Funkcjonowanie persjarni słuckiej prowadzonej przez Jana i Leona Madżarskich w świetle dokumentacji ekonomiczno-gospodarczej z Narodowego Historycznego Archiwum Białorusi w Mińsku

Abstract

OPERATING OF THE SŁUCK SASH MANUFACTORY RUN BY JAN AND LEON MADŻARSKI IN THE LIGHT OF ECONOMIC DOCUMENTATION FROM THE NATIONAL HISTORICAL ARCHIVE OF BELARUS IN MINSK The noble outfit was one of the most popular and characteristic symbols of the old Polish Sarmatist culture. Kontush belts made from valuable fabrics belonged to its elements. The name “Słuck belts” is connected with a persjarnia [manufactory producing fabrics] in Słuck – the domain of the Radziwiłł family. It was in its heyday during the second half of the 18th century, when it was run by the Armenian Madżarski family. The article analyses documentation which concerns this issue and is kept in the National Historical Archive of Belarus in Minsk. This material is scrutinised in the context of economic activity of the princes Michał Kazimierz and Karol Stanisław Radziwiłł, orientalisation of noble tastes as well as the history of the Madżarski family.

Keywords

• kontush belt
• Radziwiłł family
• Madżarski family
• Słuck
• manufactory