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Building Stone of Historical Monuments

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 541-3503/01
Abbreviation SKP
Course title Building Stone of Historical Monuments
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator Ing. Miloš Duraj, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Stone as a natural raw material
2. Stone tools of the Stone Age
3. Prehistoric building and sculpture
4. Egyptian architecture and sculpture
5. Mesopotamian and Persian building and sculpture
6. Building and sculpture of the Far East
7. Building and sculpture of Central and South America
8. Building and sculpture of ancient Greece
9. Building and sculpture of ancient Rome
10. Building and sculpture in the Middle Ages
11. Building and sculpture in the Renaissance and Baroque periods
12. Building and sculpture in the period from the 19th to the beginning of the 21st century
13. Prague - a demonstration of the use of stone in the historical stages of building a city

Literature

PŘIKRYL, R., SIEGL, P.: Architectural and sculptural stone in cultural landscape. Prague: Karolinum, 2004, 239 s. ISBN 80-246-0918-5 

Advised literature

BONNER, J. H., CURTIS, E.: Art & architecture [online]. Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Press, 2013. The new encyclopedia of Southern culture; v. 21 [cit. 2020-02-11]. Dostupné z: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwjbg73D0NPoAhUosKQKHd1gAEwQFjAAegQIARAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.e-library.upj.ac.id%3A99%2Fslims%2Fe-books%2Findex.php%3Fp%3Dfstream-pdf%26fid%3D5377%26bid%3D4042&usg=AOvVaw0nwH3Ious1sHrzgvSVh271