Homestead Equipment and Furnishings in the Early Modern Times Based on Land Registers of the Červená Řečice Manor

Based on the land registers from the Zmišovice estate situated in the archbishop’s manor of Červená Řečice in the Pelhřimov area, the text attempts to contribute to the understanding of the form, equipment and furnishings of serfs’ homesteads in the early modern period. It uses mainly a series of records on the handover of the homesteads to new farmers from the years 1686–1810, about one hundred of which include inventories with equipment. The text focusses step-by-step on the form of the buildings, the livestock kept, the tools used and the household items. It also attempts to assess the informative value of the records under study in the sense of source criticism and possibilities of using them for the study of tangible culture, standard of living and economic position of rural residents.