Chronicon Polono-Silesiacum Explained

Chronicon Polono-Silesiacum (Polish: Kronika polsko-śląska, Polish-Silesian Chronicle) or simply Chronicon Polonorum^[1] is a medieval Polish chronicle based on Wincenty Kadłubek's Chronica seu originale regum et principum Poloniae and the anonymous poem Carmen Mauri, with additional information on the history of Silesia. The date of its creation is uncertain and estimated at late 13th century, circa 1280^[2] or at the turn of the century. The unknown author might have been a Cistercian monk from the Lubiąż Abbey.^[3]

The work was likely ordered by Henry IV of Silesia.^[2]

Its text edited as Chronicon Polonorum/Kronika Polska by Ludwik Ćwikliński was published 1878 in Monumenta Poloniae Historica, vol. 3.

Editions

• Book: Anonymous . . Ćwikliński . Ludwik . Ludwik Ćwikliński . Nakł. Akademii Umiejętności . Chronica Polonorum . Monumenta Poloniae historica: Pomniki dziejowe Polski . 3 . Lwów . Gubrynowicz i Schmidt . 1878 . https://books.google.com/books?id=LkghAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA608 . 607–609.

Notes and References

1. Mrozowicz, Wojciech, “Chronica Polonorum”, in: Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle, Edited by: Graeme Dunphy, Cristian Bratu. Consulted online on 02 December 2018 https://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2213-2139_emc_SIM_000154
2. Book: Sarah Foot. Chase F. Robinson. The Oxford History of Historical Writing: Volume 2: 400-1400. 25 October 2012. OUP Oxford. 978-0-19-163693-6. 321.
3. Book: Roman Pollak. Piśmiennictwo staropolski. 1963. Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy. 244. Polish.