FPF:UBKKA056 History of Book Culture 2 - Course Information

UBKKA056 History of Book Culture 2

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 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

Prerequisites (in Czech)

- znalost probírané látky probírané v předmětu KN005
- samostudium (i literatury doporučované na přednáškách)
- znalost českých a obecných dějin minimálně v rozsahu sředoškolského učiva

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

• Library Science (programme FPF, B7201 InSK)

Course objectives

The subject follows the subject of Bibliology I. It focuses on the specifics of the development of book in the Czech lands and Europe in the 16th -21th century. The lectures are dedicated to spreading and development of the bookprinting in the Czech lands and on the European continent. Attention is paid to the period after 1500, to the innovations in printing and in the paper production. Students also gain knowledges of typography, graphic design.The basic terminology (typography, paper, illustrations. Printing in Europe and in the world between 15th and 20th century. The beginning of the letterpress in the Czech Republic.Czech letterpress in the 16th and 17th century. Printers of Unity of the Brethren (Jednota bratrská) and their production. Book of the Baroque and the National Revival. Editorial and publishing activities in the Czech lands in the 19th and 20th century. Industrial revolution of the 19th century and its influence on the development of book (letterpress, papermaking, book illustration and its development). Publishing activity in the 19 th and 20th century in the Czech lands and Europe. Bibliophilia. The contemporary form of the book and its production.

Syllabus

• Renaissance printing
  Beginnings of printing in Czech lands
  Baroque prints
  Printing manufactures of Jednota bratrská
  Baroque books
  Publishing policy in 19th and 20th century
  Bibliophily
  Current trends in book printing

Literature

required literature
• KNEIDL, P. Bibliofilie v Československu v letech 1918-1939. Praha, 2003. info
• TOBOLKA, Z., V. České knihovnictví. Praha, 1925. info
• VOIT, P. Encyklopedie knihy. Praha, 2006. info
• BOHATCOVÁ, M. Česká kniha v proměnách staletí. Praha, 2001. info
• GLAISTER, G., A. Encyclopedia of the book. New Castle, 1996. info
• KNEIDL, P. Z historie evropské knihy. Praha, 1989. info
• HORÁK, F. Pět století českého knihtisku. Praha, 1968. info

recommended literature
• VOLF, J., K. K vývoji knihkupectví a nakladatelství v Čechách do roku 1848. Praha, 1930. info
• ŠALDA, J. Od rukopisu ke knize a časopisu. Praha, 1959. info

Teaching methods

Lecturing

Assessment methods

Written exam

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

Active participation in lectures (75%).
A written test (at least 70% of questions must be properly answered), which will be held during the exam time. Required knowledge of the literature specified in the syllabus and specified within the individual lessons (self-study).

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Přednáška	2
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