Course: CARE OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS

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Course title CARE OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
Course code KHI/KPPE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
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)
  • Honys Vít, PhDr.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
Introduction to the development of the care of historical monuments - from the first expressions of respect towards historical works and works of art of the past to the present situation. After the introductory lecture, presenting selective examples of sensitive approach or relation to the artefacts of the past before the origination of the first legislative tools serving to protect historical monuments, attention is mainly paid to the development of the principles of care of historical monuments of the 19th and 20th centuries, including the establishment and activities of the Viennese Austrian-Hungarian committee for preservation of and searching for historical buildings. The education presents concepts of approaches to the historical monuments found both in theoretical works and practical realizations of the leading personalities in the field (E. E. Viollet le Duc, J. Ruskin, A. Riegl, G. G. Dehio, M. Dvořák, Z. Wirth, V. Wagner) with especial focus on the Central-European milieu. Attention is also paid to the unfortunate regional specifics of the North-Bohemian region after the Second World War and their consequences, and to the available documents on this subject. At closing, characteristics is provided as concerns the contemporary legislature in the care of historical monuments in the Czech Republic and the operation of professional organizations and executive bodies of the state care of historical monuments. The lectures moreover provide comparison with the systems of care of historical monuments in selected European countries, including the present economic information about the subsidy stimulation of the monuments? owners and some topical problems in the field.
The graduate of the course has a basic orientation in development and basic theoretical starting point and ideas of memorial care (including selected personalities). It focuses on the fundamental problems of monument legislation, with an emphasis on practical use (e.g. issues of processing a proposal for a cultural monument declaration, structure and mission of the authorities and organisations of the state monument care the legal underpinning of monument protection, current possibilities of grant titles in favour of preservation and restoration of monuments and the like). Knows the spectrum of literature and periodicals on the topic.
Prerequisites
The history of Art

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
active participation of discussion
Recommended literature
  • DVOŘÁK Max. Katechismus památkové péče. Praha, 2004. ISBN 80-86234-55-X.
  • Kiessow Gottfried. Německá památková péče. 2012.
  • kolektiv. Mezinárodní dokumenty o ochraně kulturního dědictví. Praha, 2002. ISBN 978-80-87104-14-9.
  • Kroupa Petr. Čas a autenticita památky, in: Zprávy památkové péče 64, 2004/5, s. 431-442. 2004.
  • Nejedlý Vratislav. Počátky státem organizované ochrany památek v rakouské monarchii a dnešek, in: Zprávy památkové péče 53, s. 151-156. Praha, 1993.
  • Riegl Alois. Moderní památková péče. Praha, 2003. ISBN 80-86234-34-7.
  • Štorm Břetislav. Základy péče o stavební památky. Praha, 2007.
  • Štulc Josef. Vývoj památkové péče, její proměny a myšlenkové zápasy, in: Regenerace hisotrických budov, sídel a ochrana krajiny a ochrana památek (ed. Milan Pavlík). Praha, 1998.
  • Uhlíková Kristina. Národní kulturní komise 1947 - 1951. Praha, 2004. ISBN 80-903230-8-1.
  • Uhlíková Kristina. Zdeněk Wirth, první dvě životní etapy 1878-1939. Praha, 2010. ISBN 978-80-87104-60-6.
  • Wagner Václav. Umělecké dílo minulosti a jeho ochrana. Praha, 2006.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Documentation of Historical Memorials (A16) Category: History courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer