Artefactum publishing house
The Institute of Art History's publishing house Artefactum was founded in 1994 with the aim not only of publishing (mainly in Czech, sometimes in English or German) the results of the research of the Institute, but also of making accessible the original work of Czech and international art historians on important European (primarily Central European) topics. It is the only publishing house in the Czech Republic to publish selected dissertations that have been defended at Czech universities in the field of art history.
A dominant role in the financing of the works published is played by the Editorial Board of The Czech Academy of Sciences. The Artefactum publishing house coordinates its activities with the Academia publishing house.
Artefactum publishes two regular series of works: Fontes historiae artium, a series of editions of written sources from Czech and international archives on the history of Czech and international visual art; and Opera minora historiae artium, focusing mainly on monograph studies devoted both to individual artists and to specific works of art. The collection of epigraphic and sepulchral studies Epigraphica & Sepulcralia reflects the current state of research in this field, while independent books on research in this sphere of study are published in the series Epigraphica & Sepulcralia Monographica. Starting at the end of 2013, short texts devoted to selected monuments have been published in an attractive pocket-guide format in the series Monumenta Bohemiae et Moraviae. Among its other standard publications are conference proceedings and research catalogues, and the Bulletin Studia Rudolphina.
A Institute of Art History CAS, Husova 4, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic
T + 420 221 183 502, 420 221 183 501
Editor in Chief: Tomáš Winter, Institute of Art History CAS
Editorial board: Beket Bukovinská (Institute of Art History CAS), Andrzej Kozieł (Uniwersytet Wrocławski), Lubomír Konečný (Institute of Art History CAS), Jana Pánková (Institute of Art History CAS), Roman Prahl (Charles University, Prague), Dalibor Prix (Institute of Art History ASCR) – Jiří Roháček (Institute of Art History CAS), Lubomír Slavíček (Masaryk University, Brno), Juraj Šedivý (Comenius University in Bratislava), Alena Volrábová (National Gallery, Prague), Jindřich Vybíral (Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague), Marek Walczak (Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie)
Executive Editor: Helena Dáňová, Institute of Art History CAS
T +420 221 183 710, danova.at.udu.cas.cz
Distribution, Marketing Contacts, Review Copies: Kateřina Lahodová
T +420 221 183 502, +420 728 333 481, artefactum@udu.cas.cz
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Fontes historiae artium
Opera minora historiae artium
Epigraphica & Sepulcralia Monographica
Monumenta Bohemiae et Moraviae
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Konfiskované osudy [Confiscated fates] Umělecké památky z německého majetku získaného československým státem a jejich severočeští majitelé [Artistic monuments from German property acquired by the Czechoslovak state and their north Bohemian owners]
Kristina Uhlíková (ed.) Vinzenz Luksch, Topographie der historischen und kunst-Denkmale im politischen Bezirke Leitmeritz, Teil II., Bezirk Leitmeritz/ Soupis historických a uměleckých památek v politickém okresu Litoměřice, Díl II., Okres Litoměřice
Kristina Uhlíková, Jana Chadimová, Martin Barus (eds.)Teoretické základy památkové péče na prahu 21. století [Theoretical foundations of historic preservation on the threshold of the 21st century]Ludmila Hůrková, Dalibor Prix (eds.)
Forthcoming Ivo Kořán – Texty Klára Benešovská - Helena Dáňová - David Vrána (eds.) Více KrásyJan Chlíbec, Klára Benešovská (eds.)
Publications
Teoretické základy památkové péče na prahu 21. století [Theoretical Foundations of Historic Preservation on the Threshold of the 21st Century]
Ludmila Hůrková, Dalibor Prix (eds.)
During the last decade, the noticeably deteriorating position of immovable cultural assets in particular in Czech society, reflected in repeatedly unsuccessful attempts to draft a new “cultural heritage” law, reveals the loss or absence of a general awareness of clearly and convincingly formulated theoretical foundations for the preservation of cultural heritage. Hence, the dismal situation in the Czech Republic led to meetings in 2016 and 2017 at the Czech Technical University in cooperation with the Institute of Art History of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. A number of discussion topics and consolidated papers were heard. Some went beyond the currently crucial issues relating to everyday institutionalized monument care towards reflections on the basic foundations of the modern civilized relationship not only to immovable objects of historical value, but also to the landscape and the environment in general. Seven selected articles by experts representing a number of disciplines in the humanities and natural sciences are contained in the book presented to the public in an attempt to trigger the much needed sensitive yet well-founded societal debate on this urgent issue.
First Edition in Czech, English summary, 187 pages, colour illustrations, Prague 2019
ISBN: 978-80-88283-27-093
Konfiskované osudy [Confiscated Fates]
Umělecké památky z německého majetku získaného československým státem a jejich severočeští majitelé [Artistic Monuments from German Property Acquired by the Czechoslovak State and their North Bohemian Owners]
Kristina Uhlíková (ed.)
The focus of this Czech-German publication is the preservation process as well as the devastation of culturally valuable objects from property affected by post-war, nationalistically motivated property repression, with special emphasis on the situation in northern Bohemia. Given that a mere description of depersonalized official mechanisms would alone not be able to adequately describe what has happened to these objects and why, nineteen case studies following specifically selected items stored in public collections are attached to the general chapters, the property they were originally made up of, and the personalities of their last private owners.
First Edition in Czech and German, 703 pages, colour illustrations, Prague 2019
ISBN: 978-80-88283-24-9
Neoklasicismus mezi technikou a krásou: Pietro Nobile v Čechách [Neoclassism between Technology and Beauty: Pietro Nobile in Bohemia (1776–1854)]
Taťána Petrasová
This publication presents for the first time the projects of the architect Pietro Nobile relating to the engagement of this important European neo-classicist in Bohemia. Based on the research conducted on the architect’s estate located in Trieste, Italy and Bellinzona, Switzerland, the author shows the technological, aesthetic, and sociological aspects of the architect’s work. A native of the Swiss canton of Ticino, he established himself at the Viennese court and with work carried out for Prince Klement Lothar Václav Metternich in Johannisberg, Kynžvart, and Vienna. As director of the School of Architecture of the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts from 1818 to 1849 and a senior official of the Royal Building Authority in Vienna, he shaped the building design and architectural concept of the entire Austrian monarchy. The commissioners of his buildings for the Czech lands were Emperor Francis I, Chancellor Metternich, and the supreme burgrave Count Karel Chotek. The publication presents to domestic readers for the first time Nobile’s unknown experiment with metal architectural prefabricates launched in Kynžvart in 1832/1833. It also includes an inventory of Nobile’s work in Bohemia and an extensive English summary.
First Edition in Czech, English summary, 93 pages, colour illustrations, Prague 2019
ISBN: 978-80-88283-26-3 Ústav dějin umění AV ČR, v. v. i. / 978-80-88027-36-2 Západočeská galerie v Plzni, p. o.
Vinzenz Luksch. Topographie der Historischen und Kunst-Denkmale im politischen Bezirke Leitmeritz, Teil II., Bezirk Leitmeritz/ Soupis historických a uměleckých památek v politickém okresu Litoměřice, Díl II., Okres Litoměřice[Inventory of the Historical and Artistic Monuments in the Political District of Litoměřice. Part II: Litoměřice District]
Jana Chadimová, Martin Barus, Kristina Uhlíková (eds.)
The edited manuscript Inventory of Monuments of the Former Litoměřice Political District was created at the beginning of the 20th century as part of a joint topographic project of the Archaeological Commission of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts and the Society for the Support of German Science, Art and Literature in Bohemia. Its text records in a unique manner the state of the heritage fund at the beginning of the 20th century and gives a detailed description of often significantly altered monuments or even those that no longer exist. The book is written by the Czech-German Catholic priest and historian Vinzenz Luksch. When initially preparing the edition, it had already been decided to make the German text more accessible by translating it and publishing it as a bilingual German-Czech version. The first part, dedicated to the town of Litoměřice, was published at the end of 2015. The second part in three volumes focuses on locations outside the centre of the former district.
First Edition in Czech and German, 898 pages, black and white illustrations, Prague 2019
ISBN: 978-80-88283-23-2
Proměny venkovské architektury s důrazem na vývoj v 19. a 20. století – vybrané stavby [Changes in Rural Architecture with an Emphasis on Development in the 19th and 20th Centuries – Selected Buildings]
Ludmila Hůrková, Klára Mezihoráková (eds.)
Similar to the previous volume in this series (Changes in Rural Architecture with an Emphasis on Development in the 19th and 20th Centuries I), this publication is devoted to the historical and architectural development of rural construction. This time, attention is focused on selected structures located throughout the Czech Republic. With these structures, the authors attempt to highlight the current status of rural architecture originating primarily in the 19th and 20th centuries and to uncover its often hidden value. The book once again is an accompaniment to an exhibition with the same title. Texts: Ludmila Hůrková, Pavel Vlček, Tomáš Valeš, Marie Platovská, Markéta Svobodová, Klára Mezihoráková, Jan Uhlík, and Zdeněk Poloprutský
First Edition in Czech, English summary, 199 pages, colour illustrations, Prague 2019
ISBN: 978-80-88283-25-6
Zámek Kačina [Chateau Kačina]
Pavel Vlček
This pocket-format publication is intended particularly for visitors to the spectacular classicist chateau Kačina in Kutná Hora region. It is based on a detailed historical survey of architecture carried out by Luboš Lancinger and acquaints readers with the circumstances surrounding the long-standing structure, to which a wide range of important architects have contributed, and not only those active in the Czech lands. The project can be attributed to Christian Schuricht, Georg Fischer, and first and foremost, Johann Philipp Joendl, who supervised the construction and adapted the building to contemporary trends. The Viennese architects Alois Pichl and Joseph Gerog Kornhäusel also commented on the structure. The publication contains photos of many original plans of the structure that have been preserved. A list of important literature and sources is provided at the end.
First Czech edition, 95 pages, colour illustrations, Prague 2019.
ISBN: 978-80-88283-21-8
Epigraphica & Sepulcralia 8th
Forum for Epigraphic and Sepulchral Studies
Jiří Roháček (ed.)
The proceedings of the jubilee 15th international session on the issue of sepulchral monuments, which took place in Prague on 19 October – 21 October 2016. These regular conferences, organized since 2000 by the Institute of Art History of the Czech Academy of Sciences, are focused on sepulchral monuments as material artefacts of sepulchral culture and as works of art in the traditional sense of the word, with a factual or methodological relation to Central European issues. However, they do not not avoid themes that more widely explain the context in which these monuments were created and were functionally applied. An emphasis is placed on the nature of interdisciplinary expert meetings. Through their focus and periodicity, they are unique in the pan-European context. A novelty of this session was the inclusion of an independent block devoted to Hebrew monuments. The proceedings are divided into three parts, in terms of the religious context of the discussed themes – hence into parts devoted to Christian, Jewish and finally supplemental, but still in the Central European milieu, Islamic sepulchral monuments. It contains twenty-five papers in total, which deal directly or contextually with sepulchral monuments from the Late Middle Ages to the 21st century. Besides, the territorially Bohemian and Moravian issue as well as the German, Slovak and Polish issues make up a significant share of the work. The series Epigraphica & Sepulcralia has been the publication forum of these sessions since 2005.
First edition, in Czech, English, German, Polish, Slovak, with English and Czech summaries, 530 pages., black and white illustrations, Prague 2018
ISBN: 978-80-88283-17-1, ISSN 2336-3363
Svoboda+Palcr: Vidět sochy [Svoboda+Palcr: Seeing sculptures]
Katarína Mašterová (ed.)
The photographer Jan Svoboda (1934–1990) perceived the sculptures of Zdeněk Palcr (1927–1996) as an autonomous artistic motif. The photographs of these sculptures were created from the 1960s to the 1980s primarily as documentation to be used by sculptors, but the photographer transformed them into images of specific artistic qualities and unusual iconic values. The book of these photographs is also a catalogue for the exhibition with the same name, which took place in 2019 at the Gallery of Fine Arts in Cheb.
In addition to the many reproductions, the book includes four expert studies exploring the actual photos of sculptures by Jan Svoboda (a study by Katarína Mašterová) and the works of Zdeněk Palcr (a study by Iva Mladičová and an essay by Vladimíra Koubová-Eidernová), which have almost been forgotten today, even though they represent some of the most important works of art of the second half of the twentieth century. The book is supplemented with a description of the friendship and artistic and intellectual connection between both authors (text by Jaromír Zemina), their brief biographies, and a selected bibliography. The book includes unique and newly accessible visual materials.
First edition, in Czech with English summary, 236 pages, black and white and colour illustrations, Prague 2019
ISBN: 978-80-88283-22-5
Jdi na venkov! [Go to the Countryside!]
Fine Arts and Folk Culture in the Czech lands 1800–1960
Tomáš Winter, Pavla Machalíková (eds.)
The country, folk tradition, and the art culture of rural people are a part of our lives in many ways. This book presents and interprets the sources and forms of interest in the country environment from the beginning of the nineteenth century up to the 1960s.
It explores the countryside and the lives of its people around the year 1800 in relation to the cult of nature and searches for the “natural” beginnings of society, modern nations, and their cultures and characteristics. It focuses on folk culture as a source of national art, the mythization of the countryside as an exotic environment, or on folk art inspiring Cubism and historical avant-garde. The conclusion of the book takes up the politization of folklore in the 1950s and the exploitation of its content.
The book includes Czech architecture, paintings, sculptures, drawings, graphics, and photography, as well as foreign artists and selected films.
This book was published by Artefactum in cooperation with the publishing house Arbor vitae.
The sale and distribution of the book is provided by Arbor vitae.
First edition, in Czech, 402 pages, colour illustrations, Prague 2019
ISBN 978-80-88256-10-6
Veřejný prostor v ohrožení? [Public Space Endangered?]
Current Issues of Urban Public Space from the View of the Socio-Scientific Disciplines
Petr Kratochvíl (ed.)
Urban public space – its form, function, new functions and possible threats – is attracting more attention nowadays in the wider social dialogue. It is a very complex theme as urban public space always takes a certain physical form, it is filled with activities, interpersonal contacts and relations, it is a foundation for cultural meaning. Architectural-urban, social and cultural elements mutually interconnect and condition each other. Therefore in theoretical analyses it is useful to approach the topic from the perspective of various scientific disciplines, as found in this collective publication. It presents sociological, philosophical, legal and art-historical interpretations, analyses from the point of view of urbanist theory and historic preservation, and it also deals with art in the urban environment.
First edition, in Czech with English summary, 143 pages, colour illlustrations, Prague 2018
ISBN 978-80-88283-18-8
Art in an Unsettled Time. Bohemian Book Illumination before Gutenberg (c. 1375 –1450)
Milada Studničková – Maria Theisen (eds.)
Thirteen studies in English and German bring new insights into a number of masterpieces of Bohemian book painting, which have been examined so far mainly from a stylistic point of view. The book also acquaints the readers with unknown or little-known manuscripts. The publication illustrates how the turbulent end of the 14th century and the socio-political changes of the Hussite period influenced the form of manuscript production. The researches, inter alia, focus on the relationship between text and image, the function of the depiction, the mass productin of manuscripts, and the question of what Hussite iconography is.
Texts: Barbara Drake Boehm (New York), Pavol Černý (Ostrava/Olomouc), Lara Fortunato (Neapol/Berlin), Tomáš Gaudek (Prague), Jan Gromadzki (Wrocław), Alena Hadravová (Prague), Petr Hadrava (Prague), Hana Hlaváčková (Prague), Kateřina Horníčková (Salzburg / České Budějovice), Ulrike Jenni (Prague), Kateřina Kubínová (Prague), Irina von Morzé (Vienna), Lenka Panušková (Prague), Daniela Rywiková (Ostrava), Maria Theisen (Vienna)
First edition, in English and German, 231 pages, colour illustrations, Prague 2018
ISBN 978-80-88283-15-7
Fondy a sbírky oddělení dokumentace Ústavu dějin umění AV ČR, v. v. i. [Funds and Collections of the Department of Documentation of the Institute of Art History of the Czech Academy of Sciences]
Jiří Roháček, Kristina Uhlíková, Jana Marešová (eds.)
Funds and Collections of the Department of Documentation of the Institute of Art History of the Czech Academy of Sciences is a unique collection of sources for the history of art in the field of history, preservation, and cultural policy in the Czech lands from the last decades of the 19th century to the present. It contains (often unpublished) research results of several generations of Czech art historians. Extensive design, graphic, photographic, artistic and other collections represent an exceptionally rich historical iconography documenting not only architectural but also movable monuments and urban and landscape features of Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia. The publication provides basic information on these founds, and it is the first guideline for those interested in studying in the documentation department.
First extended printed edition, Czech/English, 106 pages, colour illustrations, Prague 2018
ISBN 978-80-88283-12-6
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Proměny venkovské architektury s důrazem na vývoj v 19. a 20. století I. [Changes in Rural Architecture with an Emphasis on Development in the 19th and 20th Centuries I]
Ludmila Hůrková, Klára Mezihoráková (eds.)
The publications Changes in Rural Architecture with an Emphasis on Development in the 19th and 20th Centuries I is devoted to the development of rural construction in five administrative regions, which are mostly located in Moravia and Silesia. It focuses mainly on the 19th and 20th centuries as compared to the current situation. It offers the possibility of looking at the architecture of the Moravian and Silesian countryside from another, less common angle. The book also accompanies a travelling exhibition of the same name.
First edition, in Czech with English summary, 311 pages, colour illustrations, name index, Prague 2018
ISBN 978-80-88283-14-0
Hortus inventariorum
Jiří Roháček, Lubomír Slavíček (eds.)
This collective publication deals with selected themes relating to inventories – a traditional and widely-used source for art-historical research. It covers a time span ranging from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. The work is not only concerned with presenting and interpreting specific examples, but also attempts to place the phenomenon of inventories in a broader cultural, social, and political context. It aims to show how the genesis and idea of compiling inventories is linked to more general changes in the way society functions and how the increased interest in classifying and cataloguing in certain eras is related to the philosophical attitudes of the time or to changes in certain social connections. The work also tries to define the concept of inventories from the viewpoint of art history and archives and to present possible ways of using them for research. In addition, it also takes into consideration other sources of a similar type and their informative value.
First edition, in Czech with German summary and English annotations, 175 pages, black and white illustrations, Prague 2018
ISBN: 978-80-88283-03-4
Cim 2
The Prague Gospels Cim 2. A manuscript between lands and centuries of medieval Europe
Kateřina Kubínová
This book follows the fortunes of one of the most valuable manuscripts to be preserved in the Czech Republic. In the library of the Prague Metropolitan Chapter, under the shelf mark Cim 2, there is to be found a lavishly illuminated evangeliary, which was produced towards the end of the Carolingian era, roughly in the late 870s. Until now no monograph had been devoted to this manuscript, and, although it is well known, it had remained on the margins of interest in the specialist literature. This book attempts to fill this gap. It reconsiders previous views and attempts to find answers to questions that are of fundamental importance in relation to the codex. In particular, a fresh look is taken at the enigmatic question of the origin of the manuscript, on which a number of illuminators worked, coming from various schools: Franco-Saxon ornamentalists, figure painters who perhaps came from Rheims, and scribes from Corvey in Saxony. The remarkable iconography with scenes of the calling of the apostles at last also receives a comprehensive analysis.
First edition, in Czech with English summary, 375 pages, colour illlustrations, Prague 2017
ISBN 978-80-88283-06-5
Dějiny umění v českých zemích 800-2000 [Art in the Czech Lands 800–2000]
Taťána Petrasová – Rostislav Švácha (eds.)
Our readers have not yet had the opportunity to explore the history of art in Bohemia and Moravia in one single volume. This gap has been filled by the richly illustrated collaborative work of the Institute of Art History at the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague, which follows the transformation of art in the Czech lands from the era of Great Moravia to the present. It explores painting, sculpture, architecture, book illustrations, arts and crafts, photography, and other forms of artistic creation; 800 selected works put into the historical context of their origin. The core of the book consists of “families”, groups of two, three, or four works of art that connect together the figure of the royal or aristocratic commissioner, the origin of the work in the environment of ancient monasteries, on the grounds of modern academies, or in the background of religious or political circles of the time, belonging to a distinct artistic movement, various renditions of one theme, and other interesting connections. The “families” present the most important artistic works associated with the Czech environment and the most prominent artistic personalities, from Theodoric of Prague and Petr Parléř, the cubists and the interwar avant-garde, up to contemporary artists, such as Veronika Bromová or Federico Díaz.
This book was published by Artefactum in cooperation with the publishing house Arbor vitae.
The sale and distribution of the book is provided by Arbor vitae.
First edition, the book is published in Czech and English versions, 992 pages, colour illustrations, Prague 2017
ISBN 978-80-904543-8-7
Josef Sudek: Topografie sutin/ The Topography of Ruins
Katarína Mašterová (ed.)
Authors: Adam Havlík, Amy Hughes, Mariana Kubištová, Vojtěch Lahoda, Katarína Mašterová
In 1945, photographer Josef Sudek (1896–1976) set out into the streets of Prague to document the damage wreaked by the Second World War. The result was a set of nearly 400 images capturing the injured urban landscape – damaged buildings, a scrapyard containing dismantled sculptures, and firefighting or anti-air raid measures. The exhibition at Prague City Gallery’s House of Photography (22 May – 19 August 2018) and the accompanying traveling exhibition shown the same year in various cities throughout Europe thanks to cooperation with the Czech Centers are the first comprehensive presentation of this nearly unknown part of Sudek’s work.
The exhibition is accompanied by an extensive catalogue featuring five critical essays and a rich set of images. The texts – the first expert analyses of these photographs – place these works within the context of the historical events at the end of the war in Prague, and offer a comparison with images of Prague in 1945 shot by other photographers. In most photographs of historical events, the content tends to overshadow the quality of the images, but the exhibition and catalogue show that this common view does not apply to Josef Sudek – the depth and quality of his images reflect their authors’ sensitive, personal captivation by this difficult subject.
First edition, Czech/English, 224 pages, black and white illustrations, Praha 2018
ISBN: 978-80-88283-10-2
The Star
Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria and his Summer Palace in a Prague
Ivan Prokop Muchka, Ivo Purš, Sylva Dobalová, Jaroslava Hausenblasová
The Star [Hvězda] Renaissance summer palace is one of the symbols of Prague. The authors of the book tried to put the Star into the context of Habsburg “leisure” architecture, but also pan-European context. Among the specific features of the Star that are analysed in detail are the six-pointed star ground plan, the surprisingly monumental character of the building, its seemingly pointless fortress-like character, and the multisemantic yet playful iconography of the white stucco reliefs in the interior, evoking ancient Rome. In the same way, the game preserve surrounding the building (which already in Renaissance had wide avenues intersecting in the form of a star) is interpreted by the authors as an important element helping to create the character of the Hvězda. A key role in its construction was played by the governor in Prague, Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria (1529–1595), who commissioned the building and was its “inventor”. The wealth of stucco decoration motifs is documented by more than seven hundred reproductions made specifically for this book.
First edition, in English, 429 pages, colour illustrations, Praha 2017
ISBN 978-80-88283-08-9
Dresden-Prag um 1600
Studia Rudolphina Sonderheft 2
Beket Bukovinská, Lubomír Konečný (eds.)
This publication of the Research Centre for Art and Culture during the Age of Rudolph II follows up on the proceedings of München–Prag um 1600 from 2009 and is a continuation of the project geared to mapping the contacts between the imperial court of Rudolph II and the royal courts of central Europe. This time as well, the volume presents the results of the international conference held in Dresden and Prague from 17 to 20 March 2015 in cooperation with Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. The first part of the volume shows the rich relationship between Prague and Dresden and the pan-European historical and cultural context around 1600 and the lesser known contacts between Augustus, the Elector of Saxony, and Wilhelm von Rosenberg. The individual, generally richly illustrated texts further map common interests relating to art, science, and culture and provide new knowledge of the transfer of artists between the two courts. The texts also document the exchange of scientific knowledge and emphasise the great importance of royal gifts.
First edition, German with English summary, 267 pages, colour illustrations, Praha 2017
ISBN 978-80-86890-24-1
Soupis památek uměleckých a historických v politickém okresu Český Krumlov. Svazek druhý: Český Krumlov. Edice nedokončeného rukopisu / Inventar der Historischen Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler im politische Bezirk Böhmisch Krumau
[Inventory of the Artistic and Cultural Heritage of the Administrative District of Český Krumlov. Volume Two: Český Krumlov. Critical edition of an unfinished manuscript]
František Mareš, Jan Sedláček
Jana Marešová (ed.)
The Artefactum publishing house is publishing, as part of the Fontes historium artium series, the fifth volume of the Inventory of the Artistic and Cultural Heritage in the Kingdom of Bohemia. This volume is devoted to heritage sites in the town of Český Krumlov. It was originally prepared for publication, as the second volume of the Inventory of the Artistic and Cultural Heritage of the Český Krumlov District, by the experienced pair of authors František Mareš and Jan Sedláček (Třeboňsko, 1910; Prachaticko, 1913). The critical edition of the manuscript itself is preceded by an introductory study devoted to the relatively long and complicated history of this volume. Its beginnings go back as far as 1898 and the manuscript ended up with Zdeněk Wirth in 1934. Thanks to his care, however, it was preserved in his estate, which passed into the hands of the Institute of Art History, Czech Academy of Sciences, in 1961.
In traditional manner, the introductory study is supplemented by brief profiles of the two original authors, a formal and textual analysis, notes on the editing of the manuscript, and a terminological glossary.
This critical edition of the Inventory is accompanied by extensive contemporary pictorial documentation, which had been prepared especially for the Inventory by the architect Jan Sedláček and the leading South Bohemian photographic studios of Josef Seidel and Josef Wolf.
The book is published in a bilingual, Czech-German version.
First edition, Czech/German, 1031 p., black and white illustrations, index of names and places, Prague 2017
ISBN 978-80-86890-06-7
Kostel sv. Hypolita ve Znojmě - Hradišti sv. Hypolita [Church of Saint Hippolyte in Znojmo – Hradišti sv. Hypolita (fortified settlement)]
Tomáš Valeš
This concise publication in the form of a pocket guide presents to the general public as well as professionals an overview of information on the structural development and artistic changes to the today predominantly Baroque complex of the Provost of the Knights of the Order of the Cross with a Red Star at Hradišti sv. Hypolita u Znojma. It also takes up the medieval past of the complex and briefly describes the neighbouring churches in Mašovice, Popice and Hodonice, associated with the exercise of patronage rights by the provost. An expert on southern Moravian Baroque art, Tomáš Valeš describes in a concise manner the history of the complex in a wider, social context with emphasis on the very valuable paintings by leading Baroque artists – Franz Anton Maulbertsch and Josef Winterhalder Junior. In conclusion, readers may even find references to important sources and literature that can be used for further study.
First edition, in Czech with English summary, 64 pp., colour illustrations, Prague 2017
ISBN 978-80-86890-21-0
Věda minulosti dnes [The science of the past today]
An essay on the publishing of earlier unpublished scholarly texts
Jiří Roháček – Kristina Uhlíková (eds.)
This article dedicated to the methodology for the publishing of earlier unpublished texts offers a variety of approaches to publication and arguments for their selection based on the experience of the authors of the texts from the publication projects Inventories of Historical and Artistic Monuments of the Interwar Archaeological Committee of the Academy of Sciences and the current project An Inventory of Cultural Monuments in the Liberec Region of the National Heritage Institute in Liberec, publication of files from the estate of the historians Zdeněk Kalista and Karel Kazbunda, and more general thoughts on the notion of publishing earlier unpublished scholarly texts today.
Fisrt edition, in Czech with English summary, 110 pp., colour illustrations, Prague 2017
ISBN 978-80-86890-12-8
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Instant Presence. Representing Art in Photography
Hana Buddeus, Vojtěch Lahoda, Katarína Mašterová (eds.)
Together with the digitisation of collections and the redefining of analogue archives, there has emerged a broad spectrum of new topics dealing with the fascinating subject matter of photography of art works. This results in unprecedented attention being paid to the various kinds of photographs housed in the photo libraries of art history institutions, the estates of art historians, artists and photographers, archives, museums or galleries, and reproduced in periodicals and publications on art history.
Published in honor of Josef Sudek (1896–1976), a Czech photographer otherwise famous for his photographs of the misty window of his studio, the present book brings together experts on the photography of art works from leading European and American institutions as well as curators and art historians who specialise in Sudek and his work. The breadth of scope of this photographer, for whom making reproductions of fine art was a source of livelihood, helps to open a number of important questions which explore various problems related to the photographic representation of art.
Texts: Hana Buddeus, Costanza Caraffa, Antonín Dufek, Sarah Hamill, Amy Hughes, Geraldine A. Johnson, Mariana Kubištová, Vojtěch Lahoda, Megan R. Luke, Katarína Mašterová, Jan Mlčoch, Hélène Pinet, Rolf Sachsse
First edition, in English, 319 pp., colour illustrations, name index, Praha 2017
ISBN 978-80-86890-09-8
Karel IV. a Emauzy [Charles IV and Emmaus]
Liturgy, Text, Image
Kateřina Kubínová a kol. (eds.)
This book summarises the newest findings on the foundation of the Emmaus Monastery Na Slovanech by Charles IV and the literary, especially Czech-language, production during the era of Charles IV. Slavists, musicologist, Bohemian scholars, literary scholars, and art historians, especially experts from the Czech Academy of Sciences, have contributed to the book with their texts. The texts are based on papers presented at a conference with the same title from June 2016.
First edition, in Czech with English summaries, 353 pp., colour illustrations, name index, Prague 2017
ISBN 978-80-86890-92-0
Cirkus pictus – zázračná krása a ubohá existence. Výtvarné umění a literatura 1800–1950[Cirkus pictus – Wondrous Beauty and a Miserable Existence. The Visual Arts and Literature 1800–1950]
Tomáš Winter, Pavla Machalíková, Stanislava Fedrová, Hanuš Jordan
The book documents reflections of the circus in the visual arts and literature from the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century, focusing on the subject as addressed in Czech art and literature and setting it within a wider context in and veyond Europe.
First edition, in Czech with English summary, 160 pp., colour illustrations, name index, Arbor vitae / GAVU Cheb / Artefactum, Prague 2017
ISBN 978-80-904534-7-0
Umění a tradice [Art and Tradition]
Pavla Machalíková – Tomáš Winter (eds.)
Almost every new artistic direction that emerges defines itself in relation to tradition, to a period just winding to a close or one long in the past, and to the artistic methods of that period. In the original sense of the word, tradition refers to something that is passed on and received. It is a body of customs, conventions, and habits (even in art). It is closely tied up with the notion of a ‘canon’, the existence of certain norms, and with what is given and accepted in the sense of an agreed and tested set of rules.
Authors: Tomáš Winter, Pavla Machalíková, Tomáš Koblížek, Pavla Cenková, Lucie Urbánková, Lenka Rychtářová, Eva Štědrová, Aleš Pospíšil, Zuzana Duchková, Markéta Peringerová, Vendula Hnídková, Lenka Hachlincová, Klára Soukupová
First edition, in Czech with English summary, 159 pp., colour illustrations, name index, Praha 2017
ISBN 978–80–86890–97-5
Věda a umění [Science and Art]
Sborník z 5. sjezdu historiků umění
Rostislav Švácha – Sabina Soušková – Anna Šubrtová (eds.)
The conference proceedings Science and Art are the fifth consecutive publication of the papers presented at the national conference of art historians under the auspices of the Czech Association of Art Historians. These proceedings offer readers the papers of most of the authors participating in the most recent meeting, which took place from 16 to 18 September 2015 at the Department of Art History in Olomouc. The five thematic areas, I. Art History as Science, “non-science” and “pseudo-science”; II. History of Art and the Science of the Human Mind Today; III. Scientific Discoveries and the Art of Old Masters; IV. Art History and Secret Sciences; V. Art Research, demonstrate how the participants of the meeting come to terms with the complexly defined relationship between art and science. The proceedings contain a total of 24 academic papers, including introductions by the heads of each section who describe the concepts and main theoretical basis of the texts. The objective of the publication is not to resolve all of the presented issues, but to promote open discussions on the position of science and art in the field of academic research as such.
The proceedings have been published at the Institute of Art History’s publishing house Artefactum with the support of the Department of Art History at the Faculty of Arts of Palacký University and the Czech Association of Art Historians.
Authors: Matthew Rampley, Jindřich Vybíral, Milena Bartlová, Ivan Foletti, Ondřej Hojda, Jakub Stejskal, Ladislav Kesner, Dominika Grygarová, Petr Adámek, Ivan Blecha, Ladislav Daniel, Lubomír Konečný, Martin Pavlíček, Markéta Hánová, Michaela Ramešová, Marie Rakušanová, Karel Císař, David Voda, Tomáš Winter, Tomáš Pospiszyl, Helena Čapková, Zuzana Štefková, Viktor Čech, Terezie Nekvindová, Pavel Sterec
First edition, in Czech with English summary, 283 pp., Praha 2017
ISBN 978–80–86890–99–9
Epigraphica & Sepulcralia 7
Fórum epigrafických a sepulkrálních studií [Forum for epigraphic and sepulchral studies]
Jiří Roháček (ed.)
A seventh volume in the series Epigraphica et Sepulcralia, with a concept as a periodical forum for epigraphic and sepulchral studies, and the aim of mapping out the current state of research in two disciplines that are in practice closely linked – sepulchral research and mediaeval and early modern epigraphy. It is intended that individual issues will deliberately include articles with various chronological, thematic, disciplinary, and methodological approaches, and contributions by leading Czech and international researchers together with a selection of high-quality articles by researchers from the rising generation. In the current publication, therefore, in addition to the proceedings from the meeting in 2015, further complementary articles are to be found as outlined above.
First edition, in Czech and English with English summaries, 347 pp., b/w illustration, Praha 2016
ISBN 978-80-86890-95-1
Šlechtická sídla ve stínu prezidentských dekretů [Aristocratic Residences in the Shadow of Presidential Decrees]
Kristina Uhlíková (ed.), Dita Jelínková Homolová, Jitka Císařová, Jan Uhlík
The publication is devoted to issues relating to the nationalisation of the property of the aristocracy in Czechoslovakia, the involvement of some aristocratic families or individuals in the Nazi movement, the fate of the stately homes belonging to these families at the end of the Second World War and immediately afterwards, the ways in which selected items of the furnishings from these stately homes found their way into various institutions, and the subsequent use made of them. The publication of the book is the result of a project under the National and Cultural Identity Programme (NAKI) entitled “Searching for the provenance of movable cultural assets nationalised in 1945 from citizens of German nationality in the region of northern Bohemia”. At the same time, the book will act as the catalogue for a mobile panel exhibition.
First edition, in Czech with English summary, 230 pp., b/w illustrations, Praha 2017
ISBN 978-80-86890-96-8
Památky Těšínského knížectví [The Artistic Heritage of the Duchy of Teschen]
Klára Mezihoráková (ed.)
The publication consists of a series of essays devoted to the artistic heritage of the region of the former Duchy of Teschen, which existed as an independent unit from the late 13th century until 1920, when it was divided up between Czechoslovakia and Poland. The texts, written by various Czech and Polish authors, deal with selected heritage features and artists connected with this territory, disregarding the borders that were later drawn and thus recalling the former integral nature of the region and its art-historical riches and specific elements. The authors focus on various features of the artistic heritage, including examples of architecture, sculpture, and painting, over a timespan ranging from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. The publication also includes articles on themes that are particularly characteristic of the Teschen region – wooden sacred architecture and late-19th- and early-20th-century Protestant churches. The book contains texts written in Czech and Polish with English summaries. The authors of the articles are: Irena Adamczyk, Teresa Dudek Bujarek, Przemysław A. Czernek, Ondřej Haničák, Michaela Hrčková, Ludmila Hůrková, Marek Kwaśny, Andrzej Kozieł, Žaneta Lechovičová, Klára Mezihoráková, Hana Myslivečková, Zdeněk R. Nešpor, David Pindur, Dalibor Prix, and Romana Rosová.
First edition, in Czech and Poland, English summary, 260 pp., color illustrations, name index, Praha 2016
ISBN 978-80-86890-93-7
Nespatříte hada / Not a Single Snake in Sight
Josef Čapek – František Hrubín – Jan Skácel – Miloslav Kabeláč
Pavla Machalíková – Tomáš Winter (edd.)
The world of children is a theme that had an uncommonly powerful impact on modern art. It was a focal interest of painter and writer Josef Čapek, whose works for children occupy a unique place in Czech culture. This theme moreover served as inspiration for other artists, such as poets František Hrubín and Jan Skácel, who forged their own creative path to the world of children. Their poetry collections Modré nebe (The Blue Sky, 1948) and Kam odešly laně (Where the Does Went, 1985) were inspired by motifs in Čapek’s drawings in which children are the subject matter and which were first published at a special exhibition in 1935. In 1950 composer Miloslav Kabeláč composed a cycle of children’s choruses that he titled Modré nebe (The Blue Sky), with the subtitle A Little Book of Children’s Songs Based on the Pictures of Josef Čapek and the Words of František Hrubín for Children’s Chorus and Piano.
Nespatříte hada (Not a Single Snake in Sight) explores these links. It delves into the more general questions that the world of children, art for children, and art by children opened up for modern Czech (and European) visual arts, literature, and music.
The creative approach that Čapek, Hrubín, Skácel, and Kabeláč adopted is unique evidence of multimedia inspirations in modern art, which remain relevant to the present day. In order to make use of the multimedia aspect in this publication, the book includes a CD with a recording of Kabeláč’s The Blue Sky, performed by Radost Children’s Choir, and recitations of Hrubín’s and Skácel’s verse by Disman’s Children’s Radio Ensemble.
First edition, bilingual publication, in Czech and English, 160 pp., colour illustrations, Praha 2016
ISBN 978-80-86890-88-3
Josef Sudek: V ateliéru / In the Studio
Vojtěch Lahoda, Katarína Mašterová (eds.)
Catalogue of the exhibition "Josef Sudek: In the Studio" (2. 12. 2016 – 27. 1. 2017, Věda a umění Gallery, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague). An intimately-conceived exhibition concluded the commemoration of the 120th-birthday anniversary and 40th-death anniversary of Czech photographer, Josef Sudek (1896–1976). The exhibition introduced Sudek's perspectival views into the studios of several Prague-based artists, including Josef Mařatka, Bohumil Kafka, František Zikmund, Emanuel Famíra, Josef Wagner, Hana Wichterlová, Vilém Plocek, Jiří Jaška, Ota Janeček and Andrej Bělocvětov. The exhibition displayed the new prints made by contemporary Czech photographer, Vlado Bohdan, from Sudek's original negatives. The negatives are part of the collection of the Institute of Art History of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
The catalogoue is published in a bilingual, Czech-English version.
First edition, in Czech / English, 37 pp., b/w illustrations, Praha 2016
ISBN 978-80-86890-89-0
Alchemy and Rudolf II. Exploring the Secrets of Nature in Central Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries
Ivo Purš – Vladimír Karpenko (eds.)
It is difficult to think of a theme in Bohemian and Central European history in the early modern age that is so popular and at the same time still today so little understood as that of the alchemy that is associated with the reign of the Emperor Rudolf II (1552–1612). The blame for this can by no means be laid solely at the door of the wellknown film from the early 1950s, for it only took over the oversimplified picture of “Rudolfine alchemy” as it was developed in Czech and German historiography in the 19th century and the first half of the 20th. This picture mixed legends with facts that could be historically documented, and which were consequently frequently interpreted incorrectly. It was not until the 1970s that the situation started to change, when a renewed interest in Mannerism and Rudolfine art led historians to examine other areas of Rudolfine culture, and therefore alchemy, too, which was a significant part of that culture. This interest was naturally accompanied by historians looking at alchemy itself in a different way, no longer seeing it simply as a predecessor of modern chemistry – and thus as a subject reserved for the specialised history of science – and starting to study it as a complex and significant cultural-historical and social phenomenon connected with other disciplines, technologies, and areas of the life of society, including not only medicine, mining and metallurgy, but also religion, visual art, and the representation of the nobility.
