The Author tries to point out the most significant features of Jerzy Topolski’s methodological reflection, which are to be found in his three fundamental syntheses on the field of epistemology of history, and milestones of polish historiography, namely: Methodology of history, Theory of historical knowledge, and How to write and understand history.

The place of the history of historiography in Topolski’s comprehensive oeuvre has not been subjected to a holistic analysis yet. I will try to highlight some of the key topics rather than propose an exhaustive interpretation of them The article concentrates on the analysis of both the notion of historiography itself, as well as interpretation the main historiographic work of the Poznan historian.