ETMB27 European Lace-making

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Petra Mertová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Válka, Ph.D.
Department of European Ethnology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Timetable
Mon 15:00–16:35 J31
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
The course introduces students to the history of lacemaking techniques and their terminology. Special attention is given to the manufacture and use of bobbin lace in Bohemia and Moravia and some other European countries, such as Slovakia, Russia, Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Belgium, Portugal, Spain and England. Students will also be introduced to basic technologies of individual lacemaking techniques, and the latest information on the trade with, and spreading of, lace products over Europe. Attention is also given to the identification of lace in traditional clothing of rural communities in Bohemia and Moravia.
Syllabus
  • lacemaking techniques, lacemaking terminology, lacemaking in Europa, lacemaking in Bohemia and Moravia, lacemaking at home, lace trade, use of lace on folk costumes
Literature
  • VONDRUŠKOVÁ, Alena and Iva PROŠKOVÁ. Krajkářství. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2004, 163 s. ISBN 8024706709. info
  • ČECHOVÁ, Alena L. and Anna HALÍKOVÁ. Krajky, výšivky, stuhy, prýmky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Lidové noviny, 2004, 218 s. ISBN 8071066680. info
  • BROWNE, Clare Woodthorpe. Lace from the Victoria and Albert Museum. Photo by Christine Smith. 1st pub. London: V&A Publications, 2004, 144 s. ISBN 1851774181. info
  • PROŠKOVÁ, Iva. Ručně paličkovaná krajka. 6., přeprac. vyd. Praha: Paličkování, 2003, 97 s. ISBN 8086455025. info
Assessment methods
lectures, written examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Spring 2018.
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