DU1251 Introduction into history of Byzantium (330-1453)

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Ivan Foletti, MA, Docteur es Lettres, Docent in Church History (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 Friday 7:30–10:45 K31
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
  • KRAUTHEIMER, Richard; ĆURČIĆ, Slobodan. Early Christian and Byzantine architecture. 4th ed. /. New Haven : Yale University Press, 1986. 553 s. ISBN 0300052960
  • Byzantium, 330-1453. Edited by Robin Cormack - Maria Vassilaki. 1st pub. London: Royal Academy of Arts, 2008, 494 s. ISBN 9781905711260. info
  • HOLLOWAY, R. Ross. Constantine & Rome. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004, xiii, 191. ISBN 0300100434. info
  • MATHEWS, Thomas F. The clash of gods : a reinterpretation of early Christian art. Rev. and expanded ed. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2003, xi, 242. ISBN 0691009392. info
  • CORMACK, Robin. Byzantine art. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, vii, 248. ISBN 0192842110. info
  • LOWDEN, John. Early Christian & Byzantine art. 1st pub. London: Phaidon, 1997, 447 s. ISBN 9780714831688. info
  • CUTLER, Anthony and Jean-Michel SPIESER. Das mittelalterliche Byzanz : 725 - 1204. Translated by Helga Weippert. München: C.H. Beck, 1996, 442 s. ISBN 3406412440. info
  • Kunst des Frühen Mittelalters: Malerei, Plastik, Architektur. Stuttgart: Belser, 1991, 192 s. ISBN 3-7630-1875-1. info
  • VOLBACH, Wolfgang Fritz, Jacqueline LAFONTAINE-DOSOGNE and Milko BIČEV. Byzanz und der christliche Osten. Berlin: Propyläen Verlag, 1990, 424 s. ISBN 354951034. info
  • KRAUTHEIMER, Richard. Early Christian and Byzantine architecture. Edited by Slobodan Ćurčić. 4th ed. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1986, 553 s. ISBN 0300052960. info
  • LASSUS, Jean. Raně křesťanské a byzantské umění. Praha: Artia, 1971, 196 s. URL info
  • Byzantské umenie. Edited by David Talbot Rice, Translated by Marian Fridrichovský. Vyd. 1. Bratislava: Tatran, 1968, 282 s. info
Teaching methods
interactive lecture with images
Assessment methods
oral examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2019.
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