UHVM0054 Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Cultural Heritage I

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ilona Matejko-Peterka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ilona Matejko-Peterka, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ilona Matejko-Peterka, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable
Thu 17:15–18:50 PraPed
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
UHVM0054/A: Thu 18:55–19:40 PraPed, I. Matejko-Peterka
Prerequisites
The knowledge of basic terms from heraldry and auxiliary historical sciences.
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 presents heraldry as a part of cultural heritage and one of the basic auxiliary historical sciences that deals with coats of arms, respectively seals, both after the formal art, primarily in terms of their development and the social function of history and the present. Analysis of the major and minor components of coat of arms, most heraldic figures, as well as external and internal characteristics of seals, including the basics of correct heraldic description (blasonry ) and Sphragistics terminology .
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to: - use basic concepts from heraldry and auxiliary historical sciences - identify and describe coats of arms and emblems - identify and describe different types of seals
Syllabus
  • 1. Heraldry - definition, basic functions, development of the discipline, the development of heraldic law
    2. The major and minor components of arms, heraldic figures and tinctures, principles of blazonry.
    3. Material sources heraldry
    4. Written sources of heraldry
    5. State and municipal heraldry
    6. Aristocratic and ecclesiastical heraldry
Literature
    recommended literature
  • KOLÁŘ, Martin - SEDLÁČEK, August. Českomoravská heraldika I., Praha 1902; II. Praha 1925. info
  • BUBEN, Milan. Encyklopedie heraldiky. Praha 1994. info
  • KOLEKTIV. Epigraphica & Sepulcralia 1. Praha 2005. info
  • VOJTÍŠEK, Václav. Naše státní znaky (staré a nynější). Praha 1921. info
  • SZYMAŃSKI, Józef. Nauki pomocnicze historii. Warszawa 2001. info
  • GALL, Franz. Österreichische Wappenkunde. Wien-Köln-Weimar 1977. info
  • KOLEKTIV. Vademecum pomocných věd historických. Praha 1988 (1. vydání) a další vydání (1993, 1997, 2002). info
  • KRÁL z Dobré Vody. Vojtěch Heraldika. Souhrn pravidel, předpisův a zvyklostí znakových se zvláštním zřetelem ku zemím koruny České. Praha 1900. info
  • KREJČÍKOVÁ, Jarmila - KREJČÍK, Tomáš. Základy heraldiky, genealogie a sfragistiky. Praha 1987. info
  • KREJČÍKOVÁ Jarmila - KREJČÍK, Tomáš. Základy heraldiky, genealogie a sfragistiky. Praha 1987. info
Teaching methods
analysis of sources
Assessment methods
oral exam
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 processing development of seals and character of the village, from which the student comes or in which he lives
focusing on mastering work with literature and the written and material sources and the acquisition of basic and Sphragistics heraldic terminology.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2022.
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