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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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The course will be structured according to the following units: 1. General introduction to epigraphy, definitions, basic concepts. 2. The origins and development of the discipline. Foreign epigraphic projects. 3. Issues of the script used in epigraphic monuments. 4. Epigraphic monument as a specific source. 5. Epigraphy in sepulchral monuments. 6. Historical spontaneous inscriptions - foreign research. 7. Historical spontaneous inscritpions - research in the Czech environment. 8. Excursion into history - ancient epigraphy. Emphasis will be placed on the practical form of teaching, which will include 2 field trips.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to introduce epigraphy as a specific auxilary science of history, the subject of its research, the methods it uses and its application within historical research. In addition to classical epigraphy, a specific sub-discipline dealing with historical spontaneous inscriptions will be presented. Emphasis will also be placed on the practical part of the teaching, implemented in the form of field trips and independent work of students.
Students will gain a basic overview of the history of epigraphy. They will become familiar with basic epigraphic terms. They will be able to identify, describe and interpret epigraphic sources. They will be able to use foreign databases with epigraphic monuments for study and practical purposes.
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Prerequisites
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None
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
In order to complete the course, it is necessary to document the selected epigraphic monument and then present it in the form of a presentation during the course.
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Recommended literature
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Ivan HLAVÁČEK - Jaroslav KAŠPAR - Rostislav NOVÝ. Vademecum pomocných věd historických. Praha, 1988.
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Jiří Roháček. Epigrafika v památkové péči. Praha: Národní památkový ústav, 2007.
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Juraj Šedivý. Historické nápisy a ich nosiče. Bratislava, 2018.
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KLOOS, Rudolf M. Einführung in die Epigraphik des Mittelalters und der frühen Neuzeit. Darmstadt, 1980.
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Matthew CHAMPION. Medieval Graffiti: The lost Voices of England?s Churches. London, 2015.
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Violet PRITCHARD. English Medieval Graffiti. Cambridge, 1967.
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