This publication deals both with activities that were directly supported by the Emperor Rudolf II, and also those that developer in the broader social circle connected with the imperial court. This extended beyond the Czech lands to take in Austria and many parts of the Holy Roman Empire. The theme under consideration is primarily delimited by the period of the reign of Rudolf II, from 1576 to 1612, but for a proper understanding of the context it is also essential to refer to the development of alchemical research in Central Europe roughly from the beginning of the 16th century, and it is likewise important to follow its repercussions in the 17th century.
Second edition, first english edition, 869 pp., index of names, Praha 2016
ISBN 978–80–86890–85–2
Kostel sv. Alberta v Třinci [The Church of St. Albert in Třinec]
Klára Mezihoráková
The brochure The Church of St. Albert in Třinec is the latest in the series of publications in the series Monumenta Bohemiae et Moraviae, the principal aim of which is to present interesting artistic heritage sites to a broader public. The Church of St. Albert, together with other buildings such as the priest’s house and the sacristan’s house, forms an integral complex situated on a small hill overlooking the Moravia Steel works. The entire complex is the work of the prominent architect Albin Theodor Prokop (1838-1916), and a large amount of documentation relating to the plans for the buildings has been preserved. Some of these plans are now being published for the first time. Other features of this slim volume include high-quality up-to-date photos and a ground plan of the church with captions to provide orientation for visitors to the building.
1. edition, Czech, 51 pp., colour ilustrations, Praha 2016
ISBN 978-80-86890-87-6
Architektura středověkých klášterů dominikánek v Čechách a na Moravě [The architecture of the Gothic cloisters of the Dominican nuns in Bohemia and Moravia]
Klára Mezihoráková
The theme of the book is the mediaeval architecture of the convents of Dominican nuns in Bohemia and Moravia. Until now there had been no comprehensive monograph devoted to the convents of this female order, in spite of the fact that it was an important phenomenon in the mediaeval period – by the mid-14th century nine convents of Dominican nuns had been founded in the Czech lands, a relatively large number. The book concentrates on the architecture of the order that is still in existence, which today consists of only two complexes – the former convent of St. Catherine in Olomouc and the former convent of St. Anne in the Old Town district of Prague. These convents have in-depth chapters devoted to them in the book, which outline the history and architectural development of their buildings, in particular the two churches, which have been preserved as relatively integral Gothic constructions and are thus important examples of the mediaeval architecture of this Mendicant order. But the convents that no longer exist are not neglected, and the emphasis is on placing the entire group of Bohemian and Moravian convents in the context of the architecture of religious orders in Central Europe. An important motif followed in the text is the issue of specific adaptations to the construction of the convent buildings and churches of Dominican nuns, reflecting the requirement of strict enclosure for the sisters, and questions relating to the functions of the individual rooms.
First edition, Czech, English and German summaries, 223 p., color illustrations, index of names and places, Praha 2016
ISBN 978-80-86890-82-1
Slovanský klášter Karla IV. Zbožnost, umění, vzdělanost [The Slavonic Monastery of Charles IV. Piety, Art, and Learning]
Klára Benešovská, Václav Čermák, Kateřina Kubínová, Tomáš Slavický, Lukáš Matoušek
The publication has been issued to accompany the exhibition with the same title that is being held in the Emmaus Monastery from 6 May to 21 November 2016 to mark the 700th anniversary of the birth of Charles IV. The Slavonic Monastery, today known as the Emmaus Monastery, is one of the most important church foundations of this monarch. The first part of the publication is devoted to the founding of the monastery and in particular to the Slavonic literature it produced up to the time of the Hussite wars and its influence on Czech and Croatian literature. The following section presents the Emmaus cycle, a collection of wall paintings from around the year 1370, which was painted in the cloister of the monastery and the adjoining chapel. The third part describes the architecture of the monastery and the monastery church. Right at the end of the book the eventful story of the fortunes of this foundation of Charles IV from the 15th century to the early 21st century is related. The texts included in the book are based on the most recent specialist research and are intended for both specialist readers and for the general public.
The book is published in a bilingual, Czech-English version.
First edition, czech / english, 130 p., colour illustrations, Praha 2016
ISBN 978–80–86890–84–5
Epigraphica & Sepulcralia 6
Fórum epigrafických a sepulkrálních studií [Forum for epigraphic and sepulchral studies]
Jiří Roháček (ed.)
A sixth volume in the series Epigraphica et Sepulcralia, with a concept as a periodical forum for epigraphic and sepulchral studies, and the aim of mapping out the current state of research in two disciplines that are in practice closely linked – sepulchral research and mediaeval and early modern epigraphy. It is intended that individual issues will deliberately include articles with various chronological, thematic, disciplinary, and methodological approaches, and contributions by leading Czech and international researchers together with a selection of high-quality articles by researchers from the rising generation. In the current publication, therefore, in addition to the proceedings from the meeting in 2012 and 2013, further complementary articles are to be found as outlined above.
First edition, in Czech, Slovak, English, with English and German summary, 525 p.,b/w illustration, Praha 2015
ISBN 978-80-86890-83-8
Krajina – sídlo – obraz: romantický řád Jiřího Jana Buquoye [Landscape – Residence – Image: Georg Johann Buquoy´s Romantic Order]
Petra Trnková (ed.)
This monograph by a collective of experts is the final publication of the project “Renewing the Buquoy Cultural Landscape”, and brings together the results of five years of meticulous research into the pictorial and written sources relating to the artistic and cultural circle of the Buquoy family in the 18th and 19th centuries. The central theme of the book is the figure of Count Georg Johann Heinrich Buquoy and his activities as a patron of the arts in Bohemia in the mid-19th century, with a particular focus on his interests in the fields of landscaping, architecture, collecting, his own artistic work, and pictorial documentation. Considerable attention is devoted to the broader thematic and territorial context of his patronage of the arts, with the important contribution of the two previous generations being taken into account.
Based on many examples, the book demonstrates that Count Buquoy’s enthusiasm for the contemporary ideals of romanticism and historicism, and his endeavours to give a real form to these ideals, went far beyond the usual, virtually obligatory, artistic interests of members of his social class. Through his inputs into shaping the landscape in the Nové Hrady region (whether in terms of ideas or of finance), his ingenious concept for the Rožmberk Castle Museum, and his long-term systematic efforts to document the gradual changes in romantic and historical styles on his estates, he represented a quite unique phenomenon in the field of the arts patronage of his day in a broader Central European context.
The content of the book reflects the structure and phases of the overall research, and also the research priorities of the individual members of the collective of authors:
1/ Martin Krummholz: The Theresian Valley and the romantic vision of Georg Johann Buquoy
2/ Petr Šámal: Art as a family tradition. Georg Johann Buquoy in the context of aristocratic dilettantism
3/ Petra Trnková: Knights, pilgrims, tourists, archaeologists, and antique dealers on the Rožmberk estate
4/ Petr Šámal: Painters, draughtsmen, and graphic artists in the service of Georg Johann Buquoy
5/ Jan Ivanega: The Buquoys between Prague, Vienna, Červený Hrádek and Nové Hrady
The book is published in a bilingual, Czech-English version.
First edition, czech/english, 296 p., colour illustrations, index of names, Praha 2015
ISBN 978-80-86890-80-7
Knihovna arcivévody Ferdinanda II. Tyrolského [The Library of Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol]
Ivo Purš – Hedvika Kuchařová (edd.)
An exceptionally important source for the history of the Czech lands in the early modern age (and one that has hitherto not been examined in detail) is the library of Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol (1529–1595), who was Vice-Regent in the Kingdom of Bohemia in the years 1547–1563. The Archduke’s library was most probably first established in Prague Castle. After 1567, when Ferdinand became ruler in Tyrol, the library was installed and further extended in Ambras chateau near Innsbruck. Later the contents of the library became scattered and the only sources that give us an idea of its original extent are an inventory of Ferdinand’s estate from the year 1596 and an inventory of five hundred manuscripts that were transferred from Ambras to Vienna in 1665.
This collective monograph is the result of the grant project “Research into the Library of Ferdinand of Tyrol: Cultural History and Art History Aspects” (part of the “Support for Targeted Research Projects” programme of the Grant Agency of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, no. 1QS800330501), which operated in 2005–2008. The monograph consists of two volumes. The first one contains descriptive and analytical texts devoted to the thematic groups represented in the library. A separate chapter deals with the manuscripts kept in the library among the printed works and in the Kunstkammer. Other texts are devoted to the chronological, geographical, and linguistic provenance of the printed works, and to the works dedicated to the owner of the library. The monograph culminates in a chapter devoted to Ferdinand’s library in the context of 16th-century Bohemian and Austrian libraries. The second volume is a catalogue containing all the identified data and descriptions of the individual printed and manuscript works. Both volumes are supplemented by a pictorial appendix. Particularly in the case of the second volume, this appendix considerably enhances the documentary aspect of the publication because of its size.
First edition, Czech with German summary, 2 volumes, 1384 pages, illustrations, pictorial appendix, index of names, Praha 2015
ISBN 978–80–86890–72–2 (first volume), ISBN 978–80–86890–73–9 (second volume), ISBN (for both volumes) 978–80–86890–74–6
Vinzenz Luksch, Topographie der historischen und kunst-Denkmale im politischen Bezirke Leitmeritz, Teil I., Stadt Leitmeritz / Soupis historických a uměleckých památek v politickém okresu Litoměřice, Díl I., Město Litoměřice [Inventory of the Historical and Artistic Monuments in the Administrative District of Litoměřice, Part I, The Town of Litoměřice]
Kristina Uhlíková, Jana Chadimová, Martin Barus (edd.)
This is the fourth volume in the series of critical editions of manuscripts of Inventories of Historical and Artistic Monuments, which were prepared as part of a joint project by the Archaeological Commission of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts and the Society for the Promotion of German Science, Art, and Literature in the Czech Lands. The author of this art-historical topography for Litoměřice, compiled in the fi rst two decades of the 20th century, was the local canon, church historian, and conserver of listed monuments, Vinzenz Luksch.
The book is published in a bilingual German-Czech form, and the critical edition of the original text is preceded by an extensive introductory study.
First edition, German/Czech, 486 p., black-and-white illustrations, index of names and places, Praha 2015
ISBN 8788086890791
Colloredo-Mansfeldský palác na Starém Městě pražském [The Colloredo-Mansfeld Palace in the Old Town district of Prague]
Pavel Vlček
This small publication in pocket-guide format offers both specialists and the broader lay public a summary of current knowledge about the development of the construction of this important Baroque palace in Prague’s Old Town and the changes it has gone through. In the compact text Professor Pavel Vlček, a specialist in Baroque architecture, gives a meticulous and detailed description of the history of the building in a broad historical and social context, provides an analysis of the function and style of the palace, and at the end takes the reader on a clearly-structured tour of the building. The book includes references to the most important sources and literature, which can be used for further study by those interested.
First edition, Czech, 67 p., colour illustrations, Prague 2015
ISBN 978-80-86890-68-5
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Setkávání [Encounters]
Studie o středověkém umění věnované Kláře Benešovské [Essays on Mediaeval Art Dedicated to Klára Benešovská]
Jan Chlíbec – Zoë Opačić (edd.)
The aim of this collection of texts is to present mediaeval art from various viewpoints in all its breadth, richness, and variety. It contains essays on mediaeval architecture, sculpture, panel painting, wall painting, book illumination, and artistic craftwork. The texts do not deal just with Czech subjects, but cover European mediaeval culture across a broad geographical spectrum over a period of several centuries. In addition to Czech and Slovak researchers, texts have been contributed to the book by leading scholars from France, Germany, Switzerland, England, Poland, and Hungary. The keystone connecting all these research efforts is the person of Klára Benešovská, an outstanding mediaevalist, in particular in the field of mediaeval architecture, and also an untiring organiser of academic life, who can take credit for the spread of knowledge of Czech mediaeval art in European specialist circles as well. The book contains a wealth of illustrations, an extensive index, a complete bibliography of Klára Benešovská, and English summaries of the essays.
First edition, Czech, Slovak, English, German, Italian, and French, with English summaries, 343 p., colour illustrations, Prague 2015
ISBN 978-80-86890-75-3
Rembrandtova tramvaj
Kubismus, tradice a „jiné“ umění
Tomáš Winter (ed.)
First edition, in Czech, english summary, 183 p., colour illustrations, Západočeská galerie v Plzni / Artefactum 2015
ISBN 978-80-86890-76-0
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Seňorita Franco a Krvavý pes [Senorita Franco and the Bloody Hound]
Malíř, karikaturista a ilustrátor Antonín Pelc (1895–1967) [The Painter, Cartoonist and Illustrator Antonín Pelc (1895–1967)]
Anna Pravdová, Tomáš Winter (eds.)
First edition, in Czech, english summary, index of names and places, 467 s., colour illustrations, Prague, National Gallery / Artefactum 2015
ISBN 978-80-86890-69-2
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Figure & Lettering
Sepulchral Sculpture of the Jagiellonian Period in Bohemia
Jan Chlíbec - Jiří Roháček
This first publication to map out sepulchral sculpture during the period of the rule of the Jagiellon dynasty, which is undoubtedly one of the pre-eminent periods in Czech art history, contributes towards an overall view of the artistic culture of this era through a survey of a specific field of sculpture from the art-historical and epigraphic viewpoint. Working from the example of the relatively small and exclusive group of artefacts, it examines the extent to which the significance of that age is projected into the inscriptions that have been preserved. The relevance and interest of this question is further accentuated by the fact that the second half of the 15th century and the first half of the 16th is, from the point of view of Central European, and naturally Czech, epigraphy, a period that represents in many respects a turning point.
