UHVD2184 Town in the Bohemian Lands in the High and Late Middle Ages

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. Mgr. Martin Čapský, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. Mgr. Martin Čapský, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
UHVD1001 Introduction to the study of h || UHVD1005 Historical Proseminar
For students second and third years.
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 course traces the internal development of the towns and their economic and political ties to outward environment. The emphasis will be placed on the functions of various types of urban records, the relation to the landlord, the formation of a specific legal system, the coexistence of urban institutions and of various social groups. Attention will be paid to the complex urban organisms and their rural hinterland and to the transregional merchant networks.
Syllabus
  • City as a new phenomenon of high medieval society.
    Founding of the city.
    The city as a community
    Social and spatial stratification of the medieval city.
    Municipal Administration
    Municipal sources
    The city as an economic center
    Town and country
    Town and city networks
    The city as a social phenomenon
    City and people on the edge
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Flodr, M. Brněnské městské právo. Brno 2001. info
  • Hoffmann,F. České město ve středověku,Praha 1992. info
  • Nodl, M. - Šmahel, F. (edd.). Člověk českého středověku. Praha 2002. info
  • Boockmann, H. Die Stadt im späten Mittelalter. München 1987. info
  • Borovský, T. Kláštery, panovník a zakladatelé na středověké Moravě. Brno 2005. info
  • Klápště, J. Proměna českých zemí ve středověku. Praha 2005. info
  • Nodl, M. (ed.). Sociální svět středověkého města. Praha 2006. info
  • Sulitková, L. Vývoj městských knih v Brně ve středověku. Praha 2004. info
  • Kejř, J. Vznik městského zřízení v českých zemích. Praha 1998. info
  • Isenmann, E. Der deutsche Stadt im Mittelalter. Köln, 2012. info
  • Bakala, J. Moravsko-slezské pomezí v proměnách 13. věku. Brno, 2002. info
Teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Assessment methods
Written exam
Written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
* Passing a final written exam
* Knowledge of key concepts and problems
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2007, Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2016, Summer 2017.
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