The Rožmberk family legend, which derived the origin of Bohemia´s leading aristocratic dynasty from the Roman Orsini, is usually attributed to Oldřich II of Rožmberk. This attribution however relies on indirect arguments. This article argues that the Orsini claim emerged at least a generation earlier. The conclusion relies on a letter which King Sigismund of Luxembourg addressed to the city commune of Trogir in Dalmatia in 1411 and which contains an allusion to the supposed kinship. The document surveved only as a seventeenth-century copy among papers of the Dalmatian scholar Giovanni Lucio. The internal signs of the writing as well as Lucio´s scholastic profile seem to exclude the possibility that Lucio would have forged it. The early emergence of the claim contradicts neither the broader context of the Orsini legend in various regions of the late-medieval Europe, nor other fifteenth-century documents so far known on the existence of the Orsini myth within the Rožmberk family. These documents, I suggest, shouldbe read in a different way as usual., Petr Maťa., and Obsahuje poznámky pod čarou
The relation between manuscript and printed books, their interaction and competition cannot be limited to the 15th century or the beginning of the 16th century. Manuscripts accompanied human activity far into the modern period - not only in official matters but also in the area falling under codicology. The progressing research into the Kroměříž Chateau library, specifically its beginnings associated with the bishop of Olomouc Karl von Liechtenstein-Castelcorno (1624-1695), provides the opportunity to identify and assess the manuscripts that the bishop gathered during his life. His fondness for books has long been known and appreciated, but this seems to have applied only to printed publications, not to manuscripts. At least for the time being, there are no known records of major acquisitions of medieval codices or the establishment of a Kunstkammer (‘wonder room’) containing rare books. This would not have corresponded to his practical nature and focus on solving topical problems of his time (recatholicisation, the restoration of the residential network of bishoprics, the stabilisation and development of economic administration)., Miroslav Myšák., and Obsahuje bibliografické odkazy
Autor se podle recenzenta pokusil o dosud nejkomplexnější analýzu vztahů mezi Varšavskou smlouvou a Rumunskem od poloviny padesátých let téměř do konce let šedesátých. Svou práci zakládá na rumunských, západních a ojediněle i sovětských pramenech. Vychází přitom z národní perspektivy Bukurešti a soustředí se na její politickou a vojenskou strategii vůči této organizaci. Zhodnocuje tak posun od poslušného satelitu ke vzdorujícímu spojenci v rámci širší perspektivy mezinárodních vztahů a reality bipolárně rozděleného studenoválečného světa. Vedle toho objasňuje i četné doposud nedostatečně probádané epizody z celkové historie Varšavské smlouvy. Přes výtky vůči struktuře výkladu a příliš selektivní pramenné základně, která vede k některým nesprávným závěrům, podle recenzenta pozitivní přínos Dumitruovy práce převažuje., The author of the book under review has, according to the reviewer, attempted the most comprehensive analysis of relations so far between the Warsaw Pact and Romania, covering the period from its establishment in May 1955 almost to the time of the Soviet-led military intervention in Czechoslovakia. He has based his work on Romanian, Western, and to a far lesser extent, Soviet sources. His starting point is the national perspective from Bucharest, and he concentrates on its political and military strategies towards this military organizations. He thus assesses the shift from obedient satellite to defiant ally in the broader perspective of international relations and the reality of the bipolar division of the Cold War world. In addition, he also clarifies numerous hitherto insufficiently researched episodes in the overall history of the Warsaw Pact. Despite having reservations about the structure of the intepretation and the overly narrow range of sources, which has led to some incorrect conclusions, the reviewer considers Dumitru´s work to be a positive contribution to our knowledge of the topic., [autor recenze] Matěj Bílý., and Obsahuje bibliografii a bibliografické odkazy