Although the collection of works that are studied has been preserved only in fragmentary state, the individual artefacts testify to the social status of the people who commissioned them, their religious convictions, cultural level, and artistic sensitivity, and also to the linguistic usage of the historical period under review. The text, which includes art-historical and epigraphic studies and a detailed catalogue of artefacts, also covers sepulchral sculptures that were created outside the historical framework of the Jagiellon dynasty (1471–1526). One reason for this is the continuity of production of some conservative sculptural workshops and the types of funeral monuments manufactured there, which extended beyond the delimiting dates of the period. The trends that would be followed in the succeeding era are indicated by the tomb of Vojtěch of Pernštejn, combining the traditional artistic approach with an Italian-style portrait of more refined form. Each of the 25 catalogue entries is accompanied by four illustrations.
ENGLISH EDITION.
Second edition, in English, 348 p., black-and-white illustrations, index of names and subjects, Prague 2014
ISBN 9-788086-890678
Epigraphica & Sepulcralia 5
Fórum epigrafických a sepulkrálních studií [Forum for epigraphic and sepulchral studies]
Jiří Roháček (ed.)
A fifth volume in the series Epigraphica et Sepulcralia, with a concept as a periodical forum for epigraphic and sepulchral studies, and the aim of mapping out the current state of research in two disciplines that are in practice closely linked – sepulchral research and mediaeval and early modern epigraphy. It is intended that individual issues will deliberately include articles with various chronological, thematic, disciplinary, and methodological approaches, and contributions by leading Czech and international researchers together with a selection of high-quality articles by researchers from the rising generation. In the current publication, therefore, in addition to the proceedings from the tenth meeting zasedání Longius aut propius, mors sua quemque manet held in Prague on 31 October – 2 November 2012, further complementary articles are to be found as outlined above.
First edition, in Czech, Slovak, English, summaries in English and Czech, 410 p., black-and-white illustrations, Prague 2014
ISBN 978-80-86890-66-1
Hvězda
Arcivévoda Ferdinand Tyrolský a jeho letohrádek v evropském kontextu [The Archduke Ferdinand of Tyrol and his “Star” Summer Palace in a European Context]
Ivan Prokop Muchka, Ivo Purš, Sylva Dobalová, Jaroslava Hausenblasová
The Hvězda [Star] Renaissance summer palace is one of the symbols of Prague. The collective of researchers under the direction of Ivan Prokop Muchka emphasises that the unusual form of the Hvězda Summer Palace and the exceptional artistic quality of its stucco decoration surpass anything that can be found in Czech or European hunting lodges. The authors of the book have placed the Hvězda Summer Palace in the context of Habsburg “leisure” architecture, but also in the context of European architecture. The universal idea of a building intended for seasonal relaxation in a green environment runs virtually unchanged throughout the whole of the early modern age; however, it takes on various concrete forms in diverse architectural projects. Among the specific features of the Prague summer palace that are analysed in detail in the text are the six-pointed star ground plan, the surprisingly monumental character of the building, its seemingly pointless fortress-like character, the extremely demanding technical nature of the roof, and the multisemantic yet playful iconography of the white stucco reliefs in the interior, evoking ancient Rome. In the same way, the game preserve surrounding the building (which already in Renaissance times was embellished by laying out wide avenues intersecting in the form of a star) is interpreted by the authors as an important element helping to create the character of the Hvězda. A key role in the construction of the summer palace was played by the Vice-Regent in Prague, Ferdinand II of Tyrol (1529–1595), who commissioned the building and was its “inventor”. His role at the court, humanist nature, and open social lifestyle all influenced the cultural environment in the places where he lived. The Hvězda Summer Palace was intended to make an impact with its artistic features, captivate the minds of viewers, appeal to their sense of beauty, and at the same time be used for sporting activities. The wealth of motifs and ideas that may have inspired the artists who decorated it are portrayed in the superb pictorial documentation of the book. The new photos of the stucco decoration of the Hvězda are the work of Vlado Bohdan.
First edition, in Czech, English summary, 569 p., colour illustrations, hardback, Praha 2014
ISBN 978-80-86890-65-4
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Tencalla I-II
Barokní nástěnná malba v českých zemích [Baroque Ceiling Painting in Czech Lands]
Martin Mádl (ed.)
This two-volume art-historical study devoted to the painters Carpoforo Tencalla (1623–1685) and his younger cousin and pupil Giacomo Tencalla (1644–1689) came into being as part of a programme focusing on the documentation of and research into 17th- and 18th-century ceiling paintings in the Czech lands, which is being developed by the Institute of Art History, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, in collaboration with other institutions in the Czech Republic and elsewhere.
The first volume of the book includes essays dealing with the lives of the two artists, describing those who commissioned their work, examining the character of their work as painters, and considering within broader contexts the nature of the commissions that these painters were involved in. Other artists who worked with these fresco painters on extensive representative projects are referred to in excursuses. The first volume also includes a select list of the written sources that refer to the life and work of the two Tencallas and their activity in Bohemia and Moravia.
The second volume contains a catalogue of the ceiling paintings that the Tencallas created in Moravia and Bohemia. The catalogue is divided into fourteen separate chapters focusing on individual projects, and includes all the cycles of wall and ceiling paintings by both artists in what is today the Czech Republic which we know of, both those that have been preserved and those that have not survived but are recorded in archive sources. It provides information on the chateau in Náměšť nad Oslavou, the buildings in the Flover gardens in Kroměříž, the Archbishop’s Palace in Olomouc, the pilgrimage church of the Visitation on the Holy Hill (Svatý Kopeček) near Olomouc, the chateaus in Roudnice nad Labem, Lnáře, Troja, and Libochovice, and other sacred and secular buildings in Bohemia and Moravia. The catalogue also includes paintings which, while not the work of either Carpoforo or Giacomo Tencalla, were created as an integral part of a broader thematic programme in the buildings discussed.
The authors of the texts are Marjeta Ciglenečki, Polona Vidmar, Radka Miltová, Andrea Rousová, Radka Tibitanzlová, Jana Zapletalová, Herbert Karner, Petr Maťa, Pavel Zahradník, Martin Halata, Petr Macek, Sylva Dobalová, Martin Krummholz and Martin Mádl.
First edition, in Czech, English summary, 499 + 647 p., colour illustrations, index of names and places, Praha 2012–2013
ISBN 978-80-86890-60-6
De sacris imaginibus
Patroni, malíři a obrazy předbělohorské Prahy [Patrons, Paintiers and Images in Prague before the Battle of White Mountain]
Michal Šroněk
The publication focuses primarily on Catholic pictorial culture in the Prague milieu in the period before the Battle of the White Mountain, and the most important patrons, artists, and places for which the paintings were intended. In the book, paintings are regarded as a medium which, in a society divided by confessional allegiances, played a role of external representation, and in some cases a didactic role, within the Catholic community, serving as an instrument of self-identification. The second part of the work deals with the attitude of Catholics towards non-Catholic culture in the country shortly after the defeat of the uprising by the estates in 1620 and in the period in which the Catholic Counter-Reformation was launched.
First edition, in Czech, English summary, 175 p., colour illustrations, index of name and places, Praha 2013
ISBN 978-80-86890-63-0
Sphaera octava I-IV
Mýty a věda o hvězdách [Myths and Science of Stars]
Alena Hadravová
The first Czech translation of Pseudo-Hyginus’s Myths offers to readers a rich factographic material on Greek mythology. This text has form of scholia of unknown Roman author from the 1st or 2nd century A.D. from an unpreserved Hyginus’s work written at the break of the era. The Myths were later a favorite source of artists’s inspiration.
Hyginus’s On Astronomy from the break of era is a summary of ancient (old Greek) ideas on origins of constellations based on different literary sources, however, it is also a kind of a star catalogue in a prose. This work significantly influenced artist’s imagination of the appearance of constellations till the early-modern epoch as well as the medieval reception of the ancient science on constellations. The first Czech translation is accompanied with the first translation of Pseudo-Eratosthenes’s work Catasterismi and also with a reprint of Radislav Hošek’s translation of Aratos’s Phaenomena. Both these works were older sources for Hyginus.
On the base of medieval scholia with excerpts from Hyginus’s work on astronomy as well as from his predecessors, Michael Scotus wrote his treatise on constellations (De signis) at the Sicilian court of the Emperor Frederick II around 1220. The third volume of the tetralogy provides a transcription and Czech translation of an anonymous Latin treatise dependent on the Michael’s text. This tractate is written in a manuscript saved now in Prague, National Library XXVI A 3, around the year 1405. The edition is accompanied by Czech translation and by an extended illustrated study on the iconography of constellations from antiquity to early-modern epoch as well as by a study on the iconography of planets, written by the historian of arts Lenka Panušková.
The Premyslid celestial globe (saved now in Bernkastel-Kues) is supposed to be a part of a collection of astronomical instruments and manuscripts of Czech Kings Premysl Ottakar II or Wenceslas II in the 13th century. Results of an interdisciplinary cooperation of classical philologist and astrophysicist show, that the origin of the unique instrument could be connected with the environment of the Hohenstaufen court of Frederick II on Sicily. The globe is the oldest preserved celestial globe of Christian Europe. It continues directly in the ancient tradition and it is constructed with an extraordinary precision according to Ptolemy’s coordinates of stars and his prescriptions on globe making. The volume is completed with an edition and Czech translation of Latin version of al-Sufi’s Catalogue of Fixed Stars (ms. Prague, Strahov DA II 13), in which the Ptolemy’s catalogue was known to the medieval science.
1. Pseudo-Hyginus: Myths (Fabulae)
2. Gaius Iulius Hyginus: On astronomy (De astronomia)
3. Medieval Treatises on Constellations
4. Catalogues of Stars and Premyslid Celestial Globe
First edition, in Czech, 1208 p., colour illustrations, hardback, Praha, Academia / Artefactum 2013
ISBN (Artefactum) 978-80-86890-56-9
Kostel sv. Vavřince v Jablonném v Podještědí [The Church of St. Lawrence in Jablonné v Podještědí]
Pavel Vlček
This small publication in pocket-guide format is aimed at the broadest possible lay public, but also at specialist readers. In the compact text the expert on Baroque architecture Pavel Vlček presents information about the former sacred buildings of the mediaeval Dominican monastery and church that preceded the monumental Baroque building of the monastery and pilgrimage church of St. Lawrence and the Dominican convent and also, in particular, a detailed description of the construction and later fate of Hildebrandt’s famous church, observed against the background of historical circumstances and the architectural context. The history of the building is covered down to the present day. In conclusion, there are passages devoted to the artistic furnishings of the church, and there is also a brief “hagiography” of St. Zdislava and a bibliography referring those who are interested to sources representing various points of view.
First edition, in Czech, 55 p., colour illustrations, Praha 2014
ISBN 978-80-86890-50-0
Libellus Amicorum Beket Bukovinská
Lubomír Konečný – Lubomír Slavíček (edd.)
An important work published by the Institute of Art History, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, in 2013 is an extensive festschrift prepared to mark the occasion of the 70th birthday of Beket Bukovinská, an internationally acclaimed specialist on art handicraft in the time of the Emperor Rudolf II and on the Emperor’s Kunstkammer. Contributions were made to the festschrift by researchers coming from both the Czech Republic (in addition to the two editors, Polana Bregantová, Sylva Dobalová, Eliška Fučíková, Charlotta Kotíková, Vojtěch Lahoda, Martin Mádl, Ivan Muchka, Ivo Purš, Štěpán Vácha, Hana Seifertová, and Petr Wittlich) and from other countries (Günter Irmscher, Lars Olof Larsson, Dorothy Limouze, Sergius Michalski, Jürgen Müller, Madelon Simons, Ilja Veldman, Thea Vignau-Wilberg, and Jürgen Zimmer). All the articles are related to the age of the Emperor Rudolf II and the art of that time, so that, in contrast to Festschrifts that provide a cross-section of different periods and themes, it can be anticipated that this volume will become an organic part of the basic literature for future Rudolfine research.
First edition, in Czech, English and Germany with an Czech and English summary, 335 p., black-and-white and colour illustrations, Praha 2013
ISBN 978-80-86890-62-3
Krematorium v procesu sekularizace českých zemí 20. století [The Crematorium in the Process of Secularisation in the Czech Lands in the Twentieth Century]
Ideové, stavební a typologické proměny [Changes in Ideas, Construction, and Typology]
Markéta Svobodová
The focus of interest of the author is the history of the architectural type of the crematorium, the ideas underlying it, and its presentation in a broader historical context. The text represents the first comprehensive view of issues relating to the emergence of crematoria and the cremation movement in the Czech lands from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 21st in the context of the process of secularisation of the whole of society. Crematoria are among the modern construction types whose emergence is closely linked with the advancement of civic non-confessional rights. The first designs were initiated by associations that were established for the purpose of propagating cremation and originated directly from, or built on the activities of, other societies or organisations propagating the secularisation of society. The author points out the interconnection between the cremation associations and the new buildings, reflected in particular on the symbolic level, for the shock of the modern funeral method was overcome by means of an ideological programme.
First edition, in Czech with an English summary, 182 pp., black-and-white illustrations, Praha 2013
ISBN 978–80–86890–51–7
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Od kabaly k Titaniku [From the Cabbala to the Titanic]
Deset studií nejen z dějin umění [Ten Art-Historical (and Other) Studies]
Lubomír Konečný – Anna Rollová – Rostislav Švácha (edd.)
