UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA IN ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE
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Course: Archaeology of the Medieval and Post-medieval Europe II

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Course title Archaeology of the Medieval and Post-medieval Europe II
Course code UAR/0MPE2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, German
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Krajíc Rudolf, prof. PhDr. CSc.
Course content
1. History of glassmaking from the beginning of history to the modern period. 2. Iconographic and ethnographic sources. 3. Chemical and physical properties of glass, types of glass and glass techniques from antiquity to modern times 4. Flat glass - method of production and its use from antiquity to modern times 5. Archaeological researches of glassworks in the world and in Europe 6. Archaeological researches of glassworks in the Czech Republic with emphasis on the state of knowledge in the South Bohemian region. 7. European utility glass: 12th - early 14th century. 8. European utility glass: 14th - 15th century 9. European utility glass: 16th - 17th century 10. Prehistoric and early medieval glass in the Czech Republic 11. Glass of the High and Late Middle Ages in the Czech Republic 12. Early modern glass in the Czech Republic 13. Prehistoric, medieval and modern glass from South Bohemia 14. Basic overview of specific topics of postmedieval archeology.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
  • Semestral paper - 10 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Summary of medieval and modern glass manufacture based on comparation of written, iconographical, material and ethnical origins.
Students gain comprehensive information about historical glass, about its users, technologies and craft positions in social structure. They come to meet material findings, its original functions and classifying methodology and evaluation in a medieval and postmedival archeology branch. They apply knowledge in archeology, monument preservation, museum, science and education.
Prerequisites
The knowledge acquired during bachelor study of Archaeology.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination, Seminar work

Written exam I-II; compulsory attendance at seminars 80% - preparation and presentation of seminar work, active participation in discussions.
Recommended literature
  • Studies in Postmedieval Archaeology 1 (eds. Smetánka, Zdeněk - Žegklitz, Jaromír) Prague 2008. (Institute of Archaeology ASCR, Prague, v. v. i. , Archaia Praha O.P.S. - druhé nezměněné vydání sborníku z r. 1990).. Prague, 2008.
  • Studies in Post-Medieval Archaeology 2. Prague 2007.. Prague, 2007.
  • Studies in Post-Medieval Archaeology 3. Prague 2009.. Prague, 2009.
  • Černá, Eva - Frýda, František. Sklo vrcholného středověku ? současný stav a perspektivy studia historických technologií, AH 34, 335-357.. Brno, 2010.
  • Černá, Eva. Středověké sklárny v severozápadních Čechách. Přínos archeologie k dějinám sklářství.. Most, 2016.
  • Drahotová, Olga. Evropské sklo. Praha.. Praha, 1985.
  • Drahotová, Olga. Historie sklářské výroby v českých zemích. I. díl, Od počátků do konce 19. století. Vyd. 1. Praha : Academia, 2005. ISBN 80-200-1287-7.
  • Fröhlich, Jiří. Počátky sklářství na Šumavě. Sušice.. Sušice, 1992.
  • Hejdová, Dagmar - Frýda, František - Šebesta, Pavel - Černá, Eva. Středověké sklo v Čechách, AH 8, 243-266.. Brno, 1983.
  • Krajíc, Rudolf - Měřínský, Zdeněk - Vařeka Pavel. Archaeology of the 16th-20th Century in the Czech Republic Archaeologia historica 42, 367-399.. Brno, 2017.
  • Krajíc, Rudolf. Archeologie postmedieválního období. Současný stav a perspektivy výzkumu v jižních Čechách. Archeologické výzkumy v jižních Čechách - supplementum 4. České Budějovice, 2007.
  • Petráň, Josef. Dějiny hmotné kultury. I. (1), Vymezení kulturních dějin. Kultura každodenního života od pravěku do 15. století. 1. vyd. Praha : Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1985.
  • Petráň, Josef. Dějiny hmotné kultury II/1. Praha, 1995.
  • Petráň, Josef. Dějiny hmotné kultury. I.(2), Kultura každodenního života od 13. do 15. století. 1. vyd. Praha : Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1985.


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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA IN ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE, date of update: 26.04.2024 23:50. Data created for academic year 2023/2024