Course: History of Illustration 1

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Course title History of Illustration 1
Course code KTD/ODIL1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Sloupová Andrea, PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction to the course. 2. From scrolls to codices: changes in the form and function of the book from antiquity to the early Middle Ages. 3. Sacred text and its image: the aesthetics and function of illumination in Christian manuscripts. 4. Printing and its impact: the development of book production and changes in illustration. 5. Prominent figures in Czech and world graphic arts. 6. The book and craftsmanship: medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque bookbinding. 7. The 19thcentury book: techniques, aesthetics, and changes in reading habits. 8. The book as an art object on the threshold of modernity: the Arts and Crafts movement, Art Nouveau. 9. Art Nouveau, symbolism, and decadence in Bohemia. 10. Books for children and young adults and their specific characteristics. 11. From encyclopedias to scientific illustration: transformations in the visualization of knowledge. 12. Spaces of memory: libraries, archives, collections. 13. Summary, review.

Learning activities and teaching methods
E-learning, Discussion, Multimedia supported teaching, Students' self-study, Self-study of literature, Lecture, Lecture with visual aids
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Attendance on a field trip (number of real hours - maximum 8h/day) - 8 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Basic knowledge of general history and art history at the level of secondary education.
to provide basic knowledge of technical and technological procedures of drawing and illustration, to compare and analyze different artistic expressions by criteria of esthetics, semiotics and technique on basic level, to specify basic knowledge of supporting arts disciplines, to have basic knowledge about artistic and style canons of evolution of visual and applied art related to general history,,
Skills
to work systematically on either seminar work or own learning, to show interest in learning of theory of problematics usable in own practical work as an inspiration, to use basic expresive means and options of illustration and its different forms, to work independently and activelly and flexibly react to evaluating commentary of the teacher,
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
of identification of artistic styles and expressions, existing in different development stages, of realition of development stages of book culture with the general history of art and their interactions, prominent authors and celebrities who promote and use illustrtional tools in their own creation,
Skills
to identify development stages of illustration art, to locate events, artistic movements and personalities within the timeline of historical development, to identify and name elements, styles, methods and techniques in different development stages, to evaluate the contribution of particular artists to the development of the field,
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture with a video analysis
Field trip
Multimedia supported teaching
Self-study of literature
Skills
Individual study
One-to-One tutorial
Competences
Discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Combined exam
Skills
Seminar work
Competences
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Bohatcová, Mirjam. Česká kniha v proměnách staletí. 1. vyd. Praha: Panorama, 1990. ISBN 80-7038-131-0.
  • Heller, S. & Chwast, S. Illustration: A Visual History. New York: Abrams, 2008.
  • HODGES, Elaine R. S., ed. The Guild handbook of scientific illustration. 2003. ISBN 0-471-36011-2.
  • ŠINDELÁŘ, Dušan. Vědecká ilustrace v Čechách. Praha, 1973.
  • Voit, Petr. Encyklopedie knihy.
  • Voit, Petr. Encyklopedie knihy : starší knihtisk a příbuzné obory mezi polovinou 15. a počátkem 19. století. Praha: Libri ve spolupráci s Královskou kanonií premonstrátů na Strahově, 2006. ISBN 80-7277-312-7.


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