PV1A313a Lecture on Modern Age Script

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lukáš Führer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Lukáš Führer, Ph.D.
Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Olga Barová
Supplier department: Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
NOW( AR1A313 Latin Script in Modern Age )||NOW( PV1A313 Latin Script in Modern Age )&&! PV1A243a Lecture on Modern Age Script &&!NOWANY( PV1A243a Lecture on Modern Age Script , AR1A243a Lecture on Modern Age Script )
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
The course Reading Script of the Modern period follows on from the course Latin Script in the Modern Period and prepares students for reading and interpreting texts written in Latin script in the period from the 16th to the 20th century. (neo-Gothic cursive and humanistic script). Students are therefore recommended to enrol on the course Latin Script in the Modern Period at the same time. Students will improve their ability to read the above-mentioned types of book and charter script using extracts that follow on from the sources studied in the seminar part of the course Latin Script in the Modern Period.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- apply their knowledge of the development of writing from the 16th the 20th century to specific sources;
- transcribe and prepare selected original Latin, German and Czech texts from the period 1500–2000 for a critical edition;
- read and analyse original Latin, German and Czech texts (inscriptions, books and charters) from the period 1500-2000.
Syllabus
  • Bohemian neo-Gothic cursive and the various types.
  • German neo-Gothic cursive and the various types.
  • Humanistic script.
Literature
  • VOJTÍŠKOVÁ, Jana. Cvičení z transkripce českých raně novověkých textů z let 1500-1620 (Hradec Králové). Vydání první. Hradec Králové: Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Hradec Králové, 2014, 43 stran. ISBN 9788026072287. info
  • Schlüssel zur neuzeitlichen Paläographie. Edited by Ivana Ebelová. Vyd. 1. Praha: ISV, 2004, 174 s. ISBN 8086642305. info
  • HLEDÍKOVÁ, Zdeňka – KAŠPAR, Jaroslav – EBELOVÁ, Ivana: Paleografická čítanka 1-2. Praha 2000.
Teaching methods
The seminar is based on the active participation of students and follows on from the course Latin Script in the Modern Period, with continued reading of source material.
Assessment methods
To obtain credit for the course, students are required submit a transcription of a Latin text of approximately one folio.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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