UHVD1002 Basics of Auxiliary Sciences of History

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2014
Extent and Intensity
3/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Irena Korbelářová, Dr.
Institute of Historical Sciences – 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
there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The overview of the basic set of auxiliary sciences of history in the context of work with sources and methods of historical research with the accent on analysis, criticism and interpretation. Disciplines: palaeography (subject, terminology, development of handwriting with regard to the Czech Lands, reading of historical texts), chronology (subject, development of calendar, conversion of dates), metrology (subject, development of measurement systems and units in the Czech Lands), genealogy (subject, concepts, sources of genealogical research and their utilization), diplomatics (subject, terminology, classification of official documents - characteristics, analysis and processing, development of diplomatic material and offices in the Czech Lands), codicology (subject, non-official manuscripts in the Czech Lands, development of libraries), epigraphy (subject, terminology, classification), sigillography (subject, terminology, description and development of seals in the Czech Lands), heraldy (subject, terminology, blazoning, development and use of coats of arms in the Czech Lands) and numismatics (subject, terminology, development of currency in the Czech Lands). The overview of literature, source editions concerning the history of the Czech Lands and central Europe, basic procedures when preparing editions (archeography).
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • 1. Pomocné vědy historické a jejich místo v historickém bádání. Písemné prameny - analýza, kritika a interpretace. Základní literatura.
    2. Paleografie
    3. Chronologie.
    4. Metrologie
    5. Genealogie
    6. Diplomatika
    7. Archeografie, metodika vydávání pramenů.
    8. Edice k dějinám českých zemí.
    9. Kodikologie
    10. Epigrafika.
    11. Sfragistika
    12. Heraldika
    13. Numismatika
Literature
    required literature
  • Šebánek, J., Fiala, Z., Hledíková, Z. Česká diplomatiky do roku 1848. Praha 1984. info
  • Petráň, J. Český znak. Praha 1970. info
  • Schwarzenberg, K. Heraldika. Praha 1941, 1992. info
  • Bláhová, M. Historická chtronologie. Praha 2001. info
  • Hledíková, Z., Kašpar, J., Ebelová, I. Paleografická čítanka. 2 sv., Praha 2000. info
  • Friedrich, G. Rukověť křesťanské chronologie. Praha 1997. info
  • Korbelářová, I. Texty k pomocným vědám historickým. Interní tisk SU OPava (knihovna ÚHV). info
  • Hlaváček, I. Úvod do latinské kodikologie. Praha 1978, 1992. info
  • Krejčíková, J., Krejčík, T. Základy heraldiky, genealogie a sfragistiky. Praha 1987. info
  • Nohejlová - Prátová, E. Základy numismatiky. Praha 1975. info
  • Hlaváček, I., Kašpar, J., Nový, R. Vademecum pomocných věd historických. Praha 1988, 1992, 1997, 2002. Praha, 2006. info
    recommended literature
  • Fiala, Z. Diplomatika jedna, nebo dvě? AČ 10, 1960, s. 1-18. info
  • Hlaváček, I. Několik úvah a poznámek o současném stavu studia středověké a raněnovověké epigrafiky a jejich potřebách u nás. Umění, 30, 1982, s. 146-151. info
  • Hledíková, Z., Kašpar, J. Paleografická čítanka. 2 sv., Praha 1982. info
  • Kol. autorů. Peníze v českých zemích do roku 1919. Praha 1996. info
  • Sejbal, J. Základy peněžního vývoje. Brno 1997. info
  • Kollmann, J. Zavedení gregoriánského kalendáře v českých zemích SAP 24, 1974, s. 3-41. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
* Written test aimed at theoretical and practical knowledge.
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