PV1A113 Latin Script in the Middle Ages II (1200-1500)

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Dalibor Havel, 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
Thu 16:00–17:40 C32
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! PV1A84 Latin Script II && ! AR1A84 Latin Script II && !NOW( PV1A84 Latin Script II )
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
The series of lectures and seminars aims to give students a basic overview of the development of Latin script from the 13th to the 15th century. Students should master these skills: a) the typology and dating of Latin scripts, b) the palaeographic characteristics of individual script types, c) palaeographic analysis and comparison, d) transcription of Early Medieval Latin texts, e) an overview of the basic literature and editions.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course the student will be able to:
apply their knowledge of the development of script from the 13th to the 15th century based on specific sources, particularly for dating undated texts;
transcribe original Latin texts from the period 1200-1500;
analyse and read original Latin texts from the period 1200-1500.
Syllabus
  • Gothic minuscule
  • Gothic semi-cursive script
  • Gothic cursive
Literature
    not specified
  • PÁTKOVÁ, Hana. Cvičení z pozdně středověké paleografie. Vyd. 1. Dolní Břežany: Scriptorium, 2001, 30 s. ISBN 8086197190. info
  • Vojtíšek, Václav: Vývoj městských knih v Československé republice ve světlotiskových ukázkách, seš. 1 - 3. Praha 1928 - 1931. (72 tab.)
  • Pražák, Jiří: Názvosloví knižních písem v českých zemích II (13. - 15. století), StR 5 (1966), s. 1 - 30.
  • Pražák, Jiří: Latinské písmo v českých zemích od 11. do 16. století, přílohy AČ 20 (1970) - AČ 27 (1977). (Reprodukce k č. 42, komentář k nedokončenému č. 34).
  • Spunar, Pavel: Genese české bastardy a její vztah k českým prvotiskům, LF 78 (1955), s. 34 - 51 + VI tab.
  • Spunar, Pavel: Ľ évolution et la fonction de la bâtarde en Bohęme et en Pologne, Studia źródłoznawcze. Commentationes 6 (1961), s. 1 - 19 + X tab. obr. příloh.
  • Pražák, Jiří: Původ české bastardy, StR 20 (1981), s. 93 - 118.
  • Pražák, Jiří: Počátky knižní kursivy v Čechách, StR 18 (1979), s. 115 - 143.
  • PÁTKOVÁ, Hana. Česká středověká paleografie. Vydání první. České Budějovice: Veduta, 2008, 278 stran. ISBN 9788086829388. info
Teaching methods
lecture and seminar
Assessment methods
1 lecture lesson, 1 seminar lesson - examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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