AR2A21z Sigillography and Heraldry

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Karel Maráz, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Helena Krmíčková, Dr.
Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Supplier department: Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each odd Thursday 10:50–12:25 N01023
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 lecture gives information about the historical development of seals and coates of arms, their classification and typology. It offers information about fundamental attributes of seals and coaet of arms (royal, aristocratic, ecclesiastic and municipal). It explains essential concepts of genealogy. Students can get information about the most important scientists in the field of Heraldry and Sfragistic. Semminars are focus on practise – especially on precise description of seals and coates of arms (blazon) and on self-work with the genealogical springs (it means with church register above all). At the end of this course students are able to use information about seals forgery in the Middle age; they have knowledge about Christians and Jewish registers and can make a print of sealing-stick. Next they should understand to the Czech royal sfragistic in the era of Přemysl family and to describe it as well as to use information about contemporary communal, land and citizen heraldry in practices.
Syllabus
  • Seals of the Premyslides ruling dynasty Forging of the Premyslides seals Development of Christian and Jewish registers Present situation in our comunal, regional and institutional heraldry Making of the coats of arms in the studied areas Coats of arms' collections and relevant charters
Literature
  • MARÁZ, Karel. Vývoj erbu Slavatů v erbovních listinách (Patents of arms). In Erbové listiny. Zborník príspevkov z mezinárodnej konferencie, 19.-20. októbra 2005. Martin: Slovenská národná knižnica, 2005, p. 145-151. ISBN 80-89023-86-X. info
  • KREJČÍK, Tomáš. Pečeť v kultuře středověku. Vyd. 1. Ostrava: Tilia, 1998, 365 s. ISBN 8070424990. info
Teaching methods
Lectura 50% Seminar 50%
Assessment methods
lecture,seminar, credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2013, recent)
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