DSMB13 Collecting Classical Antiquities

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Jana Malaníková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Bc. Jana Malaníková, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Wednesday 16:00–17:40 B2.34
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! DSMgrB13 Collecting Antiquities
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: 8/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
During the lessons the students will get acquainted with basic tendencies of collecting antiquitites in Antiquity (in the area of ancient Greece and Rome) and with the history and development of collecting ancient realia, which forms an integral part of collecting from Antiquity to the present.
An excursion, where the students get the practical experience of an exposition of ancient realia, is also a part of the course.
Learning outcomes
After the completion of the course the student will be able to discern the manifestations of the phenomenon of collecting in Antiquity. He/she will also be able to identify and describe basic tendencies of collecting ancient realia during individual historical periods.
Syllabus
  • 1. collectors, collecting, creating collections
  • 2. collecting in the period of ancient Greece
  • 3. collecting in the period of ancient Rome
  • 4. ancient realia and Czech lands
  • 5. ancient realia as a part of collections of museums, galleries and historical monuments
  • 6. excursion
Literature
    required literature
  • PAUSANIAS. Cesta po Řecku. 1. vyd. Praha: Svoboda, 1974, 428 s. URL info
  • PAUSANIAS. Cesta po Řecku. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1973, 581 s. URL info
  • PLINIUS SEKUNDUS, G. O umění a umělcích. Přeložil V. Prach. Praha, 1941. info
    recommended literature
  • Ancient libraries. Edited by Jason König - Katerina Oikonomopoulou - Greg Woolf. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013, xx, 479. ISBN 9781107012561. info
  • CICERO, Marcus Tullius. Listy přátelům. Translated by Václav Marek. 1. vyd. Praha: Arista, 2001, 565 s. ISBN 8086223302. info
  • CICERO, Marcus Tullius. Řeči proti Verrovi. Edited by Václav Bahník. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1972, 514 s. URL info
  • PLÚTARCHOS. Životopisy slavných Řeků a Římanů. Edited by Josef Češka, Translated by Antonín Hartmann. 1. vyd. Praha: Odeon, 1967, 808 s. info
  • PLÚTARCHOS. Životopisy slavných Řeků a Římanů. Edited by Josef Češka, Translated by Antonín Hartmann. 1. vyd. Praha: Odeon, 1967, 834 s. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and discussion two hours every two weeks.
Assessment methods
Active participation in lectures, presenting a short paper.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022.
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