UBKKBP0017 Book History

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Brožovská Onderková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jana Brožovská Onderková, Ph.D.
Institute of The Czech Language and Library Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to apprise students with the development of the book as a communication medium and art object in the Czech and European environment. The introduction of the course writes written systems and documents in the period of ancient civilizations and writing fonts in the period of the Middle Ages and the Modern Age. Then it is discussed the development of the book from the point of view of its form, especially with useful writing materials, illustration techniques, bookbinding. The content of the last part of the course is an explanation of the development of book printing and its influence on the development of form and tasks in the modern age.
Learning outcomes
- identify and summarize important features of the development of the book as a medium of communication
- identify and summarize important features of the development of the book as an subject of art
- orientate oneself in the production of Czech and European printers and publishing houses 15.-19. century
Syllabus
  • 1.Terminology
  • 2. Written systems of selected ancient civilizations - Mesopotamia, Egypt, Hittite Empire
  • 3. Written systems of selected ancient civilizations - Phenicia, Greece
  • 4. Ancient Rome and Latin script
  • 5. European script of the Middle Ages and the Modern Age
  • 6. Writing materials and tools
  • 7. Bookbinding
  • 8. History of European and Czech illumination and illustration 9. Letterpress printing
  • 10. Letterpress in the Czech lands in the period of incunabula
  • 11. Letterpress in the Czech lands in 15.-17. century
  • 12. Letterpress in the Czech lands in the 18th-19th century
  • 13. Typographic industry
Literature
    required literature
  • VOIT, P. Encyklopedie knihy. Praha, 2006. info
  • Hlaváček, I., Kašpar, J., Nový, R. Vademecum pomocných věd historických. Praha 1988, 1992, 1997, 2002. Praha, 2006. info
  • BOHATCOVÁ, M. Česká kniha v proměnách staletí. Praha, 2001. info
    recommended literature
  • Pátková, H. Česká středověká paleografie. České Budějovice 2008. info
  • ČERNÝ, J:. Úvod do studia jazyka., Olomouc 1998. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion
Assessment methods
written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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