MUI_182 Ancient glass

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Anna Slabitínská (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Pavel Holman
Division of Museology – Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Pavel Holman
Timetable
Tue 18:20–19:55 K21
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
there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to:
understant of glassmaking, explain history of glassmaking
work with information on identification of glass in museum collections
criticizes selection of new glass objects to museum collections
interprets tangible and intangible sources of glass and glassmaking
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction, what is glass, first references, composition of glass, colors in glass
  • 2. History of glassmaking in Czech republic.
  • 3. Primeval glass in Czech republic, Bronze Age.
  • 4. Iron Age and glass.
  • 5. Celts
  • 6. Middle Ages and glass
  • 7. First glass works in Czech republic
  • 8. Typology of glass in Middle Ages
  • 9. Typology of glass in Middle Ages
  • 10. Glass in various social milieu
  • 11. Glass in Rennaisance
  • 12. Conservation and protection of glass
  • 13. Summarization
Literature
  • Černá, E. a kol. 1994: Sklo zemí Koruny České
  • Krumphanzlová, Z. 1965: Skleněné perly z doby hradištní v Čechách. PA LVI, 161 – 188.
  • Venclová, N. 1991: Prehistoric glass in Bohemia.
  • Lehečková, E. 1973: Moravské nálezy skleněných korálků doby bronzové a halštatské. Ars vitraria 4.
  • Sborníky Historické sklo 1-4.
  • DRAHOTOVÁ, Olga. Historie sklářské výroby v českých zemích. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2005, 760 s. ISBN 8020012877. info
  • Středověké sklo v zemích Koruny české : katalog výstavy. Edited by Eva Černá. Vyd. 1. Most: Ústav archeologické památkové péče severozápadních Čech, 1994, 135 s. info
  • DRAHOTOVÁ, Olga. Evropské sklo : sběratelský průvodce dějinami evropského skla. Photo by Gabriel Urbánek. V Praze: Artia, 1985, 231 s. URL info
Teaching methods
lectures, excursion, individual projects
Assessment methods
oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
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