DU1738 Seminar: Art historian in archive (from 14th to 20th century)

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Valeš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Tomáš Valeš, Ph.D.
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Tomáš Valeš, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
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
In the classroom, students learn the structure and functioning of Central European archives. They get an overview of the basics of work with archival materials (XV -XX century), especially on the issue of their reading and interpretation in relation to the history of art. Attention will also be given to critical analysis and interpretation of particular sources.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to: - orientate in the structure of archives and their collections - gain basic ability to read and interpret historical texts - learn the basics of working with archive materials
Syllabus
  • - Introduction - Archives: function, structure, organisation, fonds and collections - Historical sources and art historian - Type of sources - Reading and intepretation of written sources - Excursion
Literature
    required literature
  • EBELOVÁ, Ivana. Schlüssel zur Paläographie der Neuzeit. Druhé, doplněné vydání,. V Praze: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2015, 242 stran. ISBN 9788024625072. URL info
  • HLEDÍKOVÁ, Zdeňka, Jaroslav KAŠPAR and Ivana EBELOVÁ. Paleografická čítanka. 2. vydání. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2014, 243 stran. ISBN 9788024623443. info
  • PÁTKOVÁ, Hana. Česká středověká paleografie. Vydání první. České Budějovice: Veduta, 2008, 278 stran. ISBN 9788086829388. info
  • HLAVÁČEK, Ivan, Rostislav NOVÝ and Jaroslav KAŠPAR. Vademecum pomocných věd historických. 3. opravené a doplněné vy. Jinočany: H & H, 2002, 544 stran. ISBN 8073190044. info
    recommended literature
  • DRAŠAROVÁ, Eva, Eva GREGOROVIČOVÁ, Jan HRDINA, Martina HRDINOVÁ, Jan KAHUDA, Tomáš KALINA, Pavel KOBLASA, Karel KOUCKÝ, Miroslav KUNT, Dagmar KUTÍLKOVÁ, Pavla LUTOVSKÁ, Petr MAŤA, Marie MÍRKOVÁ, Jaroslav ŠULC, Luboš VELEK, Milan VOJÁČEK and Jan ŽUPANIČ. Průvodce po Rakouském státním archivu ve Vídni pro českého návštěvníka. Vydání první. Praha: Národní archiv, 2013, 911 stran. ISBN 9788087271773. info
  • EBELOVÁ, Ivana. Pražská a venkovská stavební řemesla v době renesance a baroka. Vyd. 1. Praha: Scriptum, 2001, 193 s. ISBN 80-86197-33-6. info
  • Soupis osobních písemných pozůstalostí a rodinných archivů v České republice. Edited by Jarmila Hanzalová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sekce archivní správy Ministerstva vnitra ČR, 1997, 769 s. ISBN 80-901358-3-8. info
Teaching methods
Lectures supplemented by group work, discussions, reading and homework.
Assessment methods
In addition to cooperation on assigned tasks, the ability to read a sample of historical text will be tested.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
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