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Gothic Castle Chapell in the Horšovský Týn
Cibulková, Alžběta ; Záruba, František (advisor) ; Šmied, Miroslav (referee)
Castle chapell in the Horšovský Týn The purpose of the work is to examine its resemblance and to do the research on its functionality since its creation (1260- 1270) to 1988, when extensive reconstruction was finished. The chapel is kept in this state till today. Each chapter is focused on particular period of existence of the chapel including castle and chateau. The first period is a period of bishop castle. The cirsterian-burgund building hut was invited to the Horšovský Týn and the hut built the chapel on a small area which was originally one castle chamber. Another important chapter is period of Jan Popel jun. from Lobkowicz, during which the big fire of whole town of Horšovský Týn broke out in 1547. The castle was also affected by fire including chapel, where the stability was damaged. Subsequently the chapel was fixed and fitted with renaissance frescos ordered by Jan Popel jun. from Lobkowicz. Then the work will be focused on period after 1834, when part of vault on the west side was removed and replaced with beamed ceiling to 1988, when extensive reconstruction was finished. The work is not solely focused on enumeration of architectural modifications of chapel, but is also focused on its artistic value such as architectonical value, chapel decoration and equipment.
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The Singing Fountain in The Royal Garden of The Prague castle
Ramdan, Marcel ; Sojka, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Šmied, Miroslav (referee)
This work follows three main questions, which will allow a deeper appreciation of art historical monument. At first, there is a concise story of rulers, which donated fountain. In the next part, the work gives ideas of the original context of the installation of the bronze fountain in the architecture of the Royal Garden at the Prague Castle in the third quarter of the 16th century. The artistic description with historical sources presents the monument as the result of the work of artists associated around the royal gunsmith Tomas Jaros of Brno. In the closing section attempts to draw attention to the potential non-European cultural influence in the creation of artwork. Compared fanciful figures on the fountain with bells of the late 16th century, attempts to document the gradual domestication of a particular theme used on the Habsburg court before the arrival of Rudolf II. Secondary question will present conservation of the artwork.
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The origins of the sacral center in Stara Boleslav in the early 10th century
Pisančiková, Jindra ; Scholz, Stefan (advisor) ; Šmied, Miroslav (referee)
This bachelor thesis, "The Establishment of the Stara Boleslav at the beginning of the 10th century", is devoted to the establishment of Stara Boleslav and the first sacral center in this area, curch of St. Cosma and Damian. First of all it deals with the founding of the Přemysslid castle , chat was the ground plan, if it was fortificated and what was the type of the fortification, what kind of buildings were situated in this area. Finally, this chapter deals with the legends of St. Wenceslav, in which the authors afer to the Stara Boleslav or just to the Boleslav's castle. This is followed by chapter which is dealing with the church of St. Cosma and Damian, where it was situated, waht it looked like, from what material it was built. In connection with the material of hic construction, the thesis also deals with analogies from the same period. The last chapter then deals with the archeological researches of the the area, the beginnigs of researches, researches in the church of St. Wenceslav and above all with the churchyard findings in the area of the castle and its bailey.
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New goldsmiths works of the Luxembourg period in the St.Vitus`s cathedral
Kodišová, Lucie ; Otavský, Karel (advisor) ; Šmied, Miroslav (referee)
New goldsmiths works of the luxembourg period in the St. Vitus's cathedral New goldsmiths works of the luxembourg period in the St.Vitus`s cathedral Antonín Podlaha and Eduard Šittler described an exterior context of St. Vitus Cathedral Treasure in Prague more than 100 years ago. In the present time the leader of a proposed master thesis deals with the same problematics. There has not been provided any systematic research into many informative, interconneted descriptions of individual goldsmithworks in eight pre-hussite inventaries of the treasury. The thesis, based on knowledge of existing gothic goldsmithworks of the same kind and understanding of medieval terminology, will introduce inventaries mentioned above as an important source of information about Charles IV court art.
