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Goldsmithing in Bohemia during the Luxembourgh Era from the Viennese Royal Court Collections
Kodišová, Lucie ; Otavský, Karel (advisor) ; Mudra, Aleš (referee)
Key words: Charles IV, Luxembourgs, medieval Bohemia, goldsmith, Secular and Ecclesiastical Treasury in Wienna. This bachelor thesis is about significant Czech goldsmith works produced in the 14th century Bohemia which are nowadays located in Secular and Ecclesiastical Treasury (Weltliche und Geistliche Schatzkammer) in Vienna. After depicting of a concise development Viennese court collections the text concentrates on the seventeen works of art, specifically on their history, technical qualities, artistic or art historical charakteristics. The thesis includes several items of the Holy Roman Empire treasury which were modified or supplemented between 1350 and 1378, when Charles IV managed them. Afterwards it discusses tree reliquaries, which became a part of the Holy Roman Empire treasury during the Sigismund of Luxembourg era. The treatise also deals with a Czech royal spehere and scepter, which were used until 1627. In conclusion there are described another three reliquaries deposited in the Ecclesiastical Treasury in Vienna. The possibility of their Czech origin is a matter of great concern for some authors.
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Freezing technology of bull sperm in relation to its survivability and fertilization ability
Doležalová, Martina ; Stádník, Luděk (advisor) ; Jiří, Jiří (referee)
The aim of optimalization the insemination doses production is to provide the highest fertilization ability of spermatozoa during the demanding proces of processing fresh semen and its subsequent cryopreservation. Temperature changes causes spermatozoa damage during the cooling and freezing. Spermatozoa is exposed to cold shock and many others limiting factors, which leads to cell death and therefore to decline of fertilization ability of thawed insemination doses. For increasing spermatozoa resistance, exactly the plasma membrane resistance against cold shock was fraction of egg yolk LDL cholesterol (low density lipoprotein) at various concentrations into the comercially produced diluents added. It is believed that LDL acts possitively to plasma membrane and helps to maintain the fertilization ability of spermatozoa after thawing. Following step in the proces of insemination doses production is slow cooling of diluted semen and equilibration, when the straws are store at cooling box for 30 minutes to 240 hours. This period is necessary to penetrate of certain diluent components into the spermatazoa also maintain the balance between their intracellular and extracellular concentration. Also important is subsequent freezing temperature gradient of insemination doses. The most suitable freezing method is based on computer controlled temperature decline in freezing chamber which allows the precise control of ice crystals formation that could tear and kill the cell.
During 2012 to 2016 was repeatedly collected semen from the group of breeding bulls (n = 27, Holstein and Czech Fleckvieh breed) at AI centre. Semen which fulfill the standard entrance conditions in first step was evenly into several parts divided. For dilution the three types of comercially diluents AndroMed, Bioxcell and Triladyl with and without LDL addition were used. Into the diluents AndroMed and Bioxcell the concentration of LDL 4 %, 6 % and 8% into the dilent Triladyl 6 %, 8 % and 10 % was added. Diluted semen was filled into the glass capillares with volume 0,1 ml and temperature +4 °C. Subsequently the sample was placed to cold bath (0°C) for 10 minutes. Then the volume of capillare with physiological solution (37 °C) was mixed and for next 120 minutes was incubate. The effect of cold shock to proportion of live spermatozoa was evaluated by using Eosin and Nigrosine staining technique during heat test of spermatozoa survivability after spermatozoa heating and after 120 minutes of incubation.
The more suitable semen diluents which provide the higher spermatozoa resistance against cold shock were AndroMed and Bioxcell. Together the possitive effect of LDL addition into the diluents to lower decrease of proportion of live spermatozoa during heat test was found (P<0.05). The most suitable LDL concentration which had a favorable influence at spermatozoa resistance against cold shock was 6 % in diluent Bioxcell. Values of the proportion of live sperm were higher at the beginning of the heat test (+1.31% to + 3.2%) and after 120 minute incubation (+5.82% to +8.41%) compared to other diluents with and without addition of LDL.
In the next step the process of equilibration was optimized, is an important part of insemination doses production. The effect of the length of equilibration for subsequent fertilization ability of spermatozoa was evaluated using spermatozoa motility based of CASA and proportion of live spermatozoa after thawing and during heat survival test lasting 120 minutes (37 ° C). Suitable semen was diluted by comercially used diluent AndroMed based on soya lecithin, filled into the straws (0.25 ml), cooled and equilibrated in cooling box for 30, 120 and 240 minutes and freezed in programmable freezing box applying four types of freezing curves differing in temperature rate decline. There was used standard and by producer recommended 3. phase freezing curve, then 2. phase freezing curve, and 3. phase freezing curve with slower as well as rapid decline of temperature rate in freezing chamber, compared with standard freezing curve. The highest spermatozoa motility was found using 240 minutes of equilibration by +2.72% and +4.58% compared to other lengths of equilibration (P <0.05 to 0.01). The highest proportion of live spermatozoa was found using 120 minutes of equilibration (+6.87 % and +8.68 %). The highest average spermatozoa motility during heat test after thawing was achieved by using 2. phase freezing curve (from +2.97% to +10.37%, P <0.05), also in the proportion of live spermatozoa (from + 4.37% to +8.82%, P <0.01). When evaluating interaction between the length of equilibration and freezing curve (standard 3. phase and 2 . phase freezing curve), the highest average spermatozoa motility and proportion of live spermatozoa using 240 minutes of equilibration by both freezing curves was reached, there was no statistically significant differences. As well as, in all evaluated parts of this study the individual differences between ejaculate of bulls and within semen from one bull (P <0.05) as secondary effect were found.