This small volume contains ten studies of various formats on a variety of themes by authors of different generations. Its aim is not to analyse a specific issue or theme, but to present the variety of interests in contemporary art history and the varied spectrum of approaches to works of art. The publication therefore goes beyond the usual framework of art-historical work and endeavours to provide the reader with a more profound insight into the scholarly process of acquiring knowledge – in particular (though not only) in cases where a work of art and the issues relating to it give rise to a variety of responses in related disciplines, such as sociology, philosophy, history, and literature. Some studies present somewhat unexpected “close encounters of the third kind” – between poetry and science or the fine arts and film; others reconstruct the social context of works of art; while others “theorise” about their form.
First edition, in Czech with an English summary, 255 p., black-and-white and colour illustrations, Praha 2013
ISBN 978–80–86890–58–6
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In puncto religionis
Konfesní dimenze předbělohorské kultury Čech a Moravy [Confessional Dimensions of the Culture of Bohemia and Moravia in the Period before the Battle of the White Mountain]
Michal Šroněk – Kateřina Horníčková (edd.)
This collection of studies on the pre-Reformation and Reformation culture of Bohemia and Moravia deals with the issue of the confessional culture of Bohemia and Moravia in the late Middle Ages and the early modern age. It presents the issue of confessional art through individual in-depth analytical studies of individual works or groups of works. A substantial part of the work is devoted to the visual arts, but it also considers liturgical music and architecture. A positive feature of the publication is that it examines the works produced by various confessional tendencies and places them next to each other, thus allowing the reader a comparative view of the theme being studied. The work is divided into three thematic sections, dealing with (1) general aspects of the study of Reformation culture in the Czech lands, (2) analyses of individual phenomena or fields of Reformation art, and (3) the question of tolerance and intolerance, as it is projected into specific works of art.
First edition, in Czech with an English summary, 264 p., black-and-white and colour illustrations, Praha 2013
ISBN 978–80–86890–57–9
Karl Friedrich Kühn, Verzeichnis der kunstgeschichtlichen und historischen Denkmale im Landkreis Friedland [Karl Friedrich Kühn: Inventory of the Historical and Artistic Monuments in the Administrativ District of Friedland]
Edice nedokončeného rukopisu [Transcription of an unfinished manuscript]
Kristina Uhlíková (ed.)
This book represents the third art-historical topography of the Czech lands that was not published at the time. It was originally compiled to have been issued in recent years (now essentially as a historical source) in the series Fontes Historiae Artium. While the fi rst two volumes, describing art-historical heritage sites in the Pardubice and Ledeč districts, were prepared by their authors for the Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts, the Friedland (Frýdlant) district, like most of the Sudeten German regions, was originally intended for publication by the Deutsche Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften und Künste für die Tschechoslowakische Republik. Kühn’s listing of the heritage sites in the Friedland region is of a very high scholarly standard, due to the education, longstanding practice in monument conservation, and extensive research experience of the author. The quality of the text and the unique record it provides of the state of art-historical monuments before the widespread devastation of the last 60 years are perhaps suffi cient reason for publishing this manuscript, which, in view of the tragic fate of its author, was preserved almost by a miracle.
First edition, in German with a Czech introduction, 351 p., black-and-white illustrations, Praha 2013
ISBN 978–80–86890–59–3
Buquoyský Rožmberk [Rožmberk Under the Buquoys]
Vizuální kultura šlechtického sídla v období romantického historismu [The visual culture of an aristocratic residence in the period of romantic historicism]
Jan Ivanega – Petr Šámal – Petra Trnková
The book Rožmberk Under the Buquoys examines an important stage in the construction history of Rožmberk Castle in the early modern period and also the lives and artistic patronage of the owners of the estate at that time, in particular Georg Johann Heinrich Buquoy (1814–1882). On the basis of a study of the written sources and recently discovered pictorial ones, the work describes the salient circumstances surrounding the creation of the “Castle Museum” in the mid-19th century, which was intended not only to celebrate the history of the Longueval de Buquoy family, but also to present an extensive collection of artefacts and antique items to the broad public. Essential parts of the very comprehensive conception of Georg Johann Heinrich Buquoy, who commissioned the work, included architectural alterations to the castle complex and its surroundings, assembling furniture and arranging for the decoration, and also ongoing pictorial documentation. Those involved in this work included not only local artists abut also others who were based elsewhere, especially in the Austrian metropolis. The aim of the book is not to provide an exhaustive description of this very lively construction and artistic activity in Rožmberk in the period from the 1840s to the 1860s, but rather to draw attention to a whole series of noteworthy facts which add to and in many ways expand what we knew about Rožmberk Castle until now. Today we can see it to a large extent in the form that the first visitors in the 1850s had the opportunity to become familiar with.
The book is part of the project “Renewing the Buquoy Cultural Landscape: Saving a moveable cultural heritage as the basis for renewing the memory of a site and a cultural identity”.
First edition, in Czech with an English summary, 143 pp., coloured illustrations, Praha 2013
ISBN 978-80-86890-48-7
Buquoyské Nové Hrady [Nové Hrady under the Buquoys]
Počátky krajinných parků v Čechách [The Beginnings of Landscape Parks in Bohemia]
Martin Krummholz
This publication by Martin Krummholz outlines the story of patronage by the Buquoy family in the second half of the eighteenth century and the nineteenth century, the main protagonists of which were Terezie Buquoyová-Paarová (1746–1818) and her great-nephew Jiří Jan Buquoy (1814–1882). The important Buquoy foundation for supporting the landscape park in Terezie Valley is analysed and situated in a broader geographical and cultural-social framework. Other seats of the Buquoy family are then examined, in the context of a network of residences – in addition to Nové Hrady, especially Červený Hrádek in Northern Bohemia, their summer house in the Bubeneč district of Prague, and their palace in Vienna. Thanks to a number of new insights and connections that have been discovered, the Buquoy foundations and the family’s activities as collectors and patrons take on European dimensions. The book is lavishly illustrated with reproductions of materials from the holdings of the following institutions: the Institute of Art History, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic; the České Budějovice regional branch of the National Heritage Institute; and the State Regional Archives in Třeboň. Nearly all this iconographic and archive material is hitherto unknown. The book has been published to accompany the exhibition “The Buquoy Landscape in Nové Hrady”.
First edition, Czech, summary in English, 152 p., colour illustrations, Prague 2012
ISBN 978-80-86890-44
Tvary, formy, ideje [Shapes, Forms, Ideas]
Studie a eseje k dějinám a teorii architektury [Studies and essays on the history and theory of architecture]
Taťána Petrasová – Marie Platovská (eds.)
The seventeen original texts assembled here as a tribute to the prominent Czech architectural historian and theorist Rostislav Švácha (* 1952) are linked by three themes that recur in his work. “Shapes” refers to his book Lomené, hranaté a obloukové tvary. Česká kubistická architektura 1911–1923 [Pointed, Square, and Arched Shapes. Czech Cubist Architecture 1911–1923] (2000), which reflects his interest in the classic figures of art history and in the psychology of shape. Rostislav Švácha’s reflections on space which is also a specific form and idea follows an intellectual line leading from a purely formal, stylistic interpretation to a deeper understanding of the ideas underlying works of art. The studies examine themes that he deals with in his work, and also his unmistakable method, consisting in the combination of formal interpretation with questions of the moral quality of architectural work. This interpretation of shapes and forms provides the background for the selection of texts by a number of prominent colleagues and pupils of Rostislav Švácha presented in this volume. Similar opinions to his can be found in Kenneth Frampton’s interpretation of the urbanistic megaform, Monika Platzer’s interest in the non-canonical use of the architectural forms of classical Modernism, Brutalism, and High-tech style in neighbouring Austria, or Henrieta Moravčíková’s contribution on Slovak Brutalism in the 1960s. The attraction and centrifugal force of Švácha’s themes are superbly represented by studies by Vojtěch Lahoda on the problem of architectural form in sculpture and by Jindřich Vybíral, whose methodological reflections on writing biographies of artists are a self-ironic reflection on the discipline. The contributions and themes chosen by Švácha’s youngest collaborators Richard Biegel, Hubert Guzik, Martin Horáček, Ludmila Hůlková, and Ivana Panochová show that powerful personalities are capable of training people who are like themselves.
First edition, Czech, English, summary in English, 350 p., black-and-white illustrations, Prague 2012
ISBN 978-80-86890-47-0
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Epigraphica et Sepulcralia 4
Fórum epigrafických a sepulkrálních studií [Forum for epigraphic and sepulchral studies]
Jiří Roháček (ed.)
A further volume in the series Epigraphica et Sepulcralia, with a new concept as a periodical forum for epigraphic and sepulchral studies, and the aim of mapping out the current state of research in two disciplines that are in practice closely linked – sepulchral research and mediaeval and early modern epigraphy. It is intended that individual issues will deliberately include articles with various chronological, thematic, disciplinary, and methodological approaches, and contributions by leading Czech and international researchers together with a selection of high-quality articles by researchers from the rising generation. Only in this way will it be possible to overcome the undesirable tendency towards narrow specialisation and to promote the idea of gradually building up an interdisciplinary methodical and factual base for further research. In the current publication, therefore, in addition to the proceedings from the tenth meeting Contra vim mortis non est medicamen in hortis held in Prague on 3–4 November 2011, further complementary articles are to be found as outlined above, altogether 21 main articles and 5 other items (materials, news, and reviews).
First edition, Czech, Slovak, English, summary in English and Czech, 571 p., black-and-white illustrations, Prague 2013
ISBN 978-80-86890-45-6
Artem ad vitam
Kniha k poctě Ivo Hlobila [A book paying tribute to Ivo Hlobil]
Helena Dáňová – Klára Mezihoráková – Dalibor Prix (eds.)
The book Artem ad vitam is being published to mark the seventieth birthday of Prof. PhDr. Ivo Hlobil, CSc., a leading art historian. His career is linked primarily with two institutions: the Institute of Art History, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, in Prague, and the Department of the History and Theory of Fine Art at the Philosophical Faculty of Palacký University in Olomouc. The publication is made up of a wide-ranging mosaic of contributions by his friends, colleagues, and students. The book is divided into three sections, corresponding to the main areas of research interest of Ivo Hlobil. The first two include essays devoted to the art of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, while the third part is devoted to monument conservation and the theory of visual art. Many of the authors relate some aspects of their text directly to Prof. Hlobil, and an interesting discourse develops between the many essays with connected themes.
First edition, Czech, German, English, summary in English, 716 p., colour and black-and-white illustrations, hardback, Praha 2012
ISBN 978-80-86890-46-3
Emauzský cyklus [The Emmaus Cycle]
Kateřina Kubínová
In the cloister of the Na Slovanech Benedictine monastery in Prague, also known as the Emmaus monastery, an extensive cycle of wall paintings from the time of the Emperor Charles IV has been preserved. This series of paintings, although seriously damaged, is remarkable for its extent and high artistic quality, and also for the complexity of its iconography. This book is primarily devoted to an analysis of the content of the Emmaus cycle. Thanks to the recent discovery of a mediaeval description of the Emmaus paintings, it is now possible to reconstruct the original scope of the cycle and to understand the ideas it presented. We now know that originally the paintings were not only in the cloister, but also in the adjoining chapel, and indeed that it was there that the most important scenes were to be found. The cycle was inspired by mediaeval writings which introduced their readers to the history of salvation with the help of texts and illustrations. The basic principle was what was known as the typological method of biblical exegesis, in which prefigurations from the Old Testament were attached to events from the New Testament. The paintings in the cloister had a special purpose, which was evidently closely connected with the special position of this Slavonic monastery in the layout of the New Town district of Prague. They were clearly also connected with the feast of the Holy Lance and the Nails of Our Lord, which was regularly accompanied by a spectacular display of holy relics held in the nearby New Town market place. Thus the Emmaus paintings, in addition to being a unique example of the painter’s art in Bohemia in the second half of the 14th century, also enable us to gain an insight into the cultural and spiritual atmosphere in Prague during the reign of Charles IV.
First edition, Czech, summary in English, 389 p., 305 black-and-white illustrations and 33 p. colour illustrated inset, hardback, Prague 2012
ISBN 978-80-86890-36-4
Buquoyská krajina / The Buquoy Landscape
Zaniklé i dochované stavby v Nových Hradech a okolí / Ruined and Surviving Buildings in and around Nové Hrady
Martin Krummholz – Jan Ivanega – Petra Trnková
This publication accompanies the opening of Buquoy Landscape Discovery Trail, in the first year of the Rescuing Memory: the Restoration of Buquoy Property and its Place in Czech Cultural Identity project implemented by the Institute of Art History of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. It gives an overview of the results of research into the landscaping and building undertaken by the family of the Counts of Buquoy in the surroundings of their Nové Hrady (Gratzen) estate, and places their efforts in the broader contexts of time and place, of the period and Europe. The aim of the project is to draw attention to the half-forgotten past and history of certain interesting and valuable buildings, many of which now lie in ruins or have even ceased to exist, to commemorate their creators and original inhabitants, and to introduce them to the present-day inhabitants of Nové Hrady, as well as to Czech visitors and those from beyond Czech borders.
First edition, Czech / English, 61 p., 111 colour and black-and-white illuastrations, Prague 2012
ISBN 978-80-86890-40-1
Hans von Aachen in Context
Proceedings of the International Conference, Prague 22–25 September 2010
Lubomír Konečný – Štěpán Vácha – Beket Bukovinská (eds.)
