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oapen-20.500.12657-901752024-05-14T02:24:49Z Water, Towns and People Sowina, Urszula 16th Background Century Dug wells European Justyna Krzysztof Lands mikvehs norias People Polish Sowina Towns Urszula Water Water supply systems Woldańska Zajas thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHA History: theory and methods::NHAH Historiography thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history::NHDJ European history: medieval period, middle ages thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NK Archaeology thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences::PSA Life sciences: general issues::PSAF Ecological science, the Biosphere thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy The book describes the functions of water in Polish towns from the late Middle Ages to the beginning of the Early-Modern Era against a wide European background. It presents the issue of water supply in the context of the town as a complex social and economic organism, taking into account social relations, administration and power as well as living and working conditions. Describing water supply devices, the author reconstructs the ways in which the techniques were transferred to the Polish lands. She analyses municipal court books and documents concerning towns of various sizes in the Polish lands from the 14th to the 16th century, with particular emphasis on Kraków. In addition, she also considers archaeological and iconographical sources. Her findings provide a new insight into the alimentary and hygienic uses of water, its importance for production and crafts, and its use as a source of energy, transport and communication. This is the first broad comparative presentation of the subject in Polish and European literature. 2024-05-13T13:26:28Z 2024-05-13T13:26:28Z 2015 book ONIX_20240513_9783653025415_20 9783653025415 9783653996722 9783653996739 9783631640647 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/90175 eng Polish Studies – Transdisciplinary Perspectives application/pdf n/a 9783653025415.pdf https://www.peterlang.com/downloadpdf/title/16022 Peter Lang International Academic Publishers 10.3726/978-3-653-02541-5 10.3726/978-3-653-02541-5 e927e604-2954-4bf6-826b-d5ecb47c6555 9783653025415 9783653996722 9783653996739 9783631640647 17 529 Bern open access
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The book describes the functions of water in Polish towns from the late Middle Ages to the beginning of the Early-Modern Era against a wide European background. It presents the issue of water supply in the context of the town as a complex social and economic organism, taking into account social relations, administration and power as well as living and working conditions. Describing water supply devices, the author reconstructs the ways in which the techniques were transferred to the Polish lands. She analyses municipal court books and documents concerning towns of various sizes in the Polish lands from the 14th to the 16th century, with particular emphasis on Kraków. In addition, she also considers archaeological and iconographical sources. Her findings provide a new insight into the alimentary and hygienic uses of water, its importance for production and crafts, and its use as a source of energy, transport and communication. This is the first broad comparative presentation of the subject in Polish and European literature.
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