DU1231b Pre-Romanesque and Romanesque Architecture II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Aleš Flídr (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Kroupa, CSc.
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Jiří Kroupa, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 17:30–19:05 K31
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 seminar is an overview of the history of Romanesque architecture in Bohemia and Moravia during the 9th to the 12th centuries, namely in the broader kontext of Central Europe. At the end of the course students should have basic knowledge of fundamental literature, should be aware of the historical kontext and they should also be able to understand and explain regional and general phenomenon of architecture and its decoration. They should be able to recognize different methodological approaches to research in this area not only history of art, but also history, archeology and monument care.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction into Romanesque architecture – literature, historiography and methodology 2. The architecture of Great Moravia 3. The architecture of the first Premyslid 4. Construction activities in the period of Oldřich, Břetislav I. a Spytihněv II. 5. Vyšehrad of Vratislav II. and the oldest benedictines 6. The architecture of Moravia in the „Dark 11th century“ and of the first appanage princes 7. Construction achievements in the time of Vladislav I., Soběslav I. a II. 8. Vladislav II. and his wives as founders and builders 9. The architecture of Moravia in the period of Jindřich Zdík and the end of appanage principalities
Literature
    recommended literature
  • A. Merhautová, Raně středověká architektura v Čechách. Praha 1972
  • A. Merhautová, D. Třeštík, Románské umění v Čechách a na Moravě. Praha 1983.
  • R. Chadraba (red.), Dějiny českého výtvarného umění I/1, Praha 1984.
  • K. Benešovská a kol., Deset století architektury 1. Architektura románská. Praha 2001
  • K. M. Swoboda (ed.), Romanik in Böhmen, München 1965.
  • Václav Mencl, Stredoveká architektúra na Slovensku. Kniha prvá, Stavebné umenie na Slovensku od najstarších čias až do konca doby románskej. Praha 1937.
  • Pamiatky a múzeá, roč. 48, 1999, č. 2.
  • H. Fillitz (Hrsg.), Geschichte der Bildenden Kunst in Österreich, Band I. Früh-und Hochmittelalter. München 1998.
  • Z. Świechowski, Sztuka polska. I. Romanizm. Warszawa 2006.
  • D. Dercsényi, Romanische baukunst in Ungarn. Budapest 1975.
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of lectures, special scholarly excursion will allow practical view on current state of the romanesque architecture in Moravia.
Assessment methods
Oral examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in three years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2013.
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