FF:AES_109 Auxiliary sciences of history - Course Information
AES_109 Auxiliary sciences of history for archaeologists
Faculty of ArtsSpring 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Mgr. David Kalhous, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- doc. Mgr. David Kalhous, Ph.D.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Šibíčková
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts - Timetable
- each even Thursday 12:00–13:40 M22, except Thu 18. 4., except Thu 2. 5. ; and Thu 9. 5. 12:00–13:40 C42
- Prerequisites
- Basic orientation in medieval and early modern history and basic knowledge of Latin and German are welcome.
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 9/20, only registered: 0/20 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 17 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The course is especially useful to those who are interested in medieval and early modern archaeology. At the end, students should understand the most important terms in auxiliary historical sciences and should be able to work with monographs and articles in historical auxiliary sciences. They will also learn to interpret written historical sources.
- Learning outcomes
- After completion of the course, students will be able:
- to understand the methods of auxiliary historical sciences and their limits;
- to work with the papers and monographs in auxiliary historical sciences;
- to understand the limits of interpretation of the written sources. - Syllabus
- Definitions
- Historical chronology and metrology
- Palaeography
- Sigillography
- Heraldry
- Most important terms in diplomatics
- Charters and other diplomatic documents in medieval Czech lands
- Narrative sources of Bohemian and Moravian Middle Ages
- Literature
- HLAVÁČEK, Ivan, Rostislav NOVÝ and Jaroslav KAŠPAR. Vademecum pomocných věd historických. 3. opravené a doplněné vy. Jinočany: H & H, 2002, 544 stran. ISBN 8073190044. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures - discussion - homework (review of a paper/monograph in aux. hist. sc.)
- Assessment methods
- 75% (active) participation; survey abstract
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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