PV1B41 Latin Writing of Early Middle Ages

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Dalibor Havel, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Helena Krmíčková, Dr.
Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Supplier department: Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PV1A02z Latin Script in Antiquity
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Lecture and seminar cycle should offer to the students the basic overwiew about the development of the Latin script at the period of the Early Middle Ages, it means since the VII. Century AD to the IX. Century AD. Students shoudl be able to distinguish the typ of the script and its dating as well as paleographic characteristic of the script, they shlould to make a paleographical analysis and comparison and transcription of medieval latin, german and czech texts. Very important is knowledge of the basic literature to the medieval Latin script including main editions/book series. At the end of the programme the student should be able to:
- use the knowledges from the development od the latin script from the VI.th Cent. to the IX.th Cent. on the historical sources
- transcribe selected original early Middle Ages Latin texts - analyse and read original early Middle Ages Latin texts
Syllabus
  • insular script
  • early italian script
  • curial script
  • Beneventan script
  • Visigothic script
  • Merovingian script
Literature
  • MUZIKA, František. Krásné písmo : ve vývoji latinky. Díl 1. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní nakladatelství krásné literatury, hudby a umění, 1958, 657 s. : o. info
  • MUZIKA, František. Krásné písmo : ve vývoji latinky. Díl 2. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní nakladatelství krásné literatury, hudby a umění, 1958, 656 s. : o. info
  • HÚŠČAVA, Alexander. Dejiny a vývoj nášho písma. Vyd. 1. Bratislava: Slovenská akadémia vied a umení, 1951, 375 s. info
  • ŠEBÁNEK, Jindřich. Základy pomocných věd historických. Vyd. 2. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1971, 136 s. info
Teaching methods
lectures and class discussion
Assessment methods
written test - credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012.
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