The Lithuanian Metrica : : History and Research / / Darius Antanavičius, Artūras Dubonis, Raimonda Ragauskienė, Ramunė Šmigelskytė-Stukienė.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Academic Studies Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
• VerfasserIn: Dubonis, Artūras,; Antanavičius, Darius,; Ragauskienė, Raimonda,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston, MA : : Academic Studies Press, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Lithuanian Studies without Borders
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (264 p.)

This book analyzes the history of the Lithuanian Metrica—the chancellery books of the Lithuanian grand duke—from the formation of its books in the mid-fifteenth century until now. It reveals how the first Metrica books emerged in the second half of the fifteenth century, discussing the titles given...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1. The Lithuanian Metrica: The Concept, Term, and Archival Characteristics
• Chapter 2. The Grand Issue of the History of the Lithuanian Metrica—the Appearance of the Books (until the Late Sixteenth Century)
• Chapter 3. The Chancellery of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Lithuanian Metrica in the Fifteenth–First Half of the Sixteenth Centuries
• Chapter 4. The Chancellery of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Lithuanian Metrica in the Mid-Sixteenth–First Quarter of the Seventeenth Centuries
• Chapter 5. The Chancellery of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and its Staff from the 1620s to the Eighteenth Century
• Chapter 6. Structure, Handling, and Control Issues Regarding the Lithuanian Metrica
• Chapter 7. Storage of the Lithuanian Metrica: Balancing State Interests and Personal Whims
• Chapter 8. The Eighteenth Century—a Time of Journeys: The Lithuanian Metrica between Vilnius, Warsaw, and Saint Petersburg
• Chapter 9. In Foreign Hands
• Chapter 10. Research and Publishing
• Bibliography
• Index