PV1A302 Historical Sources and their Interpretation

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Stanislav Bárta, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Sviták, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Sviták, CSc.
Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Olga Barová
Supplier department: Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! PV1A203 Introd.to Analys.Hist.Sourc.II &&! AR1A203 Introd.to Analys.Hist.Sourc.II &&!NOW( AR1A302 Principles of the Arch.Sources )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The subject develops practical skills in reading old documents of an official nature. Emphasis is placed not only on the correct reading of texts but also on their correct understanding. The course activities lead students to become independent in interpreting relatively "unreadable" places in texts and learn about the basics of finding the evidential value of official sources. An e-learning course is also available.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- analyse the historical sources;
- read them reliably;
- interpret their content;
- acquire the relevant information from them for historical research.
Syllabus
  • Reading extracts from selected official documents and examining problems with their interpretation; Sources used for teaching: official book;
  • Latin charters;
  • Czech charters;
  • land register;
  • pragmatistic documents;
  • official reports;
Literature
  • Česká diplomatika do r. 1848. Edited by Jindřich Šebánek - Zdeněk Fiala - Zdeňka Hledíková. 2. nezm. vyd. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1984, 376 s. info
  • PÁTKOVÁ, Hana and Ondřej BASTL. Texty k výuce diplomatiky. Dolní Břežany: Scriptorium, 2003, 175 s. ISBN 8086197484. info
  • 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
  • PÁTKOVÁ, Hana. Cvičení z pozdně středověké paleografie. Vyd. 1. Dolní Břežany: Scriptorium, 2001, 30 s. ISBN 8086197190. info
  • KAŠPAR, Jaroslav. Úvod do novověké latinské paleografie se zvláštním zřetelem k českým zemím. 3. přeprac. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1987, 218 s. info
  • KAŠPAR, Jaroslav. Úvod do novověké latinské paleografie se zvláštním zřetelem k českým zemím. 3. přeprac. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1987, 144 s. URL info
  • Moravské zemské desky. Edited by František Matějek. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1953, cxxxii, 85. URL info
  • Moravské zemské desky. Edited by František Matějek. V Brně: Nákladem Zemské banky pro Moravu a Slezsko, 1948, lxxviii, 5. info
  • SVITÁK, Zbyněk. [Recenze] Jana Vojtíšková : Cvičení z transkripce českých raně novověkých textů z let 1500-1620 (Hradec Králové). Brno, 2015, 247 pp. Časopis Matice moravské roč. 134. ISSN 0323-052X. info
Teaching methods
Exercises
Assessment methods
2 seminar lessons - credit in the form of a written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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