Bronislaw Gorczak: Catalog of parchments held in the archives of X. X. Sanguszkos in sławuta [1912].

“Catalog of parchments held in the X Archives. X. Sanguszkos in Slavut” by Bronislaw Gorczak is an extremely valuable work, which is a detailed guide to valuable historical documents and archival artifacts related to the Sanguszko family. Published in 1912 by Prince Roman Sanguszko (X. R. Sanguszka), the catalog not only documents the rich collection of parchments, but also offers readers an insight into the history, traditions and estate of one of the most important Polish aristocratic families.

Bronislaw Gorczak (1855-1918) was an eminent historian, archivist and heraldist, a graduate of Lviv University, a member of the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences and a long-time employee of the Sanguszko Archives. His catalog is not just a dry census, but a scholarly study that organizes and analyzes a collection of documents from the Middle Ages to the 18th century, which are an invaluable source for the history of not only the Sanguszko family, but the entire Commonwealth (including privileges, contracts, wills, court records). This publication is the foundation of research on magnate archives and is still the basis of queries for historians today.

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