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Hymn and its Tradition in Late Medieval Bohemia
Mráčková, Veronika ; Hlávková, Lenka (advisor) ; Vlhová-Wörner, Hana (referee) ; Gancarczyk, Pawel Tomasz (referee)
The Abstract The Hymn and its Tradition in Late Medieval Bohemia Veronika Mráčková, Charles University, Prague The present thesis concerns the monophonic and polyphonic office hymns preserved in late medieval Bohemian sources. The author is mainly focused on the repertoire of the hymns written in Strahov Codex from around 1467. This manuscript of uncertain provenance contains an enormous collection of three- and four- voice polyphonic hymns which show plenty of the local characteristics. These domestic traits may be identified not only through texts devoted to indigenous Saints, but also through the melodies which form the cantus firmus in the upper voice of the hymns. The identification of these monophonic tunes in other plainchant sources could help us to determine the origin of Strahov Codex. Additionally, it is clear that this mensural manuscript contains not only music of a high artistic standard, but also a number of less polished compositions, and that it is thus an important witness to the existence of a wide range of daily musical activities in late medieval Bohemia. A crucial part of this dissertation is a critical edition of the monophonic hymn tunes preserved in Roudnice Psalter, as well as an edition of the selected polyphonic hymns written in Strahov Codex.
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Clothing as Manifestation of Power and Hierarchy from the End of the 14th Century to the End of the 15th Century. Comparison of the Developement in the Czech Lands and Burgundy
Hojková, Anna ; Nejedlý, Martin (advisor) ; Svátek, Jaroslav (referee)
The thesis "Clothing as Manifestation of Power and Hierarchy from the End of the 14th Century to the End of the 15th Century. Comparison of the Developement in the Czech Lands and Burgundy" describes the evolution of clothing style in both countries. It is based mainly on iconographic resources, with some additional information from written sources and literature. On this base the approach and means to this kind of representation of secular higher class in given areas are compared. The original basis of the 14th century French court culture was further developed by the Burgundian society, with emphasis on the shaped silhouette. On the other hand, the Czech lands departed from this way and adopted a new direction to the German area. The transalpine impulses are reflected as late as in the last quarter of the 15 th century. The material of the clothes is assessed as a more important aspect of representation than the shape. The text outlines also the way of further development as well as points out some unclear articles of the topic.
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The nobility of the region of "Podblanicko" in the late Middle Ages.
Šulc, Martin ; Pátková, Hana (advisor) ; Bláhová, Marie (referee)
This thesis is about the nobility within the region of Podblanicko, especially its part called Mladovožicko, primarily between years 1350-1450. The thesis focuses especially on property possession of here living nobility, but also reflects relationship between this nobility and church in terms of priests appoitments to the local parish churches. Both secular and clerical sources were reasonable to use for this work. As a main source of information the old bohemian Land and Court Tables were used. In the field of church administration primarily the confirmation and erection books of Prague Archbishopric were abstracted, as well as some judicial documents of Prague Consistory. Other various documents were added to the text to make the work more understandable and to gain a better insight into the life of Mladovožicko nobility in the late Middle Ages.
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Hypotesis about the author of the altar of Zwettl
Hlobil, Ivo
The scholar deals with the complex issue of a collective project of the altar of Zwettl and its no less intricate execution. According to him, the altarpiece was designed by abbot Erasmus Leisser jointly with wood-carving workshop master Andreas Morgenstern between 1512 and 1516.
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