FF:AR1A106 Sigillogr+Heraldry+Genealogy I - Course Information
AR1A106 Sigillography, Heraldry and Genealogy I
Faculty of ArtsAutumn 2018
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. PhDr. Tomáš Krejčík, CSc. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Petr Elbel, Ph.D.
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 - Timetable
- Mon 10:00–11:40 B2.24
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- (! PV1A08z Sigillogr+Heraldry+Genealogy I ) && (! AR1B47 Sigillography,Heral.,Geneal. ) && (! AR2A21z Sigillography and Heraldry ) && ! NOWANY ( PV1A08z Sigillogr+Heraldry+Genealogy I , AR1B47 Sigillography,Heral.,Geneal. )
- 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
- Archival Studies (programme FF, B-HI) (2)
- Archival Studies (programme FF, B-HS)
- Course objectives
- Definitions of sigillography, heraldry and genealogy; their basic concepts, terms, issues and fields; a history of the disciplines; sources in sigillography, heraldry and genealogy - their classification; the principles of heraldry including practical training; a typology of seals and practical training; types of seals and practical training; modern communal heraldry; types of genealogy records; the development of Roman Catholic matrices and Evangelical matrices, reading excerpts from Roman Catholic matrices.
- Learning outcomes
- After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- understand the basic sphragistic terminology, recognise the basic types of seals according to their iconographical content and be aware of the functions of seals,
- to recognise the main and secondary sections of coats of arms, identify the basic sources of heraldry, know the main developmental trends in state, royal, aristocratic, ecclesiastical and communal heraldry;
- define the basic genealogical sequences, use genealogical information in practical research;
- acquire basic bibliographical date from sphragistics, heraldry and genealogy, and be aware of the main bibliographical and source publications and databases;
- place local heraldic and sphragistic sources within a wider European (global) context and comparison - Syllabus
- Historical development of seals and coats of arms;
- Classification and typology;
- Introduction to the basic features of seals and coats of arms;
- Basic concepts in genealogical research;
- The most significant researchers in this discipline;
- The seminars focus on the practical use of a precise description of seals
- Literature
- KREJČÍKOVÁ, Jarmila and Tomáš KREJČÍK. Úvod do české sfragistiky. Ostrava: Klub genealogů a heraldiků Ostrava při DK ROH Vítkovice, 1989, 86 s. info
- KREJČÍKOVÁ, Jarmila and Tomáš KREJČÍK. Základy heraldiky, genealogie a sfragistiky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1987, 352 s. URL info
- MARÁZ, Karel. Sfragistika : Studijní texty pro posluchače pomocných věd historických a archivnictví (Sigillography : Study texts for students of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archival Science). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 268 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7143-8. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
- KREJČÍK, Tomáš. Pečeť v kultuře středověku. Vyd. 1. Ostrava: Tilia, 1998, 365 s. ISBN 8070424990. info
- Teaching methods
- Seminar based on the active participation of students.
- Assessment methods
- The evaluation will be based on a short written work focusing on questions relating to sigillography, heraldry and genealogy. There will be an assessment in the form of a colloquium, which will include an analysis of the work and additional questions on the topic.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Zapisují imatrikulační ročníky 2016 a následující.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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