The publication “Hans von Aachen in Context” consists of papers presented at an international conference organised by the Centre for Research into the Art and Culture of the Age of Rudolf II which took place at the Institute for Art History, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, on 22-25 September 2010, to accompany the exhibition "Hans von Aachen (1552-1615): Court Artist in Europe". A total of thirty contributions by researchers from seven European countries, the USA, and Canada, examine from a variety of viewpoints the question of the links between Hans von Aachen and the Italian milieu, and his significance as a leading figure on the Central European painting scene around the year 1600. The authors of individual papers also deal with the influence of von Aachen’s work on his contemporaries and successors, and the importance of the commercial aspect of the artistic trade, including various issues relating to the network of patrons, artists’ agents, and artists in Central Europe, of which von Aachen was a part. In a separate section, “Dissertations in Progress”, young researchers from European and Canadian universities have had the opportunity to present their projects. At the end of the book there is a complete bibliography of Eliška Fučíková, a leading researcher in the field of Central European Renaissance and Mannerist painting and drawing, to whom the volume is dedicated.
The book has been published with the support of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and the Czech-German Future Fund.
First edition, English, German, 280 p., 194 colour and black-and-white illustrations, Prague 2012
ISBN 978-80-86890-42-5
Epigraphica et Sepulcralia 3
Sborník příspěvků... [Proceedings from consultations on issues related to sepulchral monuments, held by the Institute of Art History, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, in the years 2008–2010]
Jiří Roháček (ed.)
Periodical international conferences on issues relating to sepulchral monuments have been held by the Institute of Art History, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, since the year 2000. Their main aim is to facilitate contact between interested representatives of all disciplines and fields of study that are related to the subject (art history, general history, auxiliary historical disciplines, archaeology, monument conservation, museology, restoration practice, petrography, etc.) in order to promote greater interdisciplinarity and coordination of previously unconnected research. The common denominator is a factual or methodical connection to Central European material and a primary factual or contextual focus on material sepulchral monuments in the restricted interpretation of the term.
The publication includes a total of 33 papers presented at the 7th, 8th and 9th consultations. All the contributions are accompanied by a summary in German (or a Czech summary for those in foreign languages), and extensive illustrations.
First edition, Czech, German, Slovak, summary in German, 575 p., black-and-white illustrations, Prague 2011
ISBN 978-80-86890-35-7
Italští sochaři v českých zemích v období renesance [Italian sculptors in the Czech lands in the Renaissance period]
Jan Chlíbec
This book is the first publication to provide a comprehensive and detailed survey of the sculptures produced by Italian masters in Bohemia and Moravia during the period from the end of the 15th century to the 1630s. An introductory section consists of several chapters that examine the reasons for the slow penetration of Renaissance tendencies into the Czech lands at that time and the literary preconditions for the acceptance of Renaissance in the fine arts. The text describes the influx of Italian artists and stonemasons, mostly coming from the Italian-Swiss border region, and the growth of their artistic and social prestige through the commissions they received from the monarch’s court, the aristocracy, and burghers. Attention is also devoted to travel journals as an authentic testimony to the encounter between Bohemian intellectuals and the Renaissance world. The introductory section likewise describes the sculpture workshops of the Italian masters and the spheres of their activity. The second, more extensive section of the book contains detailed catalogue entries on the works of Italian sculptors and stonemasons.
First edition, Czech, summary in English, 336 p., 197 colour and black-and-white illustrations, hardback, Prague 2011
ISBN 978-80-86890-32-6
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Alchymie a Rudolf II. [Alchemy and Rudolf II.]
Hledání tajemství přírody ve střední Evropě v 16. a 17. století [Searching for the secrets of nature in Central Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries]
Ivo Purš – Vladimír Karpenko (eds.)
It is difficult to think of a theme in Bohemian and Central European history in the early modern age that is so popular and at the same time still today so little understood as that of the alchemy that is associated with the reign of the Emperor Rudolf II (1552-1612). The blame for this can by no means be laid solely at the door of the well-known film from the early 1950s, for it only took over the oversimplified picture of "Rudolfine alchemy" as it was developed in Czech and German historiography in the 19th century and the first half of the 20th. This picture mixed legends with facts that could be historically documented, and which were consequently frequently interpreted incorrectly. It was not until the 1970s that the situation started to change, when a renewed interest in Mannerism and Rudolfine art led historians to examine other areas of Rudolfine culture, and therefore alchemy, too, which was a significant part of that culture. This interest was naturally accompanied by historians looking at alchemy itself in a different way, no longer seeing it simply as a predecessor of modern chemistry – and thus as a subject reserved for the specialised history of science – and starting to study it as a complex and significant cultural-historical and social phenomenon connected with other disciplines, technologies, and areas of the life of society, including not only medicine, mining and metallurgy, but also religion, visual art, and the representation of the nobility.
This publication deals both with activities that were directly supported by the Emperor Rudolf II, and also those that developed in the broader social circle connected with the imperial court. This extended beyond the Czech lands to take in Austria and many parts of the Holy Roman Empire. The theme under consideration is primarily delimited by the period of the reign of Rudolf II, from 1576 to 1612, but for a proper understanding of the context it is also essential to refer to the development of alchemical research in Central Europe roughly from the beginning of the 16th century, and it is likewise important to follow its repercussions in the 17th century.
First edition, Czech, 840 p., 574 colour and black-and-white illustrations, hardback, Prague 2011
ISBN 978-80-86890-33-3
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Sepulkrální skulptura jagellonského období v Čechách [Sepulchral sculpture in Bohemia in the Jagiellon period]
Figura a písmo [Figure and lettering]
Jan Chlíbec – Jiří Roháček
This first publication to map out sepulchral sculpture during the period of the rule of the Jagiellon dynasty, which is undoubtedly one of the pre-eminent periods in Czech art history, contributes towards an overall view of the artistic culture of this era through a survey of a specific field of sculpture from the art-historical and epigraphic viewpoint. Working from the example of the relatively small and exclusive group of artefacts, it examines the extent to which the significance of that age is projected into the inscriptions that have been preserved. The relevance and interest of this question is further accentuated by the fact that the second half of the 15th century and the first half of the 16th is, from the point of view of Central European, and naturally Czech, epigraphy, a period that represents in many respects a turning point.
Although the collection of works that are studied has been preserved only in fragmentary state, the individual artefacts testify to the social status of the people who commissioned them, their religious convictions, cultural level, and artistic sensitivity, and also to the linguistic usage of the historical period under review. The text, which includes art-historical and epigraphic studies and a detailed catalogue of artefacts, also covers sepulchral sculptures that were created outside the historical framework of the Jagiellon dynasty (1471–1526). One reason for this is the continuity of production of some conservative sculptural workshops and the types of funeral monuments manufactured there, which extended beyond the delimiting dates of the period. The trends that would be followed in the succeeding era are indicated by the tomb of Vojtěch of Pernštejn, combining the traditional artistic approach with an Italian-style portrait of more refined form. Each of the 25 catalogue entries is accompanied by four illustrations.
First edition, Czech, summary in German, 310 p., 102 black-and-white illustrations, index of names and subjects, Prague 2010
ISBN 978-80-86890-34-0
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Zdeněk Wirth pohledem dnešní doby [Zdeněk Wirth seen through today's eyes]
Jiří Roháček – Kristina Uhlíková (eds.)
The name of Zdeněk Wirth is linked with an entire epoch of Czech art history and monument conservation. This applies not only to academic and research aspects, but also to organisation, including the establishment of a system of monument conservation at the central level. He was undoubtedly a controversial figure in many respects, and views on the impact he had as chairman of the post-war National Cultural Commission, for example, vary considerably. This publication was prepared following an international meeting of researchers in 2008.
The Czech and international authors of the texts in this collection include researchers from the fields of art history (Alena Janatková, Pavel Šopák), monument conservation (Cathleen M. Giustino, Jana Synková, Petr Štoncner, Jiří Křížek, Kristina Uhlíková), and regional cultural history (Hana Kábová), and also experts on specific areas of art history – such as Baroque architecture (Jiří T. Kotalík), garden architecture (Sylva Dobalová, Ivan P. Muchka), modern architecture (Rostislav Švácha, Vendula Hnídková) or industrial architecture (Vladislava Valchářová). The contributions are arranged according to theme, so that after the overview provided in the introductory essay readers can acquaint themselves with the main areas of Wirth's activity from the first decade of the 20th century, when he published his study on Baroque Gothic, through to the early 1950s, when as chairman of the National Cultural Commission he prepared the installation of furnishings in the chateau in Ratiboř. To conclude with, we have included an article on the extensive collection of materials left by Wirth on his death, which today is administered by the Institute of Art History, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.
First edition, Czech, summary in English, 304 p., black-and-white illustrations, Prague 2010
ISBN 978-80-86890-32-6
Soupis památek historických a uměleckých v politickém okresu Ledečském. Edice nedokončeného rukopisu [Inventory of the Historical and Artistic Monuments in the Administrative District of Ledeč. Edited version of an unfinished manuscript]
Josef Soukup, Jan Valchář
Jan Sommer – Kristina Uhlíková (eds.)
Following the edited version of the Inventory of the Pardubice District, this is the second volume to be published by the Institute of Art History, Czech Academy of Sciences, based on previously unpublished texts originally intended for the inventory project of the Archaeological Commission of the Czech Academy of Science and Arts. The manuscript was compiled in the last few years before the outbreak of the First World War, and its authors were the grammar school teacher Josef Soukup (the art history passages and the plans of the buildings) and the regional history expert Jan Valchář, the head teacher of one of the village schools in the district (the historical introductions). The fi rst part of the introductory essay by the editors is devoted to the history of how the volume came about and short biographical sketches of the
two authors, while the second part includes an analysis of the form and text of the manuscript and the characteristics of the pictorial documentation.
First edition, Czech, 240 p., black-and-white illustrations, index of names and places, Prague 2010
ISBN 978-80-86890-28-9
Oudadate Pix
Revealing a photographic archive
Jiří Roháček, Martin Krummholz, Petra Trnková, Hege Oulie, Jens Gold, Tereza Cermanová, Hanne Holm-Johnsen
Petra Trnková (ed.)
In recent years, interest in national photographic heritage, both institutional and public, has been a burgeoning phenomenon, and with it an awareness that much remains to be discovered. With surprising frequency, valuable and often long-neglected compilations of photographs come to light, much of their contents in unfortunate states of deterioration. One such collection, consisting largely of tens of thousands of photographs taken between the 1850s and the 1950s was recently revealed in the possession of the Institute of Art History of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic in Prague. Working on the first 22,000 of them, the authors acquired a broad and international base of hands-on experience, something they share here in the hope of contributing to ongoing discussions of attitudes to our photographic legacy. Addressing the history of photography, collection management, digitization, cataloguing, and photograph conservation, this publication is invaluable to all who are concerned with the care of photographic material, whether it is employed as a practical manual, a reference, or simply a catalyst for inspiration and debate.
First edition, English, 263 p., colour and black-and-white illustrations, Prague 2010
ISBN 978-80-86890-31-9
Lovesick Exoticism
The Collection of Non-European Ethnic Art of Adolf Hoffmeister
Tomáš Winter
Adolf Hoffmeister (1902–1973) became one of the most remarkable Czech artists of the twentieth century thanks to his prolific activities. The publication includes, for the first time ever, a comprehensive list of all the objects from Hoffmeister’s collection of non-European ethnic art, bringing together indigenous objects from the two American continents, as well as from Africa, Oceania and Indonesia. The book contextualises the collection with regard to period art collecting in the Czech Lands and the onset of Modernism.
First edition, English, 168 p., colour and black-and-white illustrations, Prague 2010
ISBN 978-80-86890-30-2
Zahrady Rudolfa II. Jejich vznik a vývoj [The Gardens of Rudolf II. Their Origins and Evolution]
Sylva Dobalová
The art lover Emperor Rudolf II also devoted considerable attention to his gardens, most of which had been laid out by his predecessors; so far, however, little has been known about them. The history of the gardens of Prague Castle (with the Royal Garden in pride of place), the Hvězda Game Preserve, the Imperial Mill, and the gardens of the castle in Brandýs nad Labem, is presented in the book in such a way as to provide the most concrete impression of what they originally looked like. The story of how their various buildings and features came into being – such as orangeries, ball game halls, menageries, secret passages, geometrical flower-beds and fountains – reveals a great deal about how people viewed gardens and life in them at that time, but also includes the everyday problems of the court architects and gardeners. Help in presenting a graphic overview of 16th-century horticulture is provided by many references to gardens elsewhere in Europe, especially in Italy, the extensive illustrations for the book, and also a summary of Renaissance theoretical views, which differed considerably from those of the Baroque.
