A shorter work than the SSNO, it also has dates, and has the advantage of being in print. It also covers a slightly later period, namely the 15th and 16th centuries. (WvN)
Cies'likowa, Aleksandra. Staropolskie Odapelatywne Nazwy Osobowe: Proces Onimizacji. Wroclaw: Zaklad Narodowy im. Ossolinskich - Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, 1990.
This book contains an alphabetical list of dated bynames for the 13th through 18th centuries with probable meanings. Unfortunately, the entire book is in Polish, but it is recommended anyway. (WvN)
Rymut, Kazimierz. Nazwiska Polaków. Wroclaw: Zaklad Narodowy im. Ossolinskich - Wydawnictwo, 1991.
This book contains an alphabetical list of dated bynames for the 13th through 18th centuries. The text is in Polish, but is organized so that you don't need to read Polish to use it. The most useful feature of the book is the deconstruction of bynames to show suffix-attachment patterns. Recommended. (WvN)
Taszycki, Witold. S{l/}ownik Staropolskich Nazw Osobowych, 7 vols. Wroclaw: Polska Akademia Nauk, 1965-1987.
This is an encyclopedic listing of early Polish names; the title is usually abbreviated to SSNO. Many full names are cited from original sources and most entries are dated. This work covers names from before the 10th century to the 15th century. Highly recommended. (WvN)
This book is in English and is available from the PGSA (see their website). It is a good starting point, and will at least help with meanings and modern forms of surnames. The second edition is nearly twice as large as the original, because of a lengthy introduction to the history of Polish naming practices. The problem with the book is that it has no dates at all, and is therefore useless for documenting a name to a particular time. The volume was written as an aid to genealogical research, a purpose it serves admirably, but since it focusses on names in use since the 17th century, it's useless for our purposes. (WvN)
Hoffman, William F., & George W. Helon. First Names of the Polish Commonwealth: Origins and Meanings. Chicago: Polish Genealogical Society of America, 1998.
This book is in English and is available from the PGSA (see their website). It is a good starting point, and will at least help with meanings and modern forms of first names. The problem with the book is the same as its companion volume in that it has no dates at all. The book was written as an aid to genealogical research, and since it focusses on names in use since the 17th century, it's useless for our purposes. (WvN)
This is a two volume history of Polish towns, arranged by region. Each entry details the history of a town, with occasional period maps. What makes the work especially useful are the plates of municipal heraldry, which in most cases closely resemble period clan heraldry and are thus nice to browse for style. (WvN)
Pinches, Rosemary and Anthony Wood. A European Armorial: An Armorial of Knights of the Golden Fleece and 15th Century Europe. London: Heraldry Today, 1971.
An annotated facsimile of an armorial begun in the 15th, and amended up through the end of the 17th century, including the arms of nobility from all over Europe. It includes an essay on Polish heraldry.
Starykon-Kasprzycki, S. J., Polska Encyklopedja Szlachecka. Warsawa: Wydawnictwo Instytutu Kultury Historycznej, 1935-1938.
This book contains essentially the same information as Szymanski's "Herbarz", but with line illustrations. This is still considered the standard reference for Polish clan heraldry and though older, may be easier to find than the more recent volume. Entries are dated and documented. Some of the entries have been translated by the Polish Genealogical Society of America and are available through the PGSA. (WvN)
Szyman'ski, Józef. Herbarz: S'redniowiecznego Rycerstwa Polskiego. Warsawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, 1993.
An extremely good and useful book, even if you can't read Polish. There is an introduction to design and elements of Polish heraldry with illustrated tables of charges and their Polish names. More than 200 arms from Polish clans are illustrated and documented. Highly recommended as a book to browse for style. (WvN)