ISKB32 History of Book Culture

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jindra Pavelková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Jiří Kudrnáč, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Kudrnáč, CSc.
Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Alice Lukavská
Supplier department: Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 14:00–15:40 422
Prerequisites (in Czech)
TYP_STUDIA(B)
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: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of lectures is to introduce to the history of books. During the lectures will be introduced the history of book culture, the process of making books, the history of materials, as well as the history of libraries (book collections).
Learning outcomes
After the course, the student is able to: - orient himself in the history of book development - master techniques that are important for the creation of a book - get acquainted with the production and distribution of books - recognize different forms of documents
Syllabus
  • The aim of the lectures studies is the history of book culture. During the lectures will be introduced the history of materials (papyrus, parchment, paper), the history of book culture (from the Middle Ages until the 19th century), the process of making books (technology of printing). Further research focuses on the material and textual aspect of old books (manuscripts, incunabula, and ancient books) and their mutual relationship. Through the concrete examples, the books from the Moravian library will be presented production until the 19th century. The students will get to know various types and forms of documents or popular genres. Last but not least, we will also address the relationships between the author, the publisher, the printer and the bookseller, or the way books are distributed. Within the presentation of the history of book culture, more attention will be devoted to the development of book printing in the Czech lands, especially to the history of book printing in Moravia and Brno. The students will be also acquainted with the historical book collections and the library collections in the current institutes.
  • Main topics:
  • - materials
  • - structure of handwritten and printed books
  • - handwritten book
  • - beginnings of book printing, incunabula
  • history of printing in the Czech Republic until 19th century
  • - monastic and ecclesiastical libraries
  • - aristocratic and secular libraries
  • The course will také place in the Moravian Library – Department of Manuscripts and Old Prints (4th floor).
Literature
    recommended literature
  • VOIT, Petr. Encyklopedie knihy : starší knihtisk a příbuzné obory mezi polovinou 15. a počátkem 19. století. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2006, 1350 s. ISBN 8072773127. info
  • BOHATCOVÁ, Mirjam. Česká kniha v proměnách staletí. 1. vyd. Praha: Panorama, 1990, 622 s. ISBN 80-7038-131-0. info
    not specified
  • VOIT, Petr. Český knihtisk mezi pozdní gotikou a renesancí. Vydání první. Praha: KLP, 2013, 463 stran. ISBN 9788086791982. info
  • VOIT, Petr. Český knihtisk mezi pozdní gotikou a renesancí. Vydání první. Praha: Academia, 2017, 933 stran. ISBN 9788020027528. info
  • HORÁK, František. Česká kniha v minulosti a její výzdoba. 1. vyd. Praha: František Novák, 1948, 253 s. URL info
  • KRÁSA, Josef. České iluminované rukopisy 13.–16. století. Praha: Odeon, 1990, 455 pp. České dějiny, sv. 68. ISBN 80-207-0114-1. info
  • DOKOUPIL, Vladislav. Počátky brněnského knihtisku : prvotisky. 1. vyd. Brno: Universitní knihovna, 1974, 125 s. URL info
  • DOKOUPIL, Vladislav. Soupis brněnských tisků : staré tisky do roku 1800. 1. vyd. Brno: Státní vědecká knihovna, 1978, 603 s. URL info
  • Knihopis českých a slovenských tisků : od doby nejstarší až do konce XVIII. století. Díl 1., Prvotisky : (do r. 1500)., Tabule (Souvis.) : Knihopis československých tisků : od doby nejstarší až do konce XVIII. století. Díl 1., Prvotisky : (do r. 1500).,. info
  • KREJČA, Aleš. Grafika. Praha: Aventinum, 2010, 205 s. ISBN 9788074420030. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, practical exercises, work with materials
Assessment methods
attendance, seminar work on the assigned topic
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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