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Legal foundations of administration in Belarusian lands in the 14th-18th centuries
The portrayal of feudal Belarus in literature, art and heraldry
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| Essay by N. Ermolovich “[On the history of Belarusian
statehood from the 10th to 19th centuries]” (version, incomplete text). [The 1990s]. Manuscript, autograph of N. Ermolovich. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 444, op. 1, d. 19, l. 1-7) |
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| I. Grigorovich “Comments on Acts Related to the History of
Western Russia. Volume 6”. [1846]. Manuscript, autograph of I. Grigorovich. (BGAMLI, f. 6, op. 1, d. 26, l. 1-16) |
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| Essay by G. Lovmyansky “A study on the history of the
Grand Duchy of Lithuania”. 1983. Photocopy of printed edition. Polish. (BGAMLI, f. 340, op. 1, d. 580, l. 1-8) |
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| Article by N. Ermolovich “The Grand Duchy of Lithuania
under Princes Svidrigailo, Sigismund and Casimir (1430-1492)” (version). 1991. Typescript with author’s corrections. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 444, op. 1, d. 43, l. 1-5) |
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| Article by A. Kavka about Jagiello “Famous for their
bravery at war”. Printed. Newspaper clipping. 8 June 1990. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 340, op. 1, d. 685, l. 10) |
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| Master’s thesis by M. Dovnar-Zapolsky
“The state economy in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania under the Jagiellon
dynasty”. 1901. Photocopy of printed edition with notes by A. Kavka. (BGAMLI, f. 340, op. 1, d. 657, l. 1-10) |
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| Article by N. Ermolovich “Several words about the Union of
Krevo (on its 600th anniversary)” (versions, incomplete text). 1985. Manuscript, autograph of N. Ermolovich. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 444, op. 1, d. 37, l. 1-10) |
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| Preface by J. Jurginis to the publication of the Code of Casimir,
the 1468 monument of law of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Photocopy of printed edition. The Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of the Lithuanian SSR. 1967. (BGAMLI, f. 340, op. 1, d. 709, l. 8-10) |
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| Essay by S. Borisenok “The national character of the
Lithuanian Statute of 1529”. 1927. Photocopy of printed edition. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 340, op. 1, d. 661, l. 1-3) |
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| Essay by M. Lubavsky “An account of history of the
Lithuanian-Russian State before the Union of Lublin” (incomplete text). 1910. Photocopy of printed edition with notes by A. Kavka. (BGAMLI, f. 340, op. 1, d. 658, l. 5-11) |
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| Report by V. Grishkevich at the 6th All-Polish Congress of
Historians in Vilnius (Wilno) “The role of Belarusian lands in the Polish-Lithuanian
unions”. 1935. Typescript. Polish. (BGAMLI, f. 3, op. 1, d. 13, l. 3-10) |
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| Article by V. Drushchits “The appearance and organization
of municipal self-government” (first part of the research paper “The
municipal council in Belarusian towns with Magdeburg rights in the 15th-17th
centuries”). 1929. Photocopy of printed edition. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 340, op. 1, d. 681, l. 3-7) |
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| Article by M. Vershinin “About the coat of arms Pahonia”. January 1930. Manuscript, autograph of M. Vershinin. (BGAMLI, f. 3, op. 1, d. 66, l. 193-198) |
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| Essays by M. Lubavsky “The regional division and local
governance in the Lithuanian-Russian State at the time of the publication of
the First Lithuanian Statute” (incomplete text). 1892. Photocopy of printed edition with notes by A. Kavka. (BGAMLI, f. 340, op. 1, d. 656, l. 1-4) |
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| Article by A. Petrashkevich, G. Maslyko about the statutes
