Transfer kulturowy, histoire croisée, entangled history i mobilność kulturowa w badaniach nad dworami królewskimi epoki nowożytnej

The article is devoted to the research into the ruler’s courts of early modern Europe and the possibility of applying to them the methods of the cultural transfer, histoire croisée, entangled history, cultural exchange and cultural mobility. In the first part, attention is focused on the perspectives of studies on court culture and dynastic networks. In the second part, the different methodological approaches, their evolution and the discussions of the researchers concerning the possibilities of using them in practice are presented. The final goal of the article is to consider whether these theoretical approaches are applicable in the analysis of the dynamic court culture considered from the perspective of transfer, translation, circulation, transmission or mobility.