PLIN020 Editorial Work

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tereza Lojdová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Zdeňka Hladká, Dr.
Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 12:30–14:05 G13
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is devoted to elementary instructions on the preparation of texts from various historical periods, to methods of their linguistic and formal processing. At the end of the course students will know the basic terminology of textology and editology, will be able to make proofreadings, will be well informed about textological and typographical preparation of texts for editorial practice. We expect to use computer tools during the course. Part of the course will be an excursion to a publishing house or a visit of an expert in editorial work.
Syllabus
  • books and book market – the history of manufacturing books, the book as a material ob-ject and as a commodity, the specifics of e-books, book market in the ČR
  • proofreading – rules of proofreading, proofreading marks
  • typography – the history of script, the visual aspect of the book, the main principles of ty-pography
  • textology – editing texts of 19th and 20th century, identifying the source text
  • kinds of editions – characteristics of different types of publication of texts (scientific and readers' editions), the creation of the critical apparatus
  • editing the old literature – the specifics of the edition of old texts, form of a text source, the transcription, the transliteration
  • the modern practice of edition – principles for the preparation of editions, software tools
  • polygraphy – techniques of printmaking, postpress
Literature
  • ČSN 88 0410 Korekturní znaménka pro sazbu : pravidla používání (Variant.) : Korekturní znaménka pro sazbu : pravidla používání. info
  • PISTORIUS, Vladimír. Jak se dělá kniha : příručka pro nakladatele. 3., dopl. a přeprac. vyd. Příbram: Pistorius & Olšanská, 2011, 280 s. ISBN 9788087053508. info
  • MAGINCOVÁ, Dagmar. Příručka nakladatelského redaktora. Červený Kostelec: Pavel Mervart, 2008, 139 s. ISBN 9788086818832. info
  • Editor a text : úvod do praktické textologie. Edited by Rudolf Havel - Břetislav Štorek - Jiří Flaišman - Michal Kosák. Vyd. 2. Praha: Paseka, 2006, 182 s. ISBN 8071856533. info
  • VOIT, Petr. Encyklopedie knihy : starší knihtisk a příbuzné obory mezi polovinou 15. a počátkem 19. století. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2006, 1350 s. ISBN 8072773127. info
  • KOČIČKA, Pavel and Filip BLAŽEK. Praktická typografie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Computer Press, 2000, xiv, 288. ISBN 8072263854. info
  • VAŠÁK, Pavel. Textologie :teorie a ediční praxe. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1993, 235 s. ISBN 80-7066-638-2. info
Teaching methods
Presentation, application, individual projects.
Assessment methods
The successful finishing of the course requires active participation in seminars and hand homeworks in.
Language of instruction
Czech
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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