Copies of parchment documents

At the request of various institutions, I have produced several very interesting copies of parchment documents intended for display in museums. Medieval documents that have survived to the present day are extremely valuable and sensitive to fluctuations in humidity, temperature and light. This is why we so rarely have the opportunity to see the originals, usually only at temporary exhibitions.

Museums and other institutions sometimes commission hand-made facsimiles, not only to visually replicate the document, but also so that visitors can see a material (usually parchment) similar to the original version.

I have completed a few such commissions in my studio. Each was a very interesting project, providing me with many new skills.

• Between 2018 and 2019, I produced copies of documents for the Czartoryski Museum in Kraków. You can read more about this project here.

• In 2020, on behalf of the Museum in Chrzanów, I produced a copy of a document from 1228. The original of which is held at the Benedictine convent in Staniątki. 

• In 2021 – commissioned by Chrzanów Waterworks, I produced a copy of a parchment document from the opening of the waterworks in 1935.

• In 2021 – commissioned by the K. Pułaski Museum in Warka, I produced a copy of a document by King Stefan Batory (1576–1586) from the second half of the 16th century. 

• In 2022 – commissioned by the Museum in Chrzanów, I produced another copy of a document, the original of which is held at the Benedictine convent in Staniątki.  This time it was a document from 1243 by Konrad of Mazovia granting the convent in Staniątki the privilege of salt.

• In 2023, commissioned by the Community Committee for the 800th Anniversary of Rumia, I produced a reconstruction of a document from 1224 issued by Świętopełk, containing the first mention of Rumia.

I encourage any institutions interested in having similar copies made to get in touch.

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