DU1251 Introduction into history of Byzantium (330-1453)

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zuzana Frantová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ivan Foletti, MA, Docteur es Lettres, Docent in Church History
Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: prof. Ivan Foletti, MA, Docteur es Lettres, Docent in Church History
Supplier department: Department of Art History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Tuesday 17:30–20:45 K32
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
Introduction to study of Byzantine art: relationship between ancient heritage and early Christian art; new needs, objectives and forms
Syllabus
  • Constantine the Great and its capital Art before iconoclasm: Roma, Constantinople, Ravenna, monumental work Luxury: Ivory, manuscripts, ... Iconoclasm Macedonian Era art Byzantine Italy Cappadocia Late and Post-Byzantine art
Literature
  • MATHEWS, Thomas F. The clash of gods :a reinterpretation of early Christian art. Rev. and expanded ed. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2003. xi, 242 s. ISBN 0-691-00939-2.
  • Byzantium, 330-1453. ISBN 9781905711260.
  • KRAUTHEIMER, Richard; ĆURČIĆ, Slobodan. Early Christian and Byzantine architecture. 4th ed. /. New Haven : Yale University Press, 1986. 553 s. ISBN 0300052960
  • LASSUS, Jean. Raně křesťanské a byzantské umění. Praha: Artia, 1971. 196 s. : i.
  • CUTLER, Anthony a Jean-Michel SPIESER. Das mittelalteriche Byzanz :725 - 1204. Translated by Helga Weippert. München: C.H. Beck, 1996. 442 s. ISBN 3-406-41244-0.
  • BECKWITH, John. Early Christian and Byzantine art. New impression. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993. 405 s. ISBN 0-300-05296-0.
  • VOLBACH, Wolfgang Fritz, Jacqueline LAFONTAINE-DOSOGNE a Milko BIČEV. Byzanz und der christliche Osten. Berlin: Propyläen Verlag, 1990. 424 s., 43. ISBN 3-549-51034-9.
  • CORMACK, Robin. Byzantine art. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. vii, 248 s. ISBN 0-19-284211-0.
  • Kunst des Frühen Mittelalters: Malerei, Plastik, Architektur. Stuttgart: Belser, 1991. 192 s. ISBN 3-7630-1875-1.
  • LOWDEN, John. Early Christian & Byzantine art. 1st pub. London: Phaidon, 1997. 447 s. ISBN 0-7148-3168-9.
  • HOLLOWAY, R. Ross. Constantine & Rome. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004. xiii, 191. ISBN 0-300-10043-4.
  • RICE, David Talbot. Byzantské umenie. Bratislava: Tatran, 1968.
Teaching methods
interactive lecture with images
Assessment methods
oral examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2019.
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