Edition of the Čelákovice Town Hall Manual of Pavel Ježdík (1639-1654) - Ideas and Reality

Abstract

The authors outline certain specific approaches and problems linked to the preparation of an edition of the Čelákovice town hall manual from 1639-1654, which was written almost entirely by the longstanding mayor, Pavel Ježdík. The aim of the book was to make the manual's text accessible for the purposes of historic research and for the general public.

The authors give readers insight into the issue of the processing of the specific source, including the edition rules employed.

Keywords

• historical sources
• editions
• municipal administration
• Thirty Years´ War