Course: AUXILIARY HISTORICAL SCIENCES II

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Course title AUXILIARY HISTORICAL SCIENCES II
Course code KAPV/KBH40
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Velička Tomáš, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Data conversion 2. Data conversion 3. Regesting 4. Regesting

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
In the second part of the course focused on the auxiliary sciences of history, the teaching will focus on the practical side of these disciplines. This will cover the practical component of selected auxiliary historical sciences. In these areas, the work in the seminar will develop the theoretically acquired knowledge from the first part of the course and apply it to the practical level of auxiliary science and historiographical research. This will include the acquisition of the ability to convert dates from the Cheistian adn Roman calendar to the calendar in use today (so-called continuous dating), practical work wit editions of diplomatic sources, as well as the ability to make content summaries (regests) of these document. Furthermore, the teachign will be directed towards working with catologues of manuscript books, the use of which prespposes certain skills and theoretical equipment. Students will also be practically instructed in the processing of epigraphic monuments (historical inscriptions) and in working with sources useful for genealogical research.
The student is able to convert dates from historical calendars (Roman, Christioan) to continuous dating. The student can use editions of diplomatic material effectively. The student is also able to give a relevant content extract (regest) from a given official document. The student is proficient in working with manuscript catalogues and can make use of all their data. The student can describe historical inscriptions and is able to work with relevant sources related to genealogy.
Prerequisites
Auxiliary Historical Sciences I
KAPV/KBH30

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
The knowledge of the material and the practical skills acquired throughout the course will be tested in the form of a written test.
Recommended literature
  • František Lobkowicz. Encyklopedie řádů a vyznamenání. Praha, 1995.
  • Gustav Hoffman. Metrologická příručka pro Čechy, Moravu a Slezsko do zavedení metrické soustavy. Plzeň - Sušice, 1984.
  • Ivan Hlaváček - Jaroslav Kašpar - Rostislav Nový. Vademecum pomocných věd historických. Praha, 2007.
  • Ivan Hlaváček. Úvod do latinské kodikologie. Praha, 1993.
  • Jarmila Krejčíková - Tomáš Krejčík. Základy heraldiky, genealogie a sfragistiky. Praha, 1987.
  • Ludmila Sulitková. Pomocné vědy historické. 2013.


Study plans that include the course
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