Course: Auxiliary Historical Sciences

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Course title Auxiliary Historical Sciences
Course code KHI/PVHZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Pažout Jaroslav, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
The aim of the subject is acquiring the knowledge and skills from all disciplines of the Auxiliary Historical Sciences. Besides the theoretical knowledge from history of Auxiliary Historical Sciences it will be drawn attention to their practical application (paleography, interpretation synchronic and diachronic + another Auxiliary Historical Sciences. Thematic definition: 01) Introduction (definition of terms, development of the subject and definition of particular disciplines, basic literature) 02) Paleography 03) Paleography 04) Chronology and historic metrology 05) Epigraphic 06) Diplomatics 07) Diplomatics 08) Codicology 09) Heraldry and genealogy 10) Sigillography 11) Numismatics 12) Foundations of edited theory and praxis 13) Excursion in archive 14) Summary Exercises: Students will acquire some practical skills - including reading and analysis of documents and other written sources, converting historical data to the current method of dating and description of characters.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments)
  • Class attendance - 42 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 24 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 24 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Students will acquire theoretical and practical knowledge of auxiliary historical sciences. Lectures are devoted to a theoretical explanation of the basics of individual auxiliary scientific disciplines, ie paleography, historical chronology, historical metrology, epigraphy, diplomacy, sfragistics, codicology, heraldry, genealogy and numismatics. Exercises are focused on acquiring and deepening practical skills, including reading and analysis of documents and other written sources, converting historical data into the current method of dating and description of characters.
It corresponds to the definition of the subject and to the demands given in syllabus.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student's performance analysis

Attendance at lectures and seminars, fulfillment of assigned practical tasks. Passing a written test and an oral exam.
Recommended literature
  • Česká panovnická a státní symbolika. Vývoj od středověku do současnosti/Czech Sovereigns´ and State´s Symbols. Katalog výstavy Státního ústředního archivu v Praze konané 28. 9. ? 31. 10. 2002. Praha, 2002.
  • BLÁHOVÁ, Marie. Historická chronologie. Praha, 2001.
  • BOHATCOVÁ, Mirjam, et al. Česká kniha v proměnách staletí. Praha, 1990.
  • BUBEN, Milan. Encyklopedie heraldiky. Světská a církevní titulatura a reálie. Praha, 2012.
  • HLAVÁČEK, Ivan ? KAŠPAR, Jaroslav ? NOVÝ, Rostislav. Vademecum pomocných věd historických. Jinočany, 2004.
  • HLAVÁČEK, Ivan. Úvod do latinské kodikologie. Praha, 1994.
  • HLEDÍKOVÁ, Zdeňka ? KAŠPAR, Jaroslav ? EBELOVÁ, Ivana. Paleografická čítanka, 2 sv.. Praha, 2014.
  • KREJČÍK, Tomáš ? KREJČÍKOVÁ, Jarmila. Základy heraldiky, genealogie a sfragistiky. Praha, 1987.
  • KREJČÍK, Tomáš. Pečeť v kultuře středověku. Šenov u Ostravy, 1998.
  • LUTONSKÝ, Boleslav ? MELICHAR, Rudolf, et al. Základy genealogie 1-2. Praha, 1999.
  • MAREČKOVÁ, Marie. Materiály k základům pomocných věd historických. Brno, 1994.
  • MAREČKOVÁ, Marie. Přehled pomocných věd historických. Praha, 1988.
  • NOHEJLOVÁ-PRÁTOVÁ, Emanuela. Základy numizmatiky. Praha, 1986.
  • PETRÁŇ, Josef. Český znak. Stručný nástin jeho vzniku a historického vývoje. Praha, 1970.
  • PETRÁŇ, Zdeněk ? RADOMĚRSKÝ, Pavel. Ilustrovaná encyklopedie české, moravské a slezské numismatiky. Praha, 2006.
  • ŠEBÁNEK, Jaroslav ? FIALA, Zdeněk ? HLEDÍKOVÁ, Zdeňka. Česká diplomatika do roku 1848. Praha, 1971.
  • VOREL, Petr. Interaktivní paleografická čítanka. Pardubice.


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