AR1B47d Introduction to Sigillography, Heraldry and Genealogy

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Karel Maráz, Ph.D. (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 9:10–10:45 L31
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The lecture gives information about the historical development of seals and coates of arms, their classification and typology. It offers information about fundamental attributes of seals and coaet of arms (royal, aristocratic, ecclesiastic and municipal). It explains essential concepts of genealogy. Students can get information about the most important scientists in the field of Heraldry and Sfragistic. Semminars are focus on practise – especially on precise description of seals and coates of arms (blazon) and on self-work with the genealogical springs (it means with church register above all). Literature: Krejčík, Tomáš - Krejčíková, Jarmila. Základy heraldiky, genealogie a sfragistiky. 1. vyd. Praha : Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1987. 352 s. info Krejčíková, Jarmila - Krejčík, Tomáš. Úvod do české sfragistiky. Ostrava : Klub genealogů a heraldiků Ostrava při Domě kultury pracujících Vítkovic Železáren a strojíren Klementa Gottwalda, 1989. 86 s., Krejčík Tomáš, Pečeť v kultuře středověku, Ostrava 1998 At the end of this course students are able to use information about Christians and Jewish registers than to understand and explain the development of Czech royal sfragistic in the 11th-14th Century. Next they should be able to use information about state and civil heraldry, understand to basic genealogical ideas and work with theoretical knowledge in practices.
Syllabus
  • Historical development of seals and coats of arms
  • Clasification and typology
  • Introduction itno basic types of seals and coats of arms
  • Basic typology of genealogic research
  • Most significant researchers of the field
  • Seminar aims at practical mastery of the rules of blazon
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
Teaching methods
Lectura 50% Seminar 50%
Assessment methods
lecture, seminar, examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: V roce 2011/2012 probíhá v letním semestru spojená s Heraldikou, sfragistikou a genealogii II.Pouze pro dvouoborové studium
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2015, recent)
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