RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Musílek, Martin
T1 Simon of the White Lion : A day of a Prague burgher in the hussite periodŠimon vom Weißen Löwen : Ein Tag eines Prager Bürgers in der aus Gelenk verrenkten Zeit
JF Staletá Praha
YR 2016
VO 32
IS 2
SP 2
OP 27
DO 10.56112/sp.2016.2.01
UL https://staletapraha.cz/en/artkey/pha-201602-0001.php
AB Simon of the White Lion belonged not only to the eminent Prague citizens and Hussite politicians, but he was also a merchant, a writer and a known bibliophile, i.e. an outstanding man in his period deviating from our vision of a typical Prague burgher of that time. Representation, family relations, ownership of rural estates, connections with nobility, use of a coat of arms etc. - these are circumstances, which can be observed during a research of the towns' environment. Example of Simons' personality can draw attention to various types of sources, which enable one to uncover the life of a late medieval burgher, despite their specific and often very limited ability of testimony.