PV1A320 Chronology and Metrology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. David Kalhous, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. David Kalhous, Ph.D.
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
Timetable
Thu 18:00–19:40 D33
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! PV1A244 Chronology and Metrology && ! AR1A244 Chronology and Metrology
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 aim of the course is: 1) to acquaint the student with changes in the ways of measuring time and other variables, especially in the context of the history of Central Europe;
2) to teach the student to work with different systems of measuring and indicating time so that they are able to convert them;
3) to show the social impacts of different ways of measuring time and other variables, and to acquaint the student with the contemporary reflection of time and space.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
1) Recalculate historical data from older chronological systems into the contemporary calendar;
2) Be conversant with methods of measuring time, space and other variables in the past;
3) Understand the historical and social impacts of these ways of measuring and understanding the world.
Syllabus
  • 1) Contemporary measurement of space and time.
  • 2) From when is year 1 calculated? The creation of the Christian calendar and later discussions.
  • 3) Year, month and day – different ways of dividing up time within a year (including necrologies, martyrologies and calendars).
  • 4) Clocks, or the acceleration of time at the end of the Middle Ages: time measuring instruments.
  • 5) Community, liturgy and time: necrology, calendars, the libri vitae.
  • 6) From stone to stone or from tree to stone? Space and distance (ways, surveyors and millers; the question of perception of the land; old maps)
  • 7) Town hall cubit. Measuring length, volume and weight, and disciplining society.
Literature
  • BLÁHOVÁ, Marie. Historická chronologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2001, 948 s. ISBN 8072770241. info
  • HOFMANN, Gustav. Metrologická příručka pro Čechy, Moravu a Slezsko do zavedení metrické soustavy. Plzeň: Státní oblastní archív, 1984, 100 s. URL info
  • Michael Sierck, Festtag und Politik : Studien zur Tagewahl karolingischer Herrscher, Beihefte zum Archiv für Kulturgeschichte, 38, Köln: Böhlau, 1995
  • Heinrich Fichtenau, „Politische“ Datierungen des frühen Mittelalters, in: týž, Beiträge zur Mediävistik. Ausgewählte Aufsätze, 3: Lebensordnungen, Urkundenforschung, Mittellatein, Stuttgart: Hiersemann, 1986, s. 186-285
  • Grzegorz Myśliwski, Człowiek średniowiecza wobec czasu i przestrzeni (Mazowsze od XII do poł. XVI wieku), Warszawa Wydawnićtwo Krupski i S-ka, 1999
  • LUŇÁKOVÁ, Ludmila. Práce s časem v díle Prvního Kosmova pokračovatele (Handling time in the work of Cosmas‘ First Successor). Český časopis historický. Praha: AV ČR, Historický ústav, 2016, vol. 114, No 4, p. 899-918. ISSN 0862-6111. info
  • Libri vitae : Gebetsgedenken in der Gesellschaft des Frühen Mittelalters. Edited by Dieter Geuenich - Uwe Ludwig. Köln: Böhlau, 2015, 464 stran. ISBN 9783412209438. info
  • pokračování seznamu literatury viz Informace učitele
Teaching methods
1)Lectures: introduction of the materials.
2)Seminars: understanding of the materials is further practised (recalculation of dates; discussion with students).
Assessment methods
1) Test with practical tasks.
2) Review.
3) Summary.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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