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Gottfried Daniel Wunschwitz, collector, heraldist and genealogist

Publication at Faculty of Arts |
2011

Abstract

This book is dealing with Gottfried Daniel, lord of Wunschwitz and his genealogical and heraldic collection, stored in First departement of National Archive in Prague. Its chapters are focused on typical types of materials, which are included in this collection: excerpts from literature, newspaper and primary sources, drawings of gravestones and coats of arms, many seals and some other artefacts: hatchements and leafs from alba amicorum.

This book contains rich analysis which illustrates, that this collection is an extraordinary source for history of nobility of Middle Europe and the collection without analogies till our days.