PV1A315 Introduction to Diplomatics

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Sviták, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Zbyněk Sviták, CSc.
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
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! PV1A220 Introduction to Diplomatics &&! AR1A220 Introduction to Diplomatics &&!NOW( AR1A315 Introduction to Diplomatics )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This subject is an introductory (opening) course to the teaching of diplomatics. Students will be presented with the content of diplomatics as a history discipline, the focus of interest and the phases in the development of this academic subject. The basic concepts and terms of this discipline will be learned as part of the interpretation of the analytical, genetic and systematic levels of diplomacy. The basic methodological approaches will be part of the overview of diplomatic studies and the types of diplomatic sources.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- define the subject of diplomatics
- define its main developmental phases
- name and distinguish its basic levels - analytical, genetic and systematic
- understand the basic concepts and terms of the discipline
- understand the basic literature
Syllabus
  • Diplomatics, subject matter and range;
  • Introduction to the history of diplomatics;
  • The analytical levels of diplomatics;
  • The genetic level of diplomatics;
  • The systematic level of diplomatics;
  • An overview of diplomatic studies;
  • Types of diplomatic sources
Literature
  • SVITÁK, Zbyněk. Diplomatika jedna, ne dvě! (Diplomatics: One Discipline, not two!). In Bláhová, Marie - Holá, Mlada - Woitschová, Klára (eds.). Pomocné vědy historické v současné historiografii a archivnictví. Praha: Karolinum, 2017, p. 103-117. ISBN 978-80-246-3799-0. info
  • SVITÁK, Zbyněk, Potřebujeme tzv. kategorie diplomatického materiálu? Slovenská archivistika 1, 2020, s. 131-122.
  • Česká diplomatika do r. 1848. Edited by Jindřich Šebánek - Zdeněk Fiala - Zdeňka Hledíková. 2. nezm. vyd. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1984, 376 s. info
  • BRESSLAU, Harry. Handbuch der Urkundenlehre für Deutschland und Italien. Bd. 1. 2. Aufl. Leipzig: Veit & Comp., 1912, 746 s. info
  • MEISNER, Heinrich Otto. Urkunden- und Aktenlehre der Neuzeit. 2. durchges. Aufl. Leipzig: Koehler & Amelang, 1952, 241 s. info
  • HOCHEDLINGER, Michael. Aktenkunde : Urkunden- und Aktenlehre der Neuzeit. Wien: Oldenbourg, 2009, 292 s. ISBN 9783486589337. 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
  • KRMÍČKOVÁ, Helena. Edice středověkého diplomatického materiálu (Editions of Medieval Diplomatic Sources). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 98 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6999-2. Čítárna Munispace Digitální knihovna FF MU info
  • PÁTKOVÁ, Hana and Ondřej BASTL. Texty k výuce diplomatiky. Dolní Břežany: Scriptorium, 2003, 175 s. ISBN 8086197484. info
Teaching methods
Lecture
Assessment methods
Examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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