UAA1256 Medieval and early modern ceramics in Czech Silesia

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Rataj (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Rataj
Institute of Archaeology – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
Requirements on student: develop essay and successfully defend well, final exam.
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
Course objectives: The main aim of the lecture is explain to students numerous archaeological finds from researches - ceramics. We focus on high middle ages and early modern ceramic productions and individual typological subjects. Students are going to inform about process of ceramic funds in urban provenance. We focus especially on illustrative examples from Silesia. It is very important correct interpretation of closed finds for archaeological praxis. Students are going to acquaint with modern methods during processing of closed finds.
Syllabus
  • 1. Pottery as a craft - historic introduction, iconography, toponymy, general terminology
    2. Technology - exploitation, preparation of the ceramic material, firing - pottery kilns
    3. Typology of pottery from Early Middle Ages
    4. Typology of pottery from High Middle Ages
    5. Typology of pottery from Early Modern Period
    6. Stove-making, technical and figural ceramic
    7. Explanation of how to save and processes associated with a secondary deposit in urban stratigraphy - illustrative examples of Silesia
    8. Evaluation of ceramic collection - interpretation and dating ceramic collection and individual ceramic
    9. Analysis of ceramic funds (mathematical and statistical analysis - vector analysis, cluster analysis)
    10. Ceramic code
    11. Modern methods of investigation ceramics (ceramic thin sections, chemical-technological analysis)
    12. Modern methods of investigation ceramics (3D rendering)
    13. Final test
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Hoffmann, F. České město ve středověku. Praha 1990. info
  • Čapek, L. Depoziční a postdepoziční procesy středověké keramiky na parcelách Českých Budějovic. info
  • Kouřil, P. - Prix, D. - Wihoda, M. Hrady českého Slezska. info
  • Lutovský, M. Ilustrovaná encyklopedie slovanské archeologie v Čechách, na Moravě a ve. info
  • Žák, F. Keramika. info
  • Goš, V.:. Loštice - město středověkých hrnčířů. info
  • Goš, V. Poznání vývoje mladohradištní keramiky na severní Moravě. info
  • Jirásek, Z. a kol. Slezsko v dějinách českého státu (1. a 2. díl). info
  • Goš, V. - Karel, J. Slovanské a středověké zásobnice Severní Moravy. info
  • Nekuda, V. - Reichertová, K. Středověká keramika v Čechách a na Moravě. info
  • Macháček, J. Studie k velkomoravské keramice. info
Assessment methods
Grade
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Requirements on student: develop essay and successfully defend well, final exam
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2014.
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