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History of Book Culture

Class at Faculty of Arts |
AIS10157

Syllabus

Manuscript Book in the Middle Ages and in the early modern era 1. Introduction: Book as a communication medium and the book as artifact  2. Medieval manuscript book - origin, form and function 3. Manuscript book culture of the European Middle Ages 4. Manuscript book culture in the Czech Lands in the Middle Ages and in the early modern era  

Printed Book in the early modern era 1. Printing press 2. Paper 3. Illustration 4. Bookbinding

Annotation

During the courses student should get familiar with the history of book culture in the Middle Ages and in the early modern era.