UHVM1015 Material Culture I

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Boguslaw Czechowicz, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ilona Matejko-Peterka, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
The fundamental knowledge from the field of the history of the Middle-Ages and the Early Modern Period, the basics of the terms from the art history, art crafts and history of Christianity.
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
Lecture series focuses on material culture in terms of heuristics and typology of material artefacts that filling up of works of contemporary museum and heritage institutions. The central themes of lectures would be various types and groups of tangible artefacts in their material nature and at the same time their use for the reconstruction of social, spiritual, religious and ideological context in which they were created and have been used. Students would have been specialized with concepts from different areas of material and material culture, different types of material artefacts, which created the material basis for exploring of everyday life, as well as for deep understanding specific cultural and historical phenomena associated with religious life and the Church, material and spiritual culture of monasteries, with city status and crafts, aristocracy and nobility, royal power during the High and Late Middle Ages to the beginning of the Early Modern era (late Renaissance). Part of the lecture course would be also focused on the basic terms and the necessary knowledge from the fields of architecture, building culture and arts and crafts.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to complete the course: - identify and summarize important features of the main periods of the history of material culture in the Czech Republic - identify and describe trends in its development - describe the factors (political, religious, social, economic, etc.) that influenced the changes in material culture - analyze selected current scientific knowledge in the field of interpretation of material culture
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 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
  • J. D. Douglas (ed.). Nový biblický slovník, 2. vydání. Praha, 2009. info
  • Rupert Berger. Liturgický slovník. Praha, 2008. info
  • Dana Stehlíková. Encyklopedie českého zlatnictví, stříbrnictví a klenotnictví. Praha, 2003. info
  • Tomáš Durdík. Hrady kastelového typu 13. století ve střední Evropě. Praha, 1998. info
  • Milan Buben. Encyklopedie heraldiky. Světská a církevní titulatura a reálie. Praha, 1994. info
  • Josef Petráň (ed.). Dějiny hmotné kultury I/1-2. Praha, 1985. info
  • Pavel Spunar. Kultura českého středověku. Praha, 1985. info
Teaching methods
Lecturing
Assessment methods
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
The successful completion of final test.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022.
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