Course: Palaeography II

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Course title Palaeography II
Course code KAPV/PBH44
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 Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Rak Petr, PaedDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Zeman Václav, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Scripture of the incunables 2. Humanistic writing 3. Neo-Gothic script - origin, prerequisites of further development, territorial spread 4. The Neo-Gothic script - types and nomenclature 5. Overview of the development of the study of modern Latin script 6. The Neo-Gothic script in Bohemia 7. Morphology of Neo-Gothic cursive 8. Neo-Gothic sript of the 16th-17th centuries in German texts 9. 16th-17th century Neo-Gothic script in Czech texts 10. 17th-18th century Neo-Gothic script in German texts 11. Neo-Gothic script of the 17th-18th centuries in Czech texts 12. Neo-Gothic script of the 19th century in German texts 13. printed Neo-Gothic script in German texts 14. Special modern scripts nad basics of cryptography

Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
Palaeography I: Introduces the development and main types of Latin writing until the end of Middle Age and teaches the basics of reading scripts in which Middle Age texts are written in Czech Lands until the beginning of the 16th century. Development of Latin palaeography until the beginning of Modern Age, its periodization, types of script and managing the basics of reading the diplomatic and literary texts of 12th to 15th century. Palaeography II: In the second semester the course introduces the development of neo-Gothic and humanist script and practically teaches the basics of reading these scripts which were used in Czech Lands from the beginning of the 16th to 20th century. The student should acquire the development of Latin palaeography from the beginning of the Modern Age until the second half of 20th century and learn the necessary knowledge for reading and interpretation of texts written in neo-Gothic German italics.
The student will gain an overview of the development of Latin script in the modern period (both humanist and neo-Gothic); be able to read texts written in German neo-Gothic cursive at a basic level; and acquire an understanding of the methods by which this level can be furtherdeveloped and improved.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the basics of Latin, good knowledge of German language.
KAPV/PBH35

Assessment methods and criteria
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Credit tests - transliteration of a text written in Gothic script and in Neo-Gothic cursive.
Recommended literature
  • RAK, Petr. Paleografie I. a II. Elektronická studijní opora pro studenty se specifickými vzdělávacími potřebami . Ústí nad Labem, 2013.


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