of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Printed. Clipping from the magazine “Neman”. 1990. № 4. P. 155-164. (BGAMLI, f. 340, op. 1, d. 679, l. 28-32) |
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| Extracts from the works of N. Yanchuk compiled by L. Bende
concerning the
politics of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. [The 1940s-1950s]. Manuscript, autograph of L. Bende. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 66, op. 1, d. 649, l. 34-37) |
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| Essay by K. Pivarsky “The Lithuanian opposition in the late
17th century”. 1930. Photocopy of printed edition. Polish. (BGAMLI, f. 340, op. 1, d. 575, l. 1-7) |
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| Article “The Statute of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 1588”. Printed. Newspaper clipping. 1988. (BGAMLI, f. 340, op. 1, d. 679, l. 26-27) |
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| Article by Yu. Labyntsev about the 1588 Statute of the Grand
Duchy of Lithuania. 1989. Typescript. (BGAMLI, f. 340, op. 1, d. 679, l. 13-15) |
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| Article by B. Sachenko “On the 400th anniversary of
publication of the Statute of Grand Duchy of Lithuania (1588-1988)”. Printed. Clipping from the magazine “Maladosts”. 1990. № 4. P. 157-161. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 340, op. 1, d. 679, l. 33-35) |
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| Article by A. Gritskevich “On the 400th anniversary of the
Third Statute of Grand Duchy of Lithuania”. 1989. Typescript. (BGAMLI, f. 340, op. 1, d. 679, l. 8-12) |
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| Article “From the Lithuanian-Belarusian relations” (on
the 400th anniversary of the Lithuanian Statute). Printed. Newspaper “Belaruskaya krynitsa”. 16 December 1929. № 37. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 3, op. 1, d. 43, l. 79 ob.) |
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| Article by V. Drushchits “On the question of the language
of the Lithuanian Statute”. 1927. Printed. Magazine clipping. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 340, op. 1, d. 679, l. 1-7) |
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| Article by S. Sanko “The 1588 Statute of the Grand Duchy of
Lithuania and some ideas-symbols of the new European world view”. 1989. Typescript. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 340, op. 1, d. 679, l. 18-25) |
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| Article by T. Lubienski about S. Poniatowski and Т.
Kosciuszko “King and Commander” (incomplete text). Printed. Newspaper clipping. [1974]. Polish. (BGAMLI, f. 340, op. 1, d. 582, l. 8) |
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| Article by K. Tarasov about Т. Kosciuszko. Printed. Clipping from the newspaper “Litaratura i mastatstva”. 27 July 1990. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 340, op. 1, d. 697, l. 1-2) |
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Art |
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| Town hall in Vitebsk. 18th-century architectural monument, built in 1775. Photos, undated, 1945, 1958, 1964, 2003. (BGAKFFD, № 2-0813, 0-167970, 1-018578, 1-017180, Е020296) |
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| Town hall in Grodno. Built in 1789, has not survived. Photos 1921, 1941. (BGAKFFD, № 0-121109, 0-019011) |
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| Town hall in Minsk. Built in the late 18th century (architect F. Kramer), reconstructed in 2004 (architect S. Baglasov). Photos 2003, 2004. (BGAKFFD, № Е024194, Е005401) |
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| Town hall in Minsk. Sculpture of Voyt (Town Mayor) (erected
in 2014, sculptor S. Organov). Photos 2018. (BelNITsED, collection of electronic copies of documents on legal foundations in Belarus in the 14th-18th centuries) |
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| Town hall in Mogilev. Reconstructed in 2008 (architects A. Kondratov, G. Ponomareva). Photos, undated, 1920, 1927. (BGAKFFD, № 0-046514, 0-054114, 0-038975) |
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| Town hall in Nesvizh. Architectural monument of the 16th-18th centuries, reconstructed in 2004. Photos 1900, 1917, 1954 (facade and trade stalls), 1954, 2003. (BGAKFFD, № 0-121049, 1-003540, 1-018734, 0-168699, E016524) |
