Table of Contents Letizia Pellegrini, Preface . 11 Abbreviations . 17 James D. Mixson, Introduction . 21 I John of Capistrano: Preacher, Papal Diplomat and Promoter of Observance Antonín Kalous, John of Capistrano and Papal Policy . 33 Ludovic Viallet, Jean de Capistran et la promotion de l’Observance en Europe centre-orientale: un projet et ses limites . 43 Giacomo Mariani, Controversy over Observant Reform: Roberto da Lecce’s Attacks and John of Capistrano’s Letters . 63 Ottó Gecser, Sermon and Treatise in John of Capistrano . 81 Gábor Klaniczay, Disciplining Society through Dress: John of Capistrano, the “Bonfire of Vanities”, and Sumptuary Law . 99 8 Table of Contents Thomas Krzenck, John of Capistrano as a Tireless Preacher in Leipzig . 117 Hanna Zaremska, John of Capistrano and the 1453 Trial of Wrocław Jews . 149 Daniele Solvi, The Lands of Europe as Reflected in John of Capistrano’s Hagiography . 169 Halina Manikowska, John of Capistrano in the Account of Peter Eschenloer . 187 Luca Pezzuto, Images of John of Capistrano in Fifteenth-Century Europe . 201 II John of Capistrano and his Correspondence Frederik Felskau, John of Capistrano and the Impact of His Grand Tour in Central Europe (1451-1456): Reflections on his Correspondence with German Authorities and Individuals . 219 Pavel Soukup, The Polemical Letters of John of Capistrano against the Hussites: Remarks on Their Transmission and Context . 259 Maria Koczerska, Correspondence between Cardinal Zbigniew Oleśnicki, Jan Długosz and John of Capistrano . 275 Marcin Starzyński, The Circulation of King Casimir IV Jagellon’s Letter to John of Capistrano from 7 September 1451 . 293 Paweł Kras, John of Capistrano and the Cracow Brethren . 303 Anna Zajchowska-Bołtromiuk, John of Capistrano’s ars praedicandi: The Preaching of John of Capistrano in Light of His Wrocław Sermons and Polish-Silesian Epistolary . 323 Marek Daniel Kowalski, The Affair of the Gnojnicki Cousins and the Cracow Letters to John of Capistrano from April 1456 . 335 Table of Contents 9 Lorenzo Turchi, Beyond John of Capistrano: The Letters of James of the Marches . 347 Przemysław Wiszewski, Jakub Kostowski: In memoriam . .. 367 Index . 371.