Course: Heraldry and sphragistics

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Course title Heraldry and sphragistics
Course code KAPV/KBA37
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
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)
  • Rak Petr, PaedDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course deals with the development of Czech sphragistic and heraldic studies taking into account the wider European context; heraldic and sphragistic terminology; principles of description of seals and coats of arms and sovereign, noble, ecclesiastical urban and communal heraldry and pshragistics; heraldry of the historical lands of the Kingdom of Bohemia, the state symbols of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic in the years 1918-1993, as well as contemporary flags of regions and municipalities and the method of their creation and approval.
The student will acquire knowledge of heraldci and sphragistic terminology, sources and literature; blasoning of emblems and seals, knowledge of basic heraldic figures and tinctures; the beginnings of heraldry; the development of sovereign, noble, ecclesiastical, municipal, guild and state heraldry and pshragistics in the Czech lands. The student will gain the ability to work independently with heraldic and sphragistic artefacts; describe, assess and place these artefacts in a contemporary context.
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
A written test, aimed at verifying the knowledge of t he material discussed and the ability to praxtically describe coats of arms.
Recommended literature
  • RAK, Petr. Heraldika a sfragistika. Elektronická studijní opora pro studenty se specifickými vzdělávacími potřebami. Ústí nad Labem, 2014.


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