Course: Edition of Archive Sources I

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Course title Edition of Archive Sources I
Course code KAPV/PMA31
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Holub Pavel, PhDr. Bc. Ph.D.
  • Velička Tomáš, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. What is an edition, introduction to the topic, types of editions 2. History of editorial work I. 3. History of editorial work II. 4. Specifics of Latin, Czech and German texts 5. Basic editorial rules 6. Rules and practice of regestation I. 7. Rules and practice of regestation II. 8. Rules and practice of regestation III. 9. Edition of official books I. 10. Edition of official books II. 11. Edition of official books III. 12. Edition of official books IV. 13. Edition of sources of a collective nature

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce the theory and practice of editing sources that are most often found in archives in the period up to 1848. Editing work is an important part of the archivist's practice. In individual seminars, existing editions will be presented first and then commented on in terms of their significance and the method of making the source accessible. Along with this, the students will be discussed with the individual steps of making the source accessible, their editing options, including the principles associated with it. At the same time, the possibilities of involving an electronic environment and software for making historical sources accessible will also be discussed. The main attention should be paid to the explanation and practice of summarizing the content of medieval and early modern documentary, mandate and letter material (so-called regestation). Another direction of explanation and instructed practice will then lie in the editions of sources of a mass nature, which often require a different approach.
The student can master the individual steps in making a source accessible, its editing, including the principles associated with it. He can effectively use the electronic environment and any tools offered there in this work. The student can create abstracts of submitted documents. He will also master the theoretical and practical training in making sources of mass provenance accessible.
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
The course output is a written work containing an edition of a selected source.
Recommended literature
  • Helena Krmíčková. Edice středověkého diplomatického materiálu. Brno, 2014.
  • Ivan Šťovíček. Ediční teorie a metodika. Sborník autorových textů vydaných k životnímu jubileu. Praha, 2008.
  • Ivan Šťovíček. Zásady vydávání novověkých historických pramenů z období od počátku 16. století do současnosti. Praha, 2002.
  • Pavel Otmar Krafl. Editorství a edice středověkých pramenů diplomatické povahy na úsvitu 21. století: směry - tendence - proměny. Praha, 2016.
  • Walter Heinemeyer. Richtlinien für die Edition landesgeschichtlicher Quellen. Marburg - Hannover, 2000.


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