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A comparison of the historical accuracy of the Renaissance art in the computer game Assasin's Creed II
VARGOVÁ, Hana
The bachelor thesis is divided into a theoretical and a practical part. Its goal is to compare, above all, the architecture of Renaissance Florence with its game interpretation and thereby gain an overview of similarities and differences. Furthermore, it is also determined how history is presented in today's culture to young people. The theoretical part focuses mainly on the growth of the game industry and along with that on the Ubisoft company. It was responsible for the development of Assasin's Creed II, which is the core game for this thesis. It describes the society, architecture and the associated art of Renaissance Florence as depicted by the developers in the game. Because of the chosen subject matter of the game, it is also necessary to mention here the emergence and development of the Templar and Assassin brotherhoods. In the second part of the theoretical section, the actual history of Renaissance Florence is described. Here the architecture and society of the city are described. Finally, the history and architecture of the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, which is the key building for the practical part of this thesis, is discussed in more detail. The practical part therefore focuses on the façade of the basilica and its interpretation in the game. It also contains sketches and study material that serves as a basis for the final modelling of this fragment.
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History of Witch-hunts in Germany
LAURENČÍKOVÁ, Lenka
The topic of this thesis are witch-hunts in Germany, where they took place especially between 1560 and 1650. First, the author turns to the power relations in the Catholic Church which led in the massive appearance of heretic groups around the year 1000. As example she mentions the Cathars and the actions the Church took against them. Further, she gives attention to the birth of Inquisition, its objective and the extension of its powers through papal bulls. After that, she turns to the Templars and their downfall {--} here, the French king cooperated with the Inquisition. In the next chapter, the author shows how the trials against heretics changed into witch-hunts. She names the possible circumstances under which this change took place. In the following part of the thesis, the author turns to the witch-hunts in Germany, their beginning and termination in 1775. In the last part she names possible reasons for the beginning and the termination of witch-hunts.
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