AEB_56 From Early Medieval Settlement to Full Status Town

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Rudolf Procházka, CSc. (lecturer), prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Měřínský, CSc. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Zdeněk Měřínský, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Dobešová
Timetable
Wed 12:30–14:05 C34
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 11 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Course focuse to mean components of medieval town - square, street, town hall and emoprium. Introduce ancient cities, first town formations in Europe and birth of institutional city. Important is environment of medieval city and its research too. At the end of the course students should be able to: 1) Understand and explain the urbanisation process from uts beginning to the end of the Middle Age and understand and explain the urbanisation process and its reflection in archaeological sources. 2) They will able to understand the significance of archaeological sources for understanding to the formation of the town.
Syllabus
  • 1. Ancient cities 2. First town formations in north, west and south Europe 3. First town formations in middle and east Europe 4. First town formations in Czech lands 5. Birth of institutional city in west Evrope 6. Foundation communal cities in Czech lands 7. Research of medieval city 8. Enviroment of medieval city 9. building estate 10. Square, street, towna hall and emprium 11. Research of production and change 12. Church in city.Medieval burgess
Literature
  • Středověký člověk a jeho svět. Edited by Jacques Le Goff, Translated by Ondřej Bastl. Vyd. 2. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2003, 319 s. ISBN 8070216824. info
Teaching methods
lectures, induividual elaboration of the selected theme od the basis of the special literature in the written form
Assessment methods
test, participation, paper
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2005, Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2014, Spring 2017, Spring 2020.
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