I have found inspiration for this post in the newest book of Jaroslav Čechura who recently published the monograph titled Neklidné století: Třeboňsko v proměnách válečného věku (1590–1710), in translation Turbulent Century: Třeboň Region in the Changes of the War Age (1590–1710). The monograph focuses on the period covering moreContinue Reading
is an ox (Ochse in German), an animal used for drawing or as a source of meat. We can also see a variant with the adjective tažný, meaning „draught“; the German is also using the word Zugeochse (draught ox), combining, in the best tradition of the German language, an adjectiveContinue Reading
When you go through the land books you may be sometimes extremely lucky and find a document that goes far beyond what you would expect to find in a land book. I had such luck with the land book for a place named Víska belonging to the Lnáře Estate. AmongContinue Reading
I have discovered two book reviews on a book published in German in 2001 with the title Gutsherrschaft und „zweite Leibeigenschaft” in Böhmen. The book was written by a renowned Czech historian Eduard Maur. Since the book is written (actually translated into) in German it may be more accessible thanContinue Reading