Water, towns and people: Polish lands against a European background until the mid-16th century

In: Polish Studies - Transdisciplinary Perspectives v.17

Abstract

Cover -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Part I. Opinions concerning the quality of water in the Middle Ages and at the beginning of the early modern period -- Part II. The town and the river -- II.1 Lowland towns and the river -- II.2 Upland towns and the river -- II.3 The town watercourse network: the functions of rivers, leats and moats in the spatial development of towns with particular reference to Kraków -- II.4 Water in suburban gardens situated on rivers -- Part III. Water for towns -- III.1 Rainwater cisterns -- III.2 Dug wells -- III.2.1 Construction technique and function of wells -- III.2.2 Wells within the town space: ownership and management -- III.2.2.1 Private wells -- III.2.2.2 Between the private and the public space: wells belonging to neighbours' communities -- III.2.2.3 Town wells -- III.2.3 Dug wells as mikvehs -- III.2.4 Well-builders -- III.3 Water supply systems -- III.3.1 The importance and functions of water supply systems -- III.3.2 Technological and organizational models of the construction and functioning of water supply systems -- III.3.3 The establishment of water supply systems in mediaeval European towns -- III.3.4 The structure of water supply systems -- III.3.4.1 Water intakes for water supply systems -- Spring water intakes -- Water-works (Wasserkünste) -- Archimedes' screw in Poznań? -- III.3.4.2 Water supply system conduits -- Metal pipes -- Ceramic pipes -- Wooden pipes -- III.3.4.3 Water storage reservoirs (zompy, rząpy, rząpia): inspection wells, water storage reservoirs connected to a water supply system open to the public, and decorative fountains -- III.3.4.4 Connections -- III.3.5 Builders of water supply systems -- III.4 Private and professional ways of supplying water -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Manuscripts -- Printed sources -- Cartographic sources -- Dictionaries.