To maintain good fertilization ability of semen during cryopreservation is necessary to increase the spermatozoa resistance against cold shock using addition of correct concentration of LDL into the commercially used diluents AndroMed and Bioxcell. Subsequently the fertilization ability of insemination dose is influenced by cooling, the length of equilibration and freezing. The length of equilibration 120 minutes and more as well as gentle way of freezing according to freezing curve, which ensures a gradual decrease of temperature in freezing chamber provided the higher average spermatozoa motility and proportion of live spermatozoa.
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Theme of pact with the devil in Czech literature
Hartigová, Barbora ; Holý, Jiří (advisor) ; Janáček, Pavel (referee)
The thesis focuses on the theme of the pact with the devil in the Czech literature between 1968 and 1989. It deals in detail with eight selected literary works from this period, mostly from self-publishing (samizdat) or exile. This is mainly due to the fact that the topic of the pact with the devil seems to be a perfect means of a critical reflection of the period, which was understandably not possible in the official literature. The thesis distinguishes two main types of the theme: a Faustian type and the pact with the devil resembling Dostoevsky's legend about the Grand Inquisitor. The Faustian type of the pact is represented by the works of Daniela Fischerová, Ludvík Aškenazy, Ivan Binar, Jan Trefulka, Josef Šafařík and Václav Havel. They build on puppet and literary Faustian tradition in Bohemia as well as follow the Czech tradition of philosophical reflection of the Faustian story (Jan Patočka, Zdeněk Neubauer). In contrast to the works inspired by The Grand Inquisitor, they focus on existential conflict of individuals and evil, individual motivation to sign a pact with the devil and the resulting punishment or positive solution of the situation. A positive solvent, the possibility to withdraw from the pact with the devil, suggests D. Fischerová in her play Myth (Báj), Trefulka in his novel Misled and...
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Comparison of theoretical and practical solutions of bargaining games
Štanc, Daniel ; Chrobok, Viktor (advisor) ; Princ, Peter (referee)
Game theory has began to develop in the early 20th century and since that has been published a number of articles and experiments, theoretically and practically. This work deals with the particular part of the game theory - bargaining games. It seeks to describe and summarize the existing theoretical and practical knowledge on the basis of earlier experiments and explain differences between experiments. It was detected an addiction of decision that participants make and social environment in which they live. It was also found out the two main directions of participants behavior -- fair, in which participants tried to bargain fair distribution, and unfair, which led to the effort to maximize their own utility or minimize utility of someone else.
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František Jílek, distinguished conductor of Janáček Opera Brno
Kružík, Robert ; PETRÁŠ, Miroslav (advisor) ; BERNÁŠEK, Václav (referee)
Almost twenty three years after the death of František Jílek, his name is still well known in the narrow professional circles. I myself associate it since my early childhood with the Janáček music and the interpretative precision of his own, which all the musicians remember, who have worked with him for years. In this work I will focus particularly on Jílek´s period in the position of the Chief of the Brno Opera. I will demonstrate his diligence by many reviews of his premiere Opera titles, which have been a lot in almost 30 years of his acting at this position. Furthermore, I would like to mention his teaching at the music faculty of JAMU and the five year term at the position of the Chief conductor of the State Philharmonic Brno.
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Josef Šír - teacher, writer and painter
Hynková, Lenka ; Koťa, Jaroslav (referee) ; Váňová, Růžena (advisor)
Diploma thesis in the field of history of pedagogy deals with a versatile personality of a Czech teacher, writer and a painter Josef ŠÍR. His, not only professional, life is connected with a few places within the region of the Krkonoše Mountains and nearby Podkrkonoší. Specific character of the locality which can be described as beautiful, but harsh influenced people living there, including Josef ŠÍR, too. All the features mentioned above became the core source of his artistic inspiration. To show ŠÍR's significance, it was inevitable to describe regional situation at the turn of the last century with the focus on depicting very hard conditions of Czech teachers at that time. The life of Josef ŠÍR is given briefly including all the stages from his childhood to his very end. As it was in ŠÍR's life, this work follows the two main streams: his personal opinions and experience from the field of pedagogy as well as his works of literature. Next to this, the thesis also does not forget to provide basic information about marginal fields of his activity and interest, which proves ŠÍR to be a person of complexity and broad view. His conduct was accompanied with strenght of mind and also humanity, which was a basic feature of his character. The thesis, which is taken as a tribute to one of author's predecessors, is...
