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The Dojlidy Brewery: What the 1628 Radziwiłł Estate Inventory Reveals

What did a brewery on a seventeenth-century magnate estate look like? An inventory of the Radziwiłł family's Dojlidy estate, dated 17 November 1628, offers a remarkable glimpse into its brewing operations, including a copper brewing kettle, malthouse, malt-drying facilities, barrels and grain-storage buildings. We examine this historical document to discover what it can — and cannot — tell us about brewing technology, production and the estate economy.