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WALL CHRONICLES IN THE FORM OF SCROLLS These are publications dedicated in particular to cities and local government units (municipalities, districts, provinces). Wall chronicles are an original promotional and commemorative gadget.
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WALL CHRONICLES IN THE FORM OF SCROLLS These are publications dedicated in particular to cities and local government units (municipalities, districts, provinces). Wall chronicles are an original promotional and commemorative gadget.
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A scroll with an image of King Casimir the Great, painted in watercolour by the artist of our publishing house, Marek Miha. The portrait is a colourful interpretation of drawings from the series Poczet królów i książąt polskich (A Selection of Polish Kings and Princes) made in pencil by Jan Matejko. KAZIMIERZ THE GREAT (1310 - 1370) The last of the Piast dynasty, king of Poland from 1333. Due to the construction of dozens of new cities, as well as the expansion or construction of several hundred new castles and fortresses, he was called ‘the one who found Poland wooden and left it brick’. The talented ruler was also famous for the small number of wars fought and an effective foreign policy. His reign consolidated the unification process of the Polish lands and brought Poland out of political isolation in Europe, after nearly two centuries of district disintegration.
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Scroll with an image of King Ladislaus Jagiello, painted in watercolour by the artist of our publishing house, Marek Miha. The portrait is a colourful interpretation of the drawings from the cycle Poczet królów i książąt polskich executed in pencil by Jan Matejko. WŁADYSŁAW JAGIEŁŁO (1362 - 1434) Jagiełło, son of Olgierd, ruler of Lithuania, from 1377 Grand Duke of Lithuania. In 1385 he married Jadwiga of Anjou and concluded a personal union between Lithuania and Poland. As a result, he was baptised and named Ladislaus. In 1386, he became the Polish king. The victory won by Jogaila at Grunwald in 1410 over the Teutonic Order led to an increase in the importance of Poland and its monarch in the international arena, and the union with Lithuania was strengthened in 1413 with the Union of Horodela.
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Scroll with an image of King Bolesław Chrobry, painted in watercolour by the artist of our publishing house, Marek Miha. The portrait is a colourful interpretation of drawings from the cycle Poczet królów i książąt polskich executed in pencil by Jan Matejko. BOLESŁAW CHROBRY (967 - 1025) The son of Mieszko I, the first crowned king of Poland. He was an ally of Emperor Otto III, whom he hosted in Gniezno in 1000. He waged victorious wars over Milsko and Lusatia. He organised missionary expeditions to Kyiv. He installed his son-in-law, Svyatopolk, on the throne of Kyiv, and recaptured the Chernivian lands previously occupied by Prince Vladimir of Kyiv, incorporating them into his own state. Historians are increasingly adding the word ‘Great’ to his name.
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Scroll with an image of King Jan III Sobieski, painted in watercolour by the artist of our publishing house Marek Miha. The portrait is a colourful interpretation of drawings from the cycle Poczet królów i książąt polskich executed in pencil by Jan Matejko. JAN SOBIESKI (1629 - 1696) He came from a magnate family. In 1674, the nobility elected him king. Jan III Sobieski was an outstanding commander who achieved some of the greatest military successes of Polish arms, including the Battle of Chocim (1673) and the famous relief of Vienna (1683). He was also a great patron of culture and the arts. On the other hand, he did little in matters of foreign, domestic policy and economy. He did not stop the negative processes decaying the Polish state with increasing speed.
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MIESZKO I (922-992) The first historical ruler of the Polish lands, the actual creator of the Polish statehood. A skilful politician and a talented leader. He fought battles for Western Pomerania and wars with Bohemia, conquering Silesia and Lesser Poland. By being baptised in 966, he strengthened the state, putting it on a par with the Christian countries of Europe. He established a Polish bishopric in Gniezno, and initiated the construction of numerous fortified towns and churches.
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Scroll with an image of Prince Casimir the Restorer, painted in watercolour by the artist of our publishing house, Marek Miha. The portrait is a colourful interpretation of drawings from the series Poczet królów i książąt polskich (A Selection of Polish Kings and Princes) made in pencil by Jan Matejko. KAZIMIERZ THE RENEWER (1016 - 1058) Casimir Charles I, more commonly known as the Restorer, ruled Poland from 1039 to 1058. He failed to take power after his father Mieszko II, was exiled, and the country descended into chaos. In 1039, the Restorer returned to the country and, with the help of the German Emperor and a Ruthenian prince, gradually regained power, rebuilt the country, recreated the ecclesiastical metropolis and made Krakow the new capital. However, he was no longer able to regain the royal crown.
