Acknowledgements
We gratefully acknowledge the support for research, translations, language editing and OA received from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow and University of Warsaw under the “Excellence Initiative – Research University” programmes.
We would like to thank the series editors and reviewers of this volume, whose expert advice helped to shape the present collection, as well as translators and language editors: Chrissie van Mierlo, Guy Torr, and Gerri Kimber for polishing the manuscript.
Last but not least, we extend our gratitude to the editors and staff at Brill: Christa Stevens, Iulia Ivana, Melissa Henson, and Pieter Boeschoten for their patient overseeing of this project, and Masja Horn for her continuous support, advice and kindness.
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