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Supramolecular nanopatterns of arylene–alkynylene squares with side chains of different lengths are investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy at the solid/liquid interface of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite and 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene. Self-sorting leads to the intermolecular interdigitation of alkoxy side chains of identical length. Voids inside and between the squares are occupied by intercalated solvent molecules, which numbers depend on the sizes and shapes of the nanopores. In addition, planar and non-planar coronoid polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (i.e., butyloxy-substituted kekulene and octulene derivatives) are found to be able to intercalate into the intramolecular nanopores.

A NEW MONOGRAPH ON THE ARMENIAN DIASPORA IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE (HENRY R. SHAPIRO, THE RISE OF THE WESTERN ARMENIAN DIASPORA IN THE EARLY MODERN OTTOMAN EMPIRE: FROM REFUGEE CRISIS TO RENAISSANCE, EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS, EDINBURGH 2022) The review discusses Henry R. Shapiro’s latest book on the Armenian diaspora in the Ottoman Empire in the early modern period.

A card from the family life of Zamość Armenians. Murder of Helena Kistesterowiczowa (1680) Death of Helena Kistesterowiczowa, who was murdered by her husband only one year after their marriage, was the most shocking event in the history of the Zamość Armenian commune. On the basis of case files and other sources, the author presents circumstances of this crime and course of the case. Analysing the testimonies of the accused and witnesses as well as the report about examination of the corpse, he reconstructs the events, depicting relations in the marriage of Kistesterowicze, for which the conflict between Eliasz Kistesterowicz and his father-in-law Serhij Zachariaszewicz Browar was the background. This affair constitutes a minor contribution to family relations of Zamość Armenians in the second half of the 17th century.

Armenians in Zamość in the first three decades of the city’s existence Armenian settlement in Zamość was legally based on the privilege issuedon April 30, 1585 in Belz by the Grand Chancellor of the Crown, Jan Zamoyski,acting as a private owner of the city. Most likely, however, the first Armeniansbegan to arrive in the city even before the official announcement of the privilege.The author presents the process of their settlement in Zamość in the years 1580-1610, discusses the activity of the first Armenian settlers in the city’s life, especiallyin trade, crafts and real estate, as well as the emergence of the representation of thisethnic group in the city authorities and their own community.

W epoce wczesnonowożytnej Piotrków był największym ośrodkiem województwa sieradzkiego, a w skali całego Królestwa zaliczał się do miast średniej wielkości. W drugiej połowie XVI wieku liczył ok. 2 000 mieszkańców. Co więcej, miał istotne znaczenie jako miejsce obrad sejmów walnych Korony Królestwa Polskiego (w XV-XVI stuleciu), a od 1578 roku sesji Trybunału Głównego Koronnego dla województw i ziem prowincji wielkopolskiej. Zagadnienia związane z młynarstwem i piekarstwem w Piotrkowie w dobie staropolskiej nie cieszyły się dotychczas szerszym zainteresowaniem badaczy. Tymczasem oba rzemiosła miały kluczowe znaczenie dla mieszkańców miasta i były ściśle związane z ich życiem codziennym. Młyn jako urządzenie, w którym zboże przetwarzano na mąkę oraz gdzie śrutowano słód, zaopatrywał miejską społeczność w produkty niezbędne do wypieku chleba oraz produkcji piwa. Artykuł na podstawie źródeł podatkowych, cechowych, kościelnych oraz kontraktów dzierżawnych omawia funkcjonowanie młynów w Piotrkowie w XVI-XVIII wieku oraz zagadnienia związane z produkcją chleba. W pierwszej kolejności przybliżono początki lokalnego młynarstwa, wskazano liczbę i rodzaje młynów oraz opisano ich funkcjonowanie. Następnie poruszono kwestię ich dzierżawy. Wyjaśniono warunki kontraktów dzierżawnych, omówiono obowiązki i przywileje młynarzy, przedstawiono rotację dzierżawców oraz wskazano na doniosłą rolę kobiet w prowadzeniu osad młyńskich. Drugą część artykułu poświęcono w całości piekarstwu. W oparciu o najstarsze wzmianki źródłowe opisano jego początki w Piotrkowie, a następnie przedstawiono organizację rzemiosła w XVI-XVIII wieku. Skoncentrowano się przy tym na sprawie domniemanego założenia cechu piekarskiego w 1630 roku. W dalszej kolejności zaprezentowano sylwetki kilku piotrkowskich piekarzy i piernikarzy. Wreszcie określono ceny pieczywa produkowanego w mieście.

Armenian Tradesmen’s Share in Wine Trade in Piotrków in the 17th and 18th Centuries In the 17th and 18th the patriciate in P iotrków amassed fortune due to profits from wine trade activity. The profits also were going to A rmenian pockets, as A rmenian tradesmen were settling in town. The preserved sources, however scarce, help trace A rmenian commercial activity and define its status on the local wine market. A t that time the following A rmenian families dealt in wine: the A ugustynowicz, the A ntoniewicz, the Derjakubowicz, the Balsamowicz, and the M uradowicz. A s Greek commercial competitors grew stronger, A rmenians gradually moved to other urban centres. Both Greek and I talian tradesmen soon came to replace them in P iotrków. They used to dominate that market in the 16th century.

Traces of the Presence of Armenian Merchants in Łowicz and Armenian Episodes in the Religious History of This City in the 17th and 18th Centuries In the 17th and the 18th century in Łowicz Armenians were mostly tradesmen, particularly associated with the St Mathhew fair (on 10th October). Two Armenian families decided to settle in Łowicz: the Augustynowicz family (originally from Lwów) and the Faruchowicz family (from Jazłowiec). Also, in the 18th century four Roman Catholic priests of Armenian origin worked as canons at Łowicz collegiate chapter: Jan Nepomucen Awedyk, Mikołaj Jaśkiewicz, Franciszek Nikorowicz and Grzegorz Zachariasiewicz.

A forgotten minority: Armenians in Piotrków Trybunalski in the 17th and 18th century Until now the problem of the presence of the Armenian minority in Piotrków Trybunalski in the 17th and 18th century was not engaged in historiography. The article discusses the history of Armenians who settled in Piotrków in the 17th and 18th century. The convenient location of the city at the intersection of important trade routes and the presence of the rich gentry, who arrived to participate in the debates of the Royal Tribunal, created the opportunity of running profitable business ventures. This was the main reason that made the Armenian merchants settle in Piotrków. Within a short period of time, owing to the business that they ran competently, they accessed the economic and political elite, and held important offices at the Merchant Guild and the city council.

THE METRICS OF THE ARMENIAN PARISH IN ZAMOŚĆ FROM THE YEARS 1694-1776 The metrical notes of the Armenian Catholic parish in Zamość from the years 1694-1776, kept in the Wasyl Stefanyk Lviv National Scientific Library, constitute nowadays the only known register of the baptisms and marriages administered in this parish. This source also includes a few notes of chronicle character and a copy of the will of the Armenian wójt Stefan Ałtunowicz. The publication is an edition of metrical entries and other notes. Its issue aim at providing researches with material for linguistic, genealogic, statistic and demographic, social, and cultural studies.