Jakob Lubbes Familienaufzeichnungen als Zeugnis der Lebensselbstdarstellung eines Krämers im Danzig um die Wende des 15. Jahrhunderts

Abstract

The family notes of Gdańsk stall-holder Jakob Lubbe were wrongly referred to as a family chronicle. The new critical analysis of the manuscript shows that notes copied by Lubbe’s descendant – a Dominican Martin Gruneweg – came originally from the trade book kept by Jacob. This fact put Jacob Lubbe’s notes in a new light. They constitute a kind of self-testimony which represent a stream of conscience on the world. The notes which were analysed concerned mainly the family and religiousness of Jakob. Lubbe’s notes allow us also to learn about his subjective perception of the social roles played by him – roles of a stepfather, husband, senior guild member, a member of a parish and the city community. Jacob’s notes show how family problems and professional issues interwove in the merchant house of this Gdańsk stall-holder.

Keywords

• Prusy Królewskie
• Gdańsk
• XV wiek
• kupcy
• księga handlowa
• rodzina