UHVM0040 History of conservation

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2013
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Antonín Šimčík (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Antonín Šimčík
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
* Successful completion of the final test and seminary work.
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
Basic overview of conservation and restoration of museum collections to date - Theoretical basis of the intervention, experts, professional organization, communication methods, the development of education. The seminars will be developed on the base of consolidated knowledge of theoretical lectures on material culture. Students will be familiar with a lot of technical terms in different areas of materials and material culture, the focus of seminars would be on practical application of knowledge in specific subjects, particularly of the type with which they may encounter in museums and other memory institutions (e. g. liturgical objects and Latin church vestments, the basic terms of the architecture, castellology, jewellery, art-crafts, crafts, guilds and guild items, etc.).
Syllabus
  • 1. Foundations of the Christian faith and the basic concepts associated with Christianity and their reflection in the material culture.
    2. Book illumination as a source of knowledge about the material culture of the Middle Ages.
    3. Aspects of material culture associated with the churches and monasteries.
    4. Aspects of material culture associated with the Church - liturgical instruments, liturgical books, Latin Church vestments etc.
    5. Aspects of material culture associated with crafts and urban status.
    6. Material culture connected with the guilds in towns.
    7. Aspects of material culture associated with the aristocracy and nobility.
    8. Aspects of material culture associated with royal power.
    9. Basic concepts of castellology, architecture and building culture in the Middle Ages and early modern period.
    10. Objects of the everyday life in the Middle Ages and in early modern period.
    11. Culture of living in the late Middle Ages and in early modern period.
    12. Monuments of the material culture and museums.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Kolektiv autorů. Konzervování a restaurování kovů. Ochrana předmětů kulturního dědictví z kovů a jejich slitin. Brno, 2011. info
  • CONTI, A. History of the Restoration and Conservationof Works of Art. Oxford, 2007. info
  • MAY, E. Conservation science: Heritagematerials. Cambridge, 2006. info
  • NEJEDLÝ, V. K vývoji retuše malířských děl v českých zemích ve 2. polovině 20. Století. 2005. info
  • ŠIMČÍK, Antonín. Počátky odborné konzervace dřevěných artefaktů. Opava, 2005. info
  • KOPECKÁ, I. - NEJEDLÝ, V. Průzkum historických materiálů: analytické metody pro restaurování a památkovou péči. Praha, 2005. info
  • ŠIMČÍK, Antonín. Počátky odborné konzervace železných artefaktů v muzeích v českých zemích, In: Acta historica et museologica Universitatis Silesianae Opaviensis VI. Opava, 2003. info
  • ĎUROVIČ, M. Restaurování a konzervování archiválií a knih. Praha, 2002. info
  • STRAKA, R. Preventivní péče. In ĎUROVIČ, M. a kol. Restaurování a konzervování archiválií a knih. Praha, 2002. info
  • CZUMALOVÁ, Petra. Příprava restaurátorů textilu ve ŠÚUV - význam umělecko historického školení. Pardubice, 1993. info
  • ALTHOFER, H. Das 19. Jahrhundert und die Restaurierung: Beitrage zur Malerei, Maltechnik und Konservierung. Mnichov, 1987. info
  • LOSOS, Ludvík. Nové metody konservace musejních sbírek. Praha, 1959. info
  • SLÁNSKÝ, Bohuslav. Technika malby. II. díl - Průzkum a restaurování obrazů. Praha, 1956. info
  • PETR, František. O starých malbách a jejich restaurování. Praha, 1954. info
  • SLÁNSKÝ, Bohuslav. Technika malby. I. díl - Malířský a konservační materiál. Praha, 1953. info
  • PETR, František. Umělecké dřevořezby a jejich restaurování. Praha, 1953. info
  • VOJTÍŠEK, Václav. O konzervaci archiválií. Praha, 1932. info
  • STOCKÝ, Albín. Konzervace muzejních předmětů. Musejní obzor I., 1926. info
  • ŠVIMBERSKÝ, Antonín. Konzervace dřevěných prací, In: druhý sjezd na ochranu památek v Praze 1913 (IV. Sjezd archeologů aspolku musejních). Praha, 1915. info
  • VOJTÍŠEK, Václav. Konzervace archiválií. Praha, 1914. info
  • RATHEGEN, Friedrich. Die Konservierung von Altertumsfunden( Mit Berücksichtigung ethnograph. und Kunstgewerblicher Sammlungsgegenstände). Dietrich Reimer, Berlín, 1898. 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
* Successful completion of the final test and seminary work
1. Content
2. 1. Periodization and summary of views on developments in the field
3. 2. Background of preservation and restoration of cultural heritage in the Christian region
4. 3. Finding a universal approach to the conservation and restoration of monuments
4. Authenticity, original, value, significance
5. 5. Early modern concept of conservation and restoration of museum collections - FW Rathgen
6. 6. Notable personalities - museum conservation and restoration in the Czech Republic and abroad
7. 7. Professional organizations and the development of education in the field of conservation and restoration
8. 8. The rise of the importance of preventive conservation
9. 9. Changes in the methodology of protection of materials exhibits - inorganic and organic materials
10. Course abbreviation: UHV/M0041 Chapters from the History of Material Culture
* active participation in class
* completion of essays and term papers on a given topic
* passing the test and obtaining credit
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018.
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