LMD_011 Latin Script in the Middle Ages II (1200-1500)

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 15 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Dalibor Havel, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Dalibor Havel, Ph.D.
Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PROGRAM ( F008 )
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
  • Pražák, Jiří: Počátky knižní kursivy v Čechách, StR 18 (1979), s. 115 - 143.
  • 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.
  • Vojtíšek, Václav: Vývoj městských knih v Československé republice ve světlotiskových ukázkách, seš. 1 - 3. Praha 1928 - 1931. (72 tab.)
  • 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).
  • Pražák, Jiří: Původ české bastardy, StR 20 (1981), s. 93 - 118.
  • Pražák, Jiří: Názvosloví knižních písem v českých zemích II (13. - 15. století), StR 5 (1966), s. 1 - 30.
  • PÁTKOVÁ, Hana. Česká středověká paleografie. Vydání první. České Budějovice: Veduta, 2008, 278 stran. ISBN 9788086829388. info
  • PÁTKOVÁ, Hana. Cvičení z pozdně středověké paleografie. Vyd. 1. Dolní Břežany: Scriptorium, 2001, 30 s. ISBN 8086197190. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, seminar.
Assessment methods
1 lecture lesson, 1 seminar lesson - examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: blok.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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