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Extinct chapels in Kladno
Malanowska, Veronika Marie ; Šmied, Miroslav (advisor) ; Sojka, Jaroslav (referee)
Extinct chapels in Kladno This bachelor thesis deals with extinct chapels in Kladno, Krocehlavy and Rozdělov and built in the early 20th century. It is the selected objects, which are in the city itself several. It focuses attention on the chapel Antonin Podlaha described in the book Sacred Places of the Kingdom of Bohemia in 1913, and reveals even a few words and another completely lost. The first chapter gives the history of the individual parts of the city, ie. Kladno, Krocehlavy and Rozdělov. With each subsequent chapter deals with a single building or complex, both from a historical site and from art historical perspective. The appearance of the chapel has not been preserved to this day, so it continues to work with old photographs and postcards, and creating a vivid picture in the context of their inhabitants, whether they were students in schools, believing in the chapels, nuns in monasteries or survivors at funerals in the hospital premises. The goal is to capture the lost wealth for which this city is often forgotten, and evaluate past and present.
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Josef Václav Scheybal: a documentalist and a collector
Svobodová, Jana ; Pospíšil, Aleš (advisor) ; Šmied, Miroslav (referee)
Josef Václav Scheybal : A documentalist and a collector The diploma thesis deals with Josef Václav Scheybal (1928 - 2001) and his activity mainly in northern Bohemia. It attempts to capture all aspects Scheybal's personality, because he was a painter, graphic artist, illustrator, art historian and ethnographer. He was an expert of folk architecture and sculpture, folk furniture, technical equipment, the popular clothing, prints, folk songs, was the creator of multiple exposures. He also cooperated with the Institute of ethnography and folklore, ethnographic research, participated throughout the country, with results published regularly. His focus on folk architecture resulted in a lifetime's research and documentary work. He gathered the valuable work of drawing documents, publications of folk architecture and free of the open air. The thesis also includes his family, the father Josef Scheybal and his wife Jana Scheybalová. Keywords Scheybal, ethnographer, collector, documentation, folk architecture, folk costumes, North Bohemia
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Sacral architecture and agglomeration of medieval town Litoměřice
Žebrová, Martina ; Kuthan, Jiří (advisor) ; Šmied, Miroslav (referee)
This diploma thesis aims to approach the royal town Litoměřice in the medieval form, then agglomeration structure and sacral architecture of this town. Litoměřice excels especially in terms of the richness of their heritage fund and by this thesis I would like to commemorate especially disappeared monuments, churches, which were located here. I would like to contain my thesis like a monography of early medieval town Litoměřice with an enumeration of churches, fortification, castle and medieval houses.
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Architectural Transformations of the Chateau of Hrubý Rohozec
Lyčková, Barbora ; Nespěšná Hamsíková, Magdaléna (advisor) ; Šmied, Miroslav (referee)
While concentrating on the comparison of conclusions regarding the chateau of Hrubý Rohozec in published academic work, this paper also presents an overview and evaluation of the architectural transformations of said chateau. The time period addressed spans four centuries, commencing with the building of the chateau and ending in the 17th century. Emphasis is placed on the early-medieval phase of the chateau, on the building activity which took place in the late Gothic era (Krajířové z Krajku), and on the later Renaissance alterations of Hrubý Rohozec by the Wartembergs (z Vartemberka).
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Slovak and Czech architecture of the 20th century 60: Comparison of selected buildings
Rusňáková, Lucia ; Czumalo, Vladimír (advisor) ; Šmied, Miroslav (referee)
Abstract The bachelor thesis deals with the determination of the basic common features and the differences between Slovak and Czech architecture of the 60s and 70s year of the 20th century. It is based on a comparison of four selected representative pairs of buildings, architectural monuments (Monument of Slovak National Uprising in Banska Bystrica and completion of the tower of the church of the Virgin Mary and St. Jeroným, Cyril and Metod, Vojtech and Prokop in Prague), crematoriums (Bratislava and Zlin), University campuses (Slovak University of Agriculture and the Czech technical University in Prague) and bridges in the urban environment (SNP bridge in Bratislava and Prague Nusle Bridge). The comparative analysis is preceded by the insight on the development of the Slovak and Czech architecture in the 20th century, focusing on the 1960s and the question whether in the joint Czechoslovak state existed two specific national schools. Comprehensive responds is given in the final chapter by summarizing the results of the comparison of selected buildings. The analysed buildings are graphically and photographically documented.
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