Published: 2024-11-10

Beer for people, vodka for horses. The noble road registers in the eighteenth-century Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

Bożena Popiołek
Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings
Section: Rozprawy i Artykuły
https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2024.31.1.14

Abstract

Travel registers, although they often appear in the sources of 18th century, are not very popular among researchers due to the monotony of entries and the lack of broader references or interesting descriptions that can be used in the study of early modern travels. However, they constitute an intriguing source for research on the daily life of noble courts in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Little is known about commercial journeys undertaken for business or other purposes besides tourism or education. Meanwhile, road registries provide valuable information about the costs of travel, its organization, provisioning, and the safety of travellers.

Keywords:

travel registries, travel diaries, ego-documents, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 18th century

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Popiołek, B. (2024). Beer for people, vodka for horses. The noble road registers in the eighteenth-century Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings, 31(1), 194–207. https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2024.31.1.14

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