PV1B102 Written Sources on the History of Money in the Early Modern Age

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Dagmar Grossmannová, 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
Wed 17:30–19:05 U37
Prerequisites
A basic knowledge of the field of numismatics.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
This course is designed for students who are interested in acquiring deeper knowledge and skills in the area of monetary development. The aim is to acquire orientation and practical skills in the area of money and currency in the Czech lands in the early modern age. The reading of selected documents is focused on coinage and currency issues in the period of the 16th – 18th centuries, taking into account the Moravian setting. Currency, wage and coinage data in documents, currency regulations and patents are monitored. Special attention is paid to monetary and numerical units. Written documents on the counterfeiting of money are also monitored.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- understand the monetary and numerical units in the Czech lands in the Early Modern Age
- describe the currency reforms during the taler period in the Czech lands, including their impact on the population
- distinguish minted coins from numerical units
- determine and analyse the abbreviations for monetary and numerical units in historical texts
- determine the ratio between monetary and numerical units
Syllabus
  • 1) A currency overview in the Czech lands in the period of the tolar currency;
  • 2) Numerical conditions in the Czech lands in the 16th – 18th centuries, specific features of the Moravian setting;
  • 3) Monetary and numerical units and their description in written sources;
  • 4) Major currency and coinage reforms, devaluation of coinage;
  • 5) Coinage patents;
  • 6) Interpretation of currency data in period texts;
  • 7) Issues related to studying prices and wages;
  • 8) Written materials on coin counterfeiting in Moravia
Literature
  • NOHEJLOVÁ-PRÁTOVÁ, Emanuela. Základy numismatiky. Edited by Eduard Šimek. 2. dopl. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1986, 336 s. URL info
  • NOVOTNÝ, J., Míry, měny a ceny v urbářích a odhadech na Moravě a ve Slezsku, Slezský sborník 58, 1960, s. 89-111.
  • NOVOTNÝ, J., Prameny k dějinám cen a mezd na Moravě v 16. a 17. století, Sborník archivních prací 15/1966, č. 2.
  • POŠVÁŘ, J., Kopy a jiné údaje v moravských pramenech 17. a 18. stol., Numismatické listy XV./1960, s. 40-43.
  • POŠVÁŘ, J., Měnové poměry na Moravě do roku 1750, Časopis Moravského musea LIII. – LIV., 1968, s. 159-174.
  • SEJBAL, Jiří. Základy peněžního vývoje. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1997, 420 s. ISBN 8021017341. info
Teaching methods
A combination of lectures and practical exercises.
Assessment methods
Credit. The awarding of credit is dependent on regular participation in the seminar and the transcription of a short text.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021.
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