PV1B147 The Art of Book illumination in the Lands of the Bohemian Crown ca. 1400-1500

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Dr. phil. Maria Gabriele Theisen (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Dr. phil. Maria Gabriele Theisen
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
Timetable
each even Tuesday 12:00–15:40 B2.34
Prerequisites
This course will be held in English. Participants will therefore need to have English speaking skills. German reading skills would be an advantage.
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
The course is designed to, inter alia, deepen codicological, iconographic and cultural-historical expertise.
Learning outcomes
The course will provide an opportunity to study the history of patrons, writers and artists, but also deepen the knowledge about book production and crafts in the Bohemian lands during the “long 15th century”.
Syllabus
  • The course is dedicated to illuminated manuscripts from a very eventful period for the lands of the Bohemian crown - from the last years of the reign of King Wenceslas IV to the reigns of King Ladislaus Jagiello and King Matthias Corvinus. We learn about the highlights of the first half of the century, which were created in the artistic circles of the court, as well as examples of so-called "Hussite" book art, stylistic innovations, conventions and possible new pictorial creations. In the second half of the 15th century, the age of printing, copperplate engraving contributed to an increased adoption of German and Dutch motifs and compositions. The lecutre provides an overview of this era by means of exemplary case studies. In addition, it introduces the necessary knowledge of terminology and the technique of book illumination.
Literature
  • KRÁSA, Josef. České iluminované rukopisy 13.–16. století. Praha: Odeon, 1990, 455 pp. České dějiny, sv. 68. ISBN 80-207-0114-1. info
  • STEJSKAL, Karel and Petr VOIT. Iluminované rukopisy doby husitské. 1. vyd. Praha: Grafit, 1991, 239 s. ISBN 809003800X. info
  • ALEXANDER, J. J. G. Medieval illuminators and their methods of work. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1992, vii, 214. ISBN 0300056893. info
  • Od gotiky k renesanci :výtvarná kultura Moravy a Slezska 1400-1550. Edited by Kaliopi Chamonikola. Vyd. 1. Brno: Moravská galerie, 1999, 266 s. ISBN 80-7027-096-9. info
  • Imago, imagines : výtvarné dílo a proměny jeho funkcí v českých zemích od 10. do první třetiny 16. století. Edited by Kateřina Kubínová - Klára Benešovská. Vydání první. Praha: Academia, 2019, 807 stran. ISBN 9788020030368. info
  • Theisen, Maria (ed.), unter Mitarbeit von Irina von Morzé: Mitteleuropäische Schulen VII (ca. 1400-1500). Böhmen – Mähren – Schlesien – Ungarn. Wien 2022.
Teaching methods
The course will consist of lectures held by the seminar leader, and presentations of students (in English or German), discussions.
Assessment methods
credit
Language of instruction
English
Teacher's information
Preparatory survey (further literature for the preparation of papers will be given during the first lesson): • Krása, Josef: České ilumiované rukopisy 13.-16. století. Praha 1991. • Stejskal, Karel / Voit, Petr: Iluminované rukopisy doby husitské. Praha 1991. • Alexander, Jonathan J. G.: Medieval Illuminators and Their Methods of Work. New Haven / London 1992. • Chamonikola, Kaliopi (ed.): Od gotiky k renesanci. Výtvarná kultura Moravy a Slezska 1400–1550, Vol. 2. Moravská galerie v Brně / Muzeum umění Olomouc 1999 (check knižní malba). • Kateřina Kubínová - Klára Benešovská (eds), Imago, imagines. Výtvarné dílo a proměny jeho funkcí c českých zemích od 10. do první třetiny 16. století. Praha 2019. • Theisen, Maria (ed.), unter Mitarbeit von Irina von Morzé: Mitteleuropäische Schulen VII (ca. 1400-1500). Böhmen – Mähren – Schlesien – Ungarn. Wien 2022.
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