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The Normans in southern Italy and Sicily in 11th-12th century
Černý, Martin ; Picková, Dana (referee) ; Drška, Václav (advisor)
The diploma thesis entitled "The Normans in the Southern Italy and Sicily in the 11th and 12th Century" includes the history of the region from the arrival of the first Norman warriors to the accession of the Staufen dynasty. It describes the fortunes of Norman mercenaries who were providing their military services to the antagonized parties competing in southern Italy. Progressively, the Normans built important military and political power in the territory. Robert Guiscard conquered southern Italy and threatened the Byzantine Empire in the Balkan Peninsula while his brother Roger I defeated Arabians and seized Sicily. Roger II, son of Roger I, overruled the other Norman domains but he had to repress an extensive revolt in his land. During the rule of his successors, the Kingdom was struck by inner conflicts as well, but the successors managed to overcome these difficulties. On William II's death, a war of succession broke out between Emperor Henry VI and Tancred of Lecce. Finally, the Tancred's death made a decision of war. After that Henry VI conquered the Sicilian Kingdom.
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Josef Václav Sládek - the founder of Czech "American studies"
Vosmanská, Jana ; Menclová, Věra (referee) ; Kalivodová, Eva (advisor)
Sládek's American experience influenced all fields of his work. This thesi s analyzed Sládek a s a publisher, editor and translator, i t also focused on hi s correspondence and essays. Sládek admired America and strived for national confidence in our country a s well. The enthusiasm about America was j oined by Sládek' s de sire for hi s homeland 1 for freedom in Czech lands; generally1 for the improving of Czech situation. In his correspondence 1 Sládek wrote more about his physical problems and pains and he mentioned more negatives of American life. We can find there also more Sládek's own negative opinions. As far as the essays are concerned1 I focused on two of them: "Ústava Spojených obcí severoamerických" ("The Constitution of U ni ted States of America") and "První století severoamerické republiky" ("The First Century of the North-American Republic"). Also, I looked at Sládek's activity in Lumír (a Czech magazíne of 19th century) 1 where I was trying to find which translations Sládek published there. Finally1 Sládek as a translator is very sensitive to the relationships between poetical form and content. Though 1 we can say that his tendency is to nivelize the intensity of romantic dramatic expres s ion. On the other side 1 hi s translations of poems that resemble songs are perfect.
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Johann Anton Quitainer's contribution to the sculptural decoration of the Strahov monastery in Prague. An examination of the relations between the late baroque sculptor and his patron
Hořák, Martin ; Hladík, Tomáš (referee) ; Horyna, Martin (advisor)
The subject of the diploma work is the creative contribution of Johann Anton Quitainer (1709-1765) to the Premonstratensian monastery in Strahov. The diploma work seeks to elucidate both the artistic character of Quitainer's Strahov undertaking, and the circumstances that led to it to being commissioned under the abbots Mariannus Hermann and Gabriel Václav Kaspar. The first part of the diploma worh is titled "The Artist" and is divided into three chapters. In the first chapter the author looks at the history of the Quitainer family and argues that this should be sought near the town of Mohelnice (Müglitz) in the north of Moravia. The second chapter outlines the most important works by J. A. Quitainer and his father Andreas Philipp. The third chapter places the work of the younger Quitainer in the context of contemporary Prague sculpture. The second part of the diploma work is entitled "The Patron" and comprises two chapters. The first describes the celebrations in 1727 marking the hundredth anniversary of the remains of Saint Norbet, the founder of the Premonstratensian Order, being brought to Prague. There then follows a description of the Monastery's history during the wars under the rule of the queen Maria Theresa, and the building's extensive destruction in 1742. The next chapter describes the origin of...
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The influence of Federico Zuccari on the education of Italian artists at the end of the 16th and in the 17th century
Vítová, Kateřina ; Konečný, Lubomír (referee) ; Zlatohlávek, Martin (advisor)
Federico Zuccari was a major figure of the Italian history of art in the late 16th 17 century, at a time when culminate efforts to prove higher than the substance of craft arts. One of these efforts was the creation of new artistic institutions, academies of art. Federico Zuccariho is very closely linked with the beginning of their activity. Today's essential objective Academy of Fine Arts, a teaching young artists, was in time of their shaping only secondary function. The development of academies as the first place educational institutions was a major objective of Federico Zuccariho. The most of his theoretical and literary production focuses on the appropriate form of teaching and the necessary level of knowledge (both practical and theoretical) students of Fine Arts. Lectures on the theory of the arts, particularly those that reveal his deepest essence, Disegno, Zuccari considers as necessity for awareness of the role artist new era. Zuccari is in their thoughts also a great systematist and didactics using new methods. Unfortunately, most artistic companies were not yet ready nor mature for his theory. Bad to say, the quantity of his advanced ideas remained only in its infancy realization or even failure in practice at all.
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