FF:PV1B39 Codicology - Course Information

PV1B39 Codicology

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Helena Krmíčková, Dr. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Helena Krmíčková, Dr.
Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová

Timetable

Thu 8:20–9:55 C34

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

• Auxiliary Historical Sciences (programme FF, B-HI) (2)
• Auxiliary Historical Sciences (programme FF, B-HS)

Course objectives

The subject of codicology handles manuscripts and manuscript libraries. It deals with the origins of manuscripts, their types and users, with the principles of their description, the development of manuscript libraries and the most important manuscript collections in Europe, Bohemia and Moravia as well as with the medieval book-lists. It also introduces into the working with the concordance.

Syllabus

• The history of codicology.
• Sources.
• Manuscript libraries.
• Manuscript.
• The most common types of manuscripts.
• The manuscript libraries of the Czech Republic.

Literature

• HLAVÁČEK, Ivan. Úvod do latinské kodikologie. 2. dopl. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1994, 96 s. ISBN 80-7066-883-0. info
• BOHATCOVÁ, Mirjam. Česká kniha v proměnách staletí. 1. vyd. Praha: Panorama, 1990, 622 s. ISBN 80-7038-131-0. info
• Hlaváček, Ivan: Knihy a knihovny v českém středověku, Praha 2005
• Pražák, Jiří: Výbor kodikologických a paleografických rozprav a studií, Praha 2006

Assessment methods

Lecture, examination.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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