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Scroll with an image of King Jan Kazimierz, painted in watercolour by the artist of our publishing house, Marek Miha. The portrait is a colourful interpretation of drawings from the series Poczet królów i książąt polskich (A Selection of Polish Kings and Princes) made in pencil by Jan Matejko. JAN KAZIMIERZ (1609 - 1672) He assumed the Polish throne at a very difficult moment for the country - the whole of Ukraine was covered by the Khmelnytsky uprising. One war had not yet ended when the Republic was attacked by Moscow (1654), followed by the Swedish deluge (1655). Despite repulsing all invasions, the first symptoms of the disintegration of the Commonwealth's political system appeared during the reign of Jan Kazimierz (the first Sejm in 1652, broken off by the liberum veto, and the nobility's rebellion). The King abdicated, leaving Poland forever.
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Scroll with an image of Prince Przemysl II, painted in watercolour by the artist of our publishing house, Marek Miha. The portrait refers stylistically to the series of drawings Poczet królów i książąt polskich by Jan Matejko, in which the artist did not include an image of Prince Przemysl II. PRZEMYSŁ II After the heirless death of Boleslaw the Pious in 1279, Przemysl became lord of the whole of Greater Poland. In 1282, he forced the Duke of Pomerania to pay a fief tribute. Henry IV Probus bequeathed Malopolska to him in his will. In 1295, the Pope consented to the coronation of Przemysl, as king of Poland. In 1296, Przemysl set out on a tour of Pomerania, where he was assassinated, with the unexplained involvement of Czechs, by the Brandenburg margraves.
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A publication dedicated to the thousandth anniversary of the coronation of the first two kings of Poland. In 2025, there will be a unique, 1000th anniversary of the coronation in the Archcathedral of Gniezno of the first two kings of our country: Bolesław the Brave and Mieszko II Lambert. The coronation of Bolesław the Brave was a clear signal to the world of that time that the young Polish state was independent and sovereign. It was the beginning of the growth of Poland's position on the medieval map of Europe, which transformed from a principality into a kingdom. On this occasion, the Sejm of the Republic of Poland pays tribute to the rulers who, 1000 years ago, being the heirs of Prince Mieszko I and Princess Dobrawa, continued the work of political and cultural strengthening of Polish statehood. These coronations would not have been possible if not for a number of important events, starting with the legendary foundation of Gniezno by Lech, through the Baptism of Poland, the martyrdom of Saint Adalbert and the establishment of the first archbishopric, and ending with the Congress of Gniezno. The commemoration of the accession to the throne of Bolesław the Brave and Mieszko II Lambert is a remembrance of all those who, gathered around the idea of the emerging Polish state, devoted time, energy, and sometimes even their lives, so that today we would be part of the proud group of European countries with a centuries-old tradition of statehood. Cultivating the memory of the beginnings of Polish statehood is our duty, and it is also a testimony to the role that Poland has played in the world over the past millennium. The Sejm of the Republic of Poland, in recognition of the significance of these events, resulting in the establishment of the first dynasty to rule in the history of our country, establishes the year 2025 as the Millennium Year of the Coronation of the First Two Kings of Poland in Gniezno.
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A charming composition of flowers and symbols creating a stylized clock face painted by the famous Silesian artist and illustrator Jarek Nocoń, shows the most important species of plants used in creating a natural flower clock. In the corners we placed allegorical female figures symbolizing the seasons. A flower clock is an original idea of using the natural properties of plants to measure time. This unconventional timepiece is based on the observation of the life cycle of flowers, which open and close their petals at specific times of the day. This idea uses the circadian rhythms of plants, which are naturally synchronized with the rhythms of the environment, mainly with changes in sunlight. The idea of creating a flower clock comes from the observation of the natural behavior of plants by the famous botanist, Carl Linnaeus. In the 18th century, Linnaeus noticed that different species of plants open their flowers at fixed and predictable times of the day, which inspired him to use these phenomena in practice to measure time.
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