AR1B47 Introduction to Sigillography, Heraldry and Genealogy

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Tomáš Krejčík, CSc. (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 12:30–14:05 B2.52
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 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10
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).
Learning outcomes
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
    recommended literature
  • MARÁZ, Karel. Sfragistika : Studijní texty pro posluchače pomocných věd historických a archivnictví (Sigillography : Study texts for students of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archival Science). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 268 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7143-8. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
    not specified
  • KREJČÍKOVÁ, Jarmila and Tomáš KREJČÍK. Základy heraldiky, genealogie a sfragistiky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1987, 352 s. URL info
  • KREJČÍKOVÁ, Jarmila and Tomáš KREJČÍK. Úvod do české sfragistiky. Ostrava: Klub genealogů a heraldiků Ostrava při DK ROH Vítkovice, 1989, 86 s. 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 last offered.
General note: Předmět se vypisuje na podzim 2017 naposledy!.
Credit evaluation note: Zapisují pouze imatrikulační ročníky 2015 a starší!!!.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zapisují pouze imatrikulační ročníky 2015 a starší !!!
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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