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The Dissemination of Military Theory in the Early Modern Period: Military Manuals Printed in Central Europe in 1550-1650
Andresová, Klára ; Šípek, Richard (advisor) ; Hojda, Zdeněk (referee) ; Prchal, Vítězslav (referee)
The genre of military handbooks, classified as educational literature, has its roots in antiquity. A significant phase of its evolution came with the advent of the printing press, allowing the propagation of such titles via movable types in increasingly large quantities. Authored by experienced soldiers, these books primarily aimed to educate (prospective) officers on the fundamentals of modern warfare. Simultaneously, these often typographically elaborate volumes - supplemented with numerous educational illustrations - could represent a means for their owners to project self-image. In Central Europe, the proliferation of military handbooks began to surge noticeably after 1550, mainly driven by German printing production. This thesis explores the Central European transformation of this genre from the mid-16th to the mid-17th century, that is, until shortly after the end of the Thirty Years' War. The research approach aligns with the cultural history of warfare and the New Military History movement. This school of thought strive to apply methods common in non-military historical research to military issues, and explore military history through underutilized or unexplored sources. The research methodology primarily involves retrospective bibliography, but also other quantitative and qualitative...
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Research of the Content of Historical Library: Castle Library Veltrusy
Kučková, Lucie ; Andresová, Klára (advisor) ; Šípek, Richard (referee)
The thesis is focused on the processing of the collection of the Veltrusy castle library. The aim of this thesis includes the content and provenance characteristics of the collection. The introductory chapters describe the history of the castle building with the library in the town Veltrusy, and the history of the Chotek family with a focus on the builders of the library. The following chapters include a chronological, thematic, linguistic and provenance analysis of the collection. The problematic is dealt with the method of content and critical analysis. Using the methods, it was found out that the majority of the collection comes from the 18th century, there is mainly fiction in the library, and French books predominate. Jan Rudolf Chotek, the magnifier of the library, is an important figure from the provenance point of view.
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Middle European Military Camps in 1550-1650
Andresová, Klára ; Šedivá Koldinská, Marie (advisor) ; Ďurčanský, Marek (referee)
The subject of this thesis is the problematics of the military camps of Christian armies in the Central Europe between 1550-1650. We focus on the camps of the Habsburg Monarchy and German lands, yet some space is given to the situation in Poland and Hungary. The introductory chapters consist of a characterization of the source material and an overview of the present state of research. Furthermore, excursuses into several topics related to the military camps of the early modern period are made. Thus, characterizations of the crucial war conflicts of the period, contemporary strategies and tactics, principals, composition and equipment of the armies, of the ranks, and of the life of soldiers are provided. The core of this work is an interpretation and comparison of treatises written by military theorists, who dealt with the problematics of camps, namely of the works by Jan Tarnowski, Guillaume du Bellay, Leonhardt Fronsperger, Lazarus von Schwendi, Giorgio Basta, Johann Jacobi von Wallhausen, and Raimondo Montecuccoli. Additionally, an analysis of the military orders of the Roman emperor Maximilian II and of the Swedish king Gustav II Adolf is supplied, followed by memoirs and diaries of soldiers of that era, and contemporary literary fiction. Although the thesis includes brief characterizations of...
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Research of the Content of the Library of Chateau Mitrov
Veselá, Josefína ; Andresová, Klára (advisor) ; Šípek, Richard (referee)
The aim of this work is to explore and characterize the contents of the historical collection of the Mitrov Castle Library, which was created under the influence of the noble family Skene. In the introduction, the work deals with the literature that was written about the library and the history of the castle in which the library was located. Furthermore, the work deals with the history of the original castle, remnants of which lie not far from Mitrov Castle, and of course the history of the noble family Skene, which was behind the creation of the Mitrov library. In the following chapters, the fundamentals and chronology of the fund are discussed. At the end of the work, the thesis deals with the language and thematic analysis of the library fund. Key words: castle library, Mitrov, Skene
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Castle Library Hrádek u Nechanic
Andresová, Klára ; Šípek, Richard (advisor) ; Voit, Petr (referee)
The present work focuses on the library in the state castle Hrádek u Nechanic, which was owned by the noble family of Harrach since its foundation until 1945. The introductory chapters describe the history of the Harrach family, with particular emphasis on the owners of the library, the history of the building and the book collection itself. Subsequently, the fund is characterized according to its chronological and language structure. The main body of the thesis deals with a thematic analysis and a provenance survey of Hrádek's library. This includes a description of the different types of bookplates and signatures of the owners of individual books, with a special focus on Jan Nepomuk of Harrach, who signed the largest number of books in Hrádek. Printed and handwritten dedications present in the fund are characterized as well. In conclusion all further notes in Hrádek's volumes of significance to the history of the individual books are described. In this work it is shown that the majority of the fund does not consist of books written in Czech, as it was claimed in some of older works dealing with this library, it is predominated by books written in German. Thematically, mainly fiction can be found in the library. There also are a number of periodicals and, in addition to printed books, several...