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| Town hall in Polotsk. Scale model, built in the second half of the 16th century, has not survived. Photo 2017. (BGAKFFD, № E053400) |
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| Town hall in Chechersk. Built in the late 18th century, restored before 2007. Photos 1957, 1984, 2007. (BGAKFFD, № 0-111862, E006115, 016889) |
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| Town hall in Shklov. Built in the late 18th century, restored in 1999. Photos 1930, 1945, 2007. (BGAKFFD, № 0-168876, 0-168875, Е018624) |
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| Castle in Novogrudok. Plan and external view of the castle in the 11th-16th centuries. Photos 1961. (BGAMLI, f. 149, op. 3, d. 248, l. 1, 3-6) |
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| Castle in Novogrudok. Drawing by N. Orda from the late 1860s-1870s. Photo [the 1950s]. (BGAMLI, f. 149, op. 3, d. 409, l. 4) |
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| Castle in Krevo. Plan of the castle in 1930 and external view in the 16th century. Photos 1930, 1947. (BGAMLI, f. 149, op. 3, d. 251, l. 1-3) |
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| Palace of the Sapiehas in Golshany. Plan and external views of the palace in the late 16th – early 17th centuries. Photos 1947. (BGAMLI, f. 149, op. 3, d. 242, l. 1, 2, 5) |
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| Palace of the Sapiehas in Bykhov in the second half of the
17th-18th centuries. Photos [1946]. (BGAMLI, f. 149, op. 3, d. 253, l. 1-2) |
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| Plan of the fortified area of Mogilev after the first
partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772. Photo 1952. (BGAMLI, f. 149, op. 3, d. 252, l. 1) |
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| Fine arts | |
| Engravings and miniatures from 14th, 16th and 17th century manuscripts and
printed books. [The 1950s]. Photos. (BGAMLI, f. 149, op. 3, d. 444, l. 2-13 ob.) |
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“In a Belarusian tavern”. Painting by unknown artist. 18th century. Photo [the 1950s]. (BGAMLI, f. 149, op. 3, d. 415, l. 8-8 ob.) |
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| “A festive gathering…”. Miniature from the Radziwill Chronicle, 15th century. Photo [the 1950]. (BGAMLI, f. 149, op. 3, d. 442, l. 5) |
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| “A Belarusian peasant”. Engraving after a drawing, late 18th century. Photocopy [the 1950s]. (BGAMLI, f. 149, op. 3, d. 446, l. 3) |
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| Vitovt, Vytautas (1350-1430) – Grand Duke of Lithuania (1392-1430). Portrait by L. Khodko. 19th century. Photo. (BGAMLI, f. 500, op. 1, d. 573, l. 5) |
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| Vitovt, Vytautas (1350-1430) – Grand Duke of Lithuania (1392-1430). Portrait by А. Marochkin. 1980. Photo 1990s. (BGAMLI, f. 340, op. 1, d. 1013, l. 6) |
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| Theatre and cinema | |
| “A grey legend”. Opera staged by the National Academic Big Opera and Ballet Theatre of the BSSR (composer D. Smolsky, libretto V. Korotkevich, director S. Shtein). Theatre programme, libretto (excerpts), scenes, musical score (1st act). 1978. Printed edition, typescript, photo, photocopy of D. Smolsky’s autograph. Russian and Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 20, op. 1, d. 606, l. 2, 7, 8-10 ob.; f. 20, op. 5, d. 59, l. 3; d. 607, l. 10-15, 18-21, 28; f. 287, op. 1, d. 1, l. 1-2) |
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| “Prince Vitovt”. Production by the National Academic Yanka Kupala Theatre (play by A. Dudarev, director V. Rayevsky). Theatre programme. The 1990s. Printed. Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 444, op. 1, d. 216, l. 46-49) |
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| “Vitovt”. Feature film (director M. Ptashuk, playwright A. Dudarev). Production documents. 1995. Typescript, manuscript. (BGAMLI, f. 112, op. 3, d. 1831, l. 1, 10-13) |
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| “The Grand Hetman” (K. Ostrogski). Popular science film (director V. Korolev, script writer A. Petrashkevich). Script (excerpts), distribution certificate, annotation. 1992. Typescript. Russian and Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 112, op. 3, d. 1717, l. 2, 5, 6, 30-32, 38, 43-46, 79-80) |
