Parishes, Tithes and Society in Earlier Medieval Poland, c. 1100-c. 1250

Parishes, Tithes and Society in Earlier Medieval Poland, c.1100-c. 1250. By Piotr Gorecki. [Transactions of the American Philosophical Society,Volume 83, Part 2.] (Philadelphia: The American Philosophical Society. 1993. Pp. x, 146. $15.00 paperbound.)

This brief study, derived from research which Professor Gorecki undertook in connection with his earlier study, Economy, Society, and Lordship in Medieval Poland (New York and London: Holmes and Meier, 1992), concentrates upon the duchy and diocese of Wroclaw, which was at this time considered part of the Regnum Poloniae. It is a very carefully argued work, emphasizing chiefly economic and legal matters. Although the title of the book suggests broader issues in ecclesiastical history, the actual focus of...