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Research of the Content of the Library of Chateau Mitrov
Veselá, Josefína ; Andresová, Klára (advisor) ; Šípek, Richard (referee)
The aim of this work is to explore and characterize the contents of the historical collection of the Mitrov Castle Library, which was created under the influence of the noble family Skene. In the introduction, the work deals with the literature that was written about the library and the history of the castle in which the library was located and of course the history of the noble family Skene, which was responsible for the creation of the Mitrov library. In the following chapters, the fundamentals and chronology of the collection are discussed. At the end of the work, the thesis deals with the linguistic and thematic analysis of the library collection. Key words: castle library, Mitrov, Skene
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Research of the Content of the Library of Chateau Mitrov
Veselá, Josefína ; Andresová, Klára (advisor) ; Šípek, Richard (referee)
The aim of this work is to explore and characterize the contents of the historical collection of the Mitrov Castle Library, which was created under the influence of the noble family Skene. In the introduction, the work deals with the literature that was written about the library and the history of the castle in which the library was located. Furthermore, the work deals with the history of the original castle, remnants of which lie not far from Mitrov Castle, and of course the history of the noble family Skene, which was behind the creation of the Mitrov library. In the following chapters, the fundamentals and chronology of the fund are discussed. At the end of the work, the thesis deals with the language and thematic analysis of the library fund. Key words: castle library, Mitrov, Skene
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Faces of Fury: Representation of war in the memoirs of military professionals, 1620-1649
Vodička, Ondřej ; Wohlmuth, Petr (advisor) ; Andresová, Klára (referee)
This master's degree thesis adheres to the genre of historical anthropology of war and warfare. Its main goal is to conduct interpretative research and comparison of variables of war culture, represented in the diaries and memoires of military professionals of the Thirty Years' War namely Robert Monro, Augustin von Fritsch, Peter Hagendorf and Sydnam Poyntz. Theoretical and methodological grounding for this thesis is provided by the symbolic anthropology in legacy of Clifford Geertz and Robert Darnton. Analysis of the war on this level allows for the better understanding of the unique character of the Thirty Years' War from the perspective of the motivation of common soldiers, their relationship among each other, with civilian population, with their commanders and with God too.
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Research of the Content of the Library of Chateau Mitrov
Veselá, Josefína ; Andresová, Klára (advisor) ; Sladká, Veronika (referee)
The aim of this work is to explore and characterize the contents of the historical collection of the Mitrov Castle Library, which was created under the influence of the noble family Skene. In the introduction, the work deals with the literature that was written about the library and the history of the castle in which the library was located. Furthermore, the work deals with the history of the original castle, remnants of which lie not far from the Mitrov Castle, and of course the history of the noble family Skene, which was behind the creation of the Mitrov library. In the following chapters, the fundamentals and chronology of the fund are discussed. At the end of the work, the thesis deals with the linguistic and thematic analysis of the library fund. Abstract The aim of this work is to explore and characterize the contents of the historical collection of the Mitrov Castle Library, which was created under the influence of the noble family Skene. In the introduction, the work deals with the literature that was written about the library and the history of the castle in which the library was located. Furthermore, the work deals with the history of the original castle, remnants of which lie not far from the Mitrov Castle, and of course the history of the noble family Skene, which was behind the...
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