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| “Chancellor Lew Sapieha”. Documentary film (directors R. Yasinsky, V. Sukmanov, script writer V. Moroz). Script (excerpts), musical score (S. Beltyukov). 1992. Typescript, manuscript. Russian and Belarusian. (BGAMLI, f. 112, op. 3, d. 1703, l. 2, 5- 6, 10, 12-16, 22, 26; d. 1704, l. 1-2 ob.) |
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Heraldry |
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| Coat of arms “Pahonia” (Chaise) – a state
symbol in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from the late 14th century, an element of the coat of arms of the
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth before its liquidation in 1795 (with
minimal stylistic changes), and coat of arms of the ruling dynasty of the Gediminoviches. Drawing on envelope. 1991. (BGAMLI, f. 426, op. 1, d. 135, l. 1) |
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| Coats of arms of Belarusian towns (Lida, Shklov, Mstislavl,
Slonim, Slutsk, Krichev) in the 16th-19th centuries. Drawing on envelope. Author A. Titov. 1991. (BGAMLI, f. 426, op. 1, d. 101, l. 25) |
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| Coat of arms of the township of Porozovo. Imprint of the seal on the document dated 1621. (NIAB, f. 694, op. 4, l. 1538) |
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| Coat of arms on the stamp affixed to an extract from the
municipality book of Grodno on conferring Magdeburg rights on the
township of Bolshaya Berestovitsa in Grodno district. Imprint of the seal on the document dated 1797. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 2, op. 3, d. 1931, l. 2) |
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Coat of arms of rulers in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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| Coat of arms on the seal of Keistut, Grand Duke of
Lithuania (1381-1382) and Prince of Trakai (1337-1382). Photo from the collection of M. Belyamuk [1983-1992]. (BGAMLI, f. 444, op. 1, d. 160, l. 20) |
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| Coat of arms on the seal of Jagiello, Grand Duke of
Lithuania (1377-1381, 1382-1392) and King of
Poland (1386-1434). Photo from the collection of M. Belyamuk [1983-1992]. (BGAMLI, f. 444, op. 1, d. 160, l. 13) |
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| Coats of arms on the seals of Vitovt, Grand Duke of
Lithuania (1392-1430). Photos from the collection of M. Belyamuk [1983-1992]. (BGAMLI, f. 444, op. 1, d. 160, l. 14-19) |
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| Coats of arms on the seals of Casimir Jagiellon, Grand Duke
of Lithuania (1440-1492) and King of Poland (1447-1492). Photocopy. Pomniki prava Belarusi XIV-XVI vv.: agulnazemskiya pryvilei i akty dzyarzhaunykh unii. Minsk, 2015. P. 361. (BelNIIDAD, library) |
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| Coats of arms on the seals of Alexander Jagiellon
(Jagiellonczyk),
Grand Duke of Lithuania (1492-1506) and King of Poland (1501-1506). Photocopy. Pomniki prava Belarusi XIV-XVI vv.: agulnazemskiya pryvilei i akty dzyarzhaunykh unii. Minsk, 2015. P. 362. (BelNIIDAD, library) |
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| Coats of arms on the seals of Sigismund I the Old, Grand
Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland (1506-1548). Photocopy. Pomniki prava Belarusi XIV-XVI vv.: agulnazemskiya pryvilei i akty dzyarzhaunykh unii. Minsk, 2015. P. 363. (BelNIIDAD, library) |
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| Coats of arms on the seals of Sigismund II Augustus, Grand
Duke of Lithuania (1522-1572) and King of Poland (1548-1572). Photocopy. Pomniki prava Belarusi XIV-XVI vv.: agulnazemskiya pryvilei i akty dzyarzhaunykh unii. Minsk, 2015. P. 364. (BelNIIDAD, library) |
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| Coat of arms on the seal of Wladyslaw
IV Vasa, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1632-1648), affixed to his charter of appointment. Imprint of the seal on the document dated 1633. (NIAB, f. 147, op. 2, d. 174, l. 344) |
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| Coat of arms on the Great Seal of Wladyslaw
IV Vasa, King of Poland
