gen. ed. Piśmiennictwo staropolskie. [Old Polish Writing] Vol. 1–3, Warszawa, 1963–1965. The most important reference book on late medieval and early modern writers (known and anonymous), includes brief life description and extensive lists editions and elaborations
Dąbrowski, Jan; Krystyna Pieradzka, Jan Garbacik, eds. Annales seu Cronicae incliti Regni Poloniae, Vol. 1–, Warszawa, 1964–sqq; A modern critical but not yet complete edition of Długosz’s chronicle.
Wojtyska, Henryk Damian, ed. Brevia Romanorum Pontificum ad Poloniam spectantia ex minutis et regestris pontificis, Vol. l: Brevia saeculi XV, Roma, 1986.
Potkowski, Edward, Polska pisząca w średniowieczu. Kopiści i kolofony rękopisów średniowiecznych ze zbiorów polskich. [Polish Writers in the Middle Ages. Copyists and Colophons in Polish Medieval manuscripts] Vol. 1–, Warszawa, 1993–sqq. Series dedicated to least known writers; examples of colophons and other similar works.
Przeździecki, Alexander. Joannis Długossi Senioris canonici Cracoviensis, Opera omnia, vol. 1–15, Kraków, 1863–1887. A complete edition of all works composed by Jan Długosz
Szujski, Józef, ed. Kroniki Bernarda Wapowskiego z Radochoniec kantora katedralnego krakowskiego, część ostatnia – czasy podługoszowskie obejmująca 1480–1535). Kraków, 1874. Old but still useful edition of the chronicle of Bernard Wapowski.
The Annals of Jan Długosz. Annales seu Cronicae incliti regni Poloniae. An English abridgement by H. Michael with a commentary by P. Smith, Chichester: IM Publications, 1977. To be used cautiously.

6.3.2. Studies

Banaszkiewicz, Jacek, Kronika Dzierzwy. XIV-wieczne kompendium historii ojczystej. [The Chronicle of Dzierzwa. The 14th-century Compendium on the National History], Wrocław–Warszawa–Kraków, 1979. A detailed study on an important chronicle composed by Dzierzwa.
Chojnacki, Piotr, Jaworski, Rafał, Kaliszuk, Jerzy; Weckowski, Piotr. Bibliografia źródeł drukowanych do dziejów Polski późnośredniowiecznej (1386–1506). [Bibliography of the Printed Sources to the History of Late Medieval Poland (1386–1506)] Vol. 1, Warszawa, 1999.
Gawęda, Stanisław, ed. Dlugssiana. Studia historyczne w pięćsetlecie śmierci Jana Długosza. [Dlugssiana. Histriographical studies in commemoration of 500 anniversary of death of Jan Długosz] Vol. 1, Kraków, 1980; Vol. 2, Kraków, 1985. A detailed study on the most important late medieval chronicler and its work.
Walczak, Ryszard. “Protocollum” Augustianina-eremity zwanego Angelusem ze Stargardu. O polsko-pomorskich związkach historiograficznych w średniowieczu [“Protocollum” of an Austin hermit called Angelus of Stargard. Polish-Pomeranian historiographical connections in the Middle Ages] Poznań, 1991. A detailed study on Polish–Pomeranian connections in the Middle Ages reflected in the regional chronicles.