@ARTICLE{Jasiński_Tomasz_Andrzej_2024,
 author={Jasiński, Tomasz},
 volume={tom 41},
 pages={77-112},
 journal={Pamiętnik Biblioteki Kórnickiej},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2024},
 abstract={A wax tablet held by the Polish Academy of Sciences Kórnik Library (BK 1782) is a fragment of a polyptych of the New Town of Toruń. It displays a report of proceedings held before the Council of the New Town of Toruń on 5 January 1444, concerning some misunderstandings between the Council and one of the local patricians – Andrzej Hertil. The Council suspected that in violation of the testament of his recently deceased wife, Marta, Hertil intended to prevent the payment of 6 grzywnas for the benefit of the parish church of St. Jacob in the New Town of Toruń. An analysis of many Toruń sources enabled a reconstruction of Andrzej Hertil’s life history and his family connections and revealed that he was a merchant, an important town official, a lay judge and head of the court of assessors, a councillor and a mayor (several times – initially in 1442). It was under his term of office that the polyptychs L and H were introduced for use in office- and financerelated matters, which was no doubt a huge administrative challenge. In 1442, Andrzej Hertil was appointed head of the party supporting the Teutonic Order, which opposed radical measures of the Prussian Confederation. He also headed negotiations with the authorities of the Old Town of Toruń concerning the right to the use of the Old Town heritage.},
 title={Andrzej Hertil – Protagonist of the Text from a Wax Tablet from New Town in Toruń, from the Collections of Kórnik Library},
 type={Artykuł},
 URL={http://czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/134197/PDF-MASTER/077-112_Jasinski_PBK_2024-2.pdf},
 keywords={wax tablets, Old and New Town of Toruń, Andrzej Hertil, Prussian Confederation, partysupporting the Teutonic Order},
}