and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1632-1648), affixed to the 1644 document of
land ownership. Drawing of the seal on the early 19th-century copy. (BGAMLI, f. 6, op. 1, d. 6, l. 18) |
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| Heraldic symbols on the Charter of John III Sobieski, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1674-1696),
confirming the privilege of Magdeburg rights to the town of Mozyr. Imprint of the seal on the document dated 1680. (NIAB, f. 694, op. 1, d. 184, l. 2) |
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| Coat of arms on the Small Seal of Augustus II, King of Poland and Grand
Duke of Lithuania (1697-1704, 1733-1734), affixed to the 1709 document
on his return to the throne of the Polish-Lithuanian
Commonwealth. Drawing of the seal on the early 19th-century copy. (BGAMLI, f. 6, op. 1, d. 6, l. 48) |
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| Coat of arms on the Small Seal of Augustus II, King of Poland and Grand
Duke of Lithuania (1697-1704, 1733-1734), affixed to the 1712 document
on the reinforcement of national security during the war. Drawing of the seal on the early 19th-century copy. (BGAMLI, f. 6, op. 1, d. 6, l. 66) |
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| Coat of arms on the Great Seal of Augustus III, King of
Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1734-1763), affixed to the 1746 document
of land ownership. Drawing of the seal on the early 19th-century copy. (BGAMLI, f. 6, op. 1, d. 6, l. 21) |
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| Coat of arms on the Great Seal of Stanislaw August
Poniatowski,
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1764-1795), affixed to the 1765
document on the fortification of the state border. Drawing of the seal on the early 19th-century copy. (BGAMLI, f. 6, op. 1, d. 6, l. 68 ob.) |
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Coat of arms of officials in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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| Coat of arms on the stamp affixed to the 1704 document of Karol
Stanislaw Radziwill, Chancellor of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1698-1719,
on the postponement of the Treasure Tribunal of the Grand Duchy of
Lithuania due to military hostilities. Drawing of the seal on the early 19th-century copy. (BGAMLI, f. 6, op. 1, d. 6, l. 69) |
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| Coat of arms on the stamp affixed to the 1707 document of
Stanislaw Denhoff, Grand Sword-Bearer of the Crown and Marshal of the
General Confederation of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, on the
convocation of the General Council of the Nobility. Drawing of the seal on the early 19th-century copy. (BGAMLI, f. 6, op. 1, d. 6, l. 63) |
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| Coat of arms on the stamp affixed to the 1711 instruction of Ludwik Konstantin Pociej,
Grand Hetman of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, on the maintenance of troops. Drawing of the seal on the early 19th-century copy. (BGAMLI, f. 6, op. 1, d. 6, l. 71) |
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| Coat of arms on the stamp affixed to the 1711 document of Ludwik
Konstantin Pociej, Grand Hetman of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, on
the preparation of the nobility for war. Drawing of the seal on the early 19th-century copy. (BGAMLI, f. 6, op. 1, d. 6, l. 64) |
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| Coat of arms on the stamp affixed to the 1716 document of
Christopher Franciszek Sulistrowski, Standard-Bearer of Orsha and Marshal of
the General Confederation of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, on the
assembly of the militia. Drawing of the seal on the early 19th-century copy. (BGAMLI, f. 6, op. 1, d. 6, l. 56) |
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| Coat of arms on the stamp affixed to a record made by the
secretary of the Slonim distribution commission. Imprint of the seal on the document dated 1796. (NIAB in Grodno, f. 1663, op. 1, d. 2094, l. 1) |
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| Coat of arms on the stamp affixed to a report by the
police officer of Oshmyany district. (NIAB in Grodno, f 1663, op. 1, d. 4777, l. 2) |
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