Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis ( pl, Księga uposażeń biskupstwa wrocławskiego, ''Book of endowments of the Bishopric of Wrocław'') is a
Latin
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manuscript catalog of documents compiled in the later 13th or in the early 14th century. It lists towns and villages obliged to pay a
tithe to the
Bishopric of Wrocław. As a
primary source
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it helps to recreate territorial extent, structure and revenues of the contemporary Diocese of Wrocław, additionally hundreds of villages in
Silesia
Silesia (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Silesia, Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at around 8,000,000. S ...
were being attested for the first time in their history, hence the importance of the document. The exact date of the document is not determined, but most often it is believed to be compiled in 1305, during
Henryk of Wierzbna bishophood, who tried to reorganize bishopric's finances.
The catalog is subdivided into five parts:
* Registrum Nissense (ecclesiastical
Duchy of Nysa)
* Registrum Wratislaviense (
Archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denominations, above that of mo ...
ry of
Wrocław
Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, r ...
)
* Registrum Wyasdense (Archdeaconry of
Opole/
Ujazd
Ujazd (german: Ujest) is a town in Strzelce County in the Opole Voivodeship in southern Poland. Population 1,647.
The town lies on bank of the river Kłodnica. Tourist attractions in the town include the Ujazd Castle (formerly used by bishops o ...
)
* Registrum Legnicense (Archdeaconry of
Legnica
Legnica (Polish: ; german: Liegnitz, szl, Lignica, cz, Lehnice, la, Lignitium) is a city in southwestern Poland, in the central part of Lower Silesia, on the Kaczawa River (left tributary of the Oder) and the Czarna Woda. Between 1 June 197 ...
)
* Registrum Glogoviense (Archdeaconry of
Głogów)
References
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Further reading
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External links
* {{cite web , url= http://www.dokumentyslaska.pl/cds%2014/liber.html, title=Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis , access-date=13 July 2014, language=la
14th-century manuscripts
14th-century documents
History of Silesia