First edition, Czech, summary in English, 349 p., 263 colour and black-and-white illustrations, colour illustrated inset (plan of the Royal Garden), Prague 2009
ISBN 978-80-86890-25-8
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Der Herrscher auf dem Sakralbild zur Zeit der Gegenreformation und des Barock [The Monarch in the Sacred Image of the Counter-Reformation and Baroque Era]
Eine ikonologische Untersuchung zur herrscherlichen Repräsentation Kaiser Ferdinands II. in Böhmen [An Iconological Study to the Sovereign Representation of the Emperor Ferdinand II in Bohemia]
Štěpán Vácha
Displaying of the sovereign in the post-Tridentine sacred image constitutes a peculiar hitherto unexplored phenomenon of early modern art. The author of presented book puts it into relation with the contemporaneous, extremely intensified sovereign’s activity in the field of church patronage and with his need to be adequately represented in the liturgical space. The main focus – with regard to the Bohemian environment and the issue of Pietas austriaca – is paid to the representation of the emperor Ferdinand II, whose youth spiritual formation, personal piety and religious politics are strongly reflected in its iconography and public image. It is particularly evident in two works – the wall painting in St. Vitus Cathedral (1631) and the main altar painting in the Church of Our Lady of Victory in the Lesser Town (1641) in Prague. Their iconography is thoroughly discussed and the circumstances of their genesis are portrayed against the backdrop of contemporary construction history of both temples. The final interpretation is based on detailed research on important religious festivity of baroque Prague, the thanks giving procession which took place in the 17th and 18th centuries in memory of Ferdinand II’s victory over Bohemian estates in the battle of White Mountain on 8 November 1620. The book also contains unpublished sources that are related not only to the subject, but also bring new knowledge to the general religious history of Bohemia.
First editon, German, 327 p., black-and-white illustrations and 31 p. colour illustrated inset, Prague 2009
ISBN 978-80-86890-23-4
Epigraphica et Sepulcralia 2
Sborník příspěvků ze zasedání k problematice sepulkrálních památek, pořádaných Ústavem dějin umění AV ČR, v. v. i., v letech 2006–2007 [Minutes of meetings held on the topic of sepultures organized in 2006-2007 by the Institute of Art History ASCR]
Jiří Roháček (ed.)
Contributions on the early Middle Ages until the 20th century by Czech, Slovak, German, Austrian, Polish and Hungarian authors from the 5th and 6th international forums. Since 2000, forums have been held regularly to bring experts from a variety of fields together to discuss sepucral monuments with an emphasis on artifacts of sepulchral culture aspect as well as the practical and methodological relationship to Central Europe (especially Czech) issues. The publication includes contributions by renowned history, heraldry, epigraphy and geology experts as well as the input of young researchers.
First editon, Czech, German, English, summary in German, 448 p., black-and-white illustrations, Prague 2009
ISBN 978-80-86890-19-7
München – Prag um 1600
Studia Rudolphina – Sonderheft
Beket Bukovinská – Lubomír Konečný (eds.)
A publication by the Center for Research Arts and Culture from the time of Rudolf II with a focus on the issue of the relations between Duke of Munich and the Prague Imperial Court around the year 1600. The text includes new insight into a number of specific art issues around 1600. Authors include Lubomír Konečný (ÚDU), Thea Vignau-Wilberg (Munich), Dorothy Limouze (St. Lawrence University, Canton, N.Y.), Günter Irmscher (Kolín n. R.) and Evelyn Reitz (Berlin). Dorothea Diemer (Munich) focuses on sculpture comparisons, Ivan P. Muchka (ÚDU) on architecture, Peter Diemer (Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Munich) and Beket Bukovinská (ÚDU) focus on kunstkammer. Jürgen Zimmer (Berlin) contributes in depth on socio-cultural comparative studies. The summary was written by American art historian, Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann (Princeton University). The “Munich-Prague around 1600” conference, held March 22 and 23 2007 was the first in a series of smaller international conferences organized by the Research Center for Arts and Culture and Staatliche Graphische Sammlung in Munich.
First edition, German, English, 192 p., colour and black-and-white illustrations, Prague 2009
ISBN 978-80-86890-22-7
Savonarola a Florencie [Savonarola and Florence]
Jeho působení a estetické názory [His influence and aesthetic opinions]
Jan Chlíbec – Tomáš Černušák
The monography of Savonarola consists of three parts. The first part (J. Chlíbec) is devoted to the cultural atmosphere of Florence of the second half of the 15th century. The second part (T. Černušák) is concentrated on Savonarola´s life on the historical background of Florence and on the development of his theological and political opinions. The third part (J. Chlíbec) is devoted in detail to Savonarola´s aesthetic opinions. This part is concentrated on his conception of the fine arts in general sense, on his iconoclastic actions, on his opinions on the tomb sculpture, on the style of Savonarola´s sermons, on the mutual relation of Savonarola and Czech Reformation to the function of the work of art (parallels with Hus) and on the analysis of the reasons of his popularity in Utraquist Bohemia in question of art. The text also pays attention to the influence of his ideas on the Italian art of that time (F. Lippi, Fra Bartolomeo, Botticelli, etc.).
First edition, Czech, summary in English, 184 p., 8 colour and 34 black-and-white illustrations, Prague 2008
ISBN 978-80-86890-17-3
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Baroque Ceiling Painting in Central Europe / Barocke Deckenmalerei in Mitteleuropa
Proceedings of the International Conference
Martin Mádl – Michaela Šeferisová Loudová – Zora Wörgötter (eds.)
A compilation of twenty contributions presented at the international Central European Baroque Wall Painting Conference, held in Brno and Prague 27 September until 1 October, 2005 and organized by the Institute of Art History ASCR, the Art history department of Masaryk University and the Moravian Gallery in Brno. The contributions are organized by sections such as artistic patronage, cultural background, the sphere?(co to je v originálu?) of painter Franz Anton Maulbertsch, monastic library paintings, research strategies on Baroque wall paintings, and architectural paintings. The authors include renowned Baroque art experts such as Prof. Frank Büttner, Prof. Monika Dachs-Nickel, Dr. Anna Jávor, Dr. Markus Hundemer, Dr. Herbert Karner, Prof. Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann, Prof. Lubomír Konečný, Prof. Gregor M. Lechner, Doc. Barbara Murovec as well as others.
First edition, German, English, 328 p., black-and-white illustrations, 88 p. colour illustrated inset, Prague 2007
ISBN 80-86890-14-7
Žena ve člunu [Lady in the rowboat]
Sborník Hany J. Hlaváčkové [Anthology for Hana J. Hlaváčková]
Kateřina Horníčková – Michal Šroněk (eds.)
Published in honor of renowned Czech midievil scholar Hana J. Hlaváčková, the anthology is a collection of contributions from colleagues, pupils and published peers. The contributions are devoted primarily to medieval painting, sculpture, architecture, and iconography, literary culture and cultural history. It draws a connection between varying forms of the relationship between images and text as well as a tribute to the colleague and teacher renowned for taking students on whitewater trips to advance their knowledge of art.
First edition, Czech, English, German, summary in English, German and Italian, 424 p., black-and-white illustrations, Prague 2007
ISBN 80-86890-12-0
Public Communication in European Reformation
Artistic and other Media in Central Europe 1380–1620
Milena Bartlová – Michal Šroněk (eds.)
An interdisciplinary anthology with a focus on communication methods and confessional representation during the Central European Reformation spanning the 14th to 17th centuries. Art, literature, public productions, liturgies, music, and festivities are analyzed according to structure, evolution and public response. Published contributions from twenty-four authors from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Germany, Ireland, the United States and Canada were presented at an international conference titled “Mediums and Means of Public Communication during the European Reformation: Imagery, Art, Music, Theatre, Rhetoric,” which was organized by the Czech Academy of Art History and the Art History Seminar of Masaryk University in Brno.
First edition, English, 376 p., black-and-white illustrations, Prague 2007
ISBN 80-86890-15-5
Vnitřek lesa, lesní charaktery. Julius Mařák a umění krajinomalby [Inside the forest, forest characters. Julius Mařák and artistic landscapes]
Alexander Matoušek
The study follows the artist's work in connection with several characteristic themes in the contemporary spiritual climate. One is a symbolic assessment of the deep forest of intimacy and dreaming, another new deepening of the relationship to nature, or in short, turning to the soul of the countryside. Mood is another theme and is just as appealingly attractive for theoretical assessments as it is to artistic experience. Two chapters are dedicated to composition and the semantics of illustrated space. The next to last chapter analyzes the concept of masterpiece and the last final chapter the path to achieving one.
The characteristic tendences and traits of Mařák’s artistic work and his pedagogic endeavors are outlined.
First edition, Czech, 104 p., Prague 2007
ISBN 80-86890-11-2
Edice nedokončeného soupisu uměleckých památek politického okresu pardubicko-holicko-přeloučského [An edition of an unfi nished Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the Pardubice-Holice-Přelouč district]
Václav Karel Vendl
Jana Marešová (ed.)
An edition of an unpublished Inventory of the Historical and Artistic Monuments in the former Pardubice district, following many Inventories issued by the Archaeological Commission of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts in 1898–1937. The edition was preceded by a study dealing in several chapters with the development of topography in the Czech Lands from the very beginning to the publication of art-historical lists. It also maps the establishment and activity of the Archaeological Commission and, above all, the genesis of this Inventory with additional data on the author and the origins of the pictures.
First edition, Czech, 238 p., black-and-white illustrations, index of names and places, Prague 2007
ISBN 80-86890-10-4
Detracta larva juris naturae
Studien zu einer Skizze Wenzel Lorenz Reiners und zur Dekoration der Klosterbibliothek in Břevnov
Martin Mádl, Anke Schlecht, Marcela Vondráčková
The book contains three studies dedicated to the sketches of Václav Vavřinc Reiner (from the National Gallery collection in Prague) and decorations in the Benedictine monastery in Břevnov. Anke Schlecht focuses on the formal analysis of paintings and commentary on individual iconographic motifs and particularly on the destruction of banned fine art books in the early modern period. Martin Mádl attemps to sketch the ceiling frescos proposed for the monastic library hall along with the unrealized Břevnov monastic library decorations. His work also hones in on the conflict between traditional Catholics and the new Enlightenment concept of natural law as well as its role in art. The contents of the sketches are then explained with regard to religious and historical Benedictine sentiments as well as the relationship to education. Marcela Vondráčková then expounds upon preserved decoration in the Břevnov library, in which the allegorical paintings of Felix Anton Scheffler can be seen.
First edition, German, 176 p., 86 colour and black-and-white illustrations, Prague 2006
ISBN 80-86890-09-0
Pictura verba cupit
Sborník příspěvků pro Lubomíra Konečného [Essays for Lubomír Konečný]
Beket Bukovinská – Lubomír Slavíček (eds.)
Collective volume of entries for Lubomír Konečný Pictura verba cupit contains thematically and methodologically diverse studies, entries and reflections within broad time and subject range from antique period through medieval times and early modern period till recent days. First part includes mainly texts dealing with emblematics. The second and most extensive part deals with iconographic issues. Two shorter closing sections gather new findings in the field of art in the time of Rudolf II and new impulses to theory and methodology of art history. The collection of papers is supplied by a complete biography of Lubomír Konečný. Forty-eight contributors include not only outstanding Czech scholars, but also ten foreign experts, such as J. F. Moffitt, J. Spicer, I. M. Veldman, S. Michalski, J. Müller, and T. DaCosta Kaufmann. For this reason, the book contains Czech as well as English and German texts, all with an abstract in either Czech or English.
First edition, Czech, English, German, summary in Czech and English, black-and-white illustrations, 509 p., Prague 2006
ISBN 80-86890-05-8
Local Strategies – International Ambitions
Modern Art and Central Europe 1918–1968
Vojtěch Lahoda (ed.)
Proceedings from the International Conference of the Institute of Art History of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic in Prague and New York University in Prague from 2003. Contributors: Timothy O. Benson, Anna Brzyski, Linara Dovydaityte, Eva Forgács, Irina Genova, Tomasz Gryglewicz, Jeremy Howard, Giedre Jankevičiute, Eduards Klavinš, Ljiljana Kolešnik, Vojtěch Lahoda, Esther Levinger, Christina Lodder, Marian Mazzone, Myroslava M. Mudrak, Katarzyna Murawska-Muthesius, Martina Pachmanová, Damjan Prelovšek, Ivanka Reberski, Nicholas Sawicki, Deborah Schultz, Andrzej Szczerski, Darko Šimičić, Maria Elena Versari, Annika Waenerberg, Anna Wierzbicka, Mathew S. Witkowsky, Isabel Wünsche, András Zwickl.
First edition, English, 243 s., black-and-white illustrations, Prague, 2006
ISBN 80-86890-08-2
Imitatio Romae. Karel IV. a Řím [Imitatio Romae. Charles IV and Rome]
Kateřina Kubínová
The book deals with the echo of roman coronation of Charles IV in the contemporary bohemian culture. Authoress analyses the phenomenon of medieval Rome and the contacts between medieval Bohemia and Rome. Especially pursues the various „roman“ motives and the attempts of imitation of Rome in bohemian culture after 1355.
First edition, Czech, summary in English, 441 p., 57 black-and-white illustrations, Prague 2006
ISBN 80-86890-07-4
Objevování středověku [Discovering the Middle Ages]
Tři kapitoly k recepci gotického umění v Čechách v pozdním 18. a raném 19. století [Three chapters on the reception of Gothic art in Bohemia in the late 18th and early 19th centuries]
Pavla Machalíková
The book takes a look at correlating factors which determined how the romantic Gothic and Gothic Revival evolved in the Czech lands. It follows the impact and progress which, fused together with ancient art, would lead to how the creation of art is viewed in contemporary times. The first chapter is devoted to learning about medieval art in Bohemia and its evaluation in terms of art history development. The second chapter is focused on the issue of how Gothic architecture in the architectural work of the late 18th and early 19th centuries was received, as well the influence of specific Gothic monuments. The third chapter deals with the reception of ancient painting in contemporary art work, not only in terms of the implementation encompassing historicism, but chiefly in terms of historical inspiration in shaping the style of early 19th century Czech painting and Czech National Painting School style.
First edition, Czech, summary in German, 232 p., 57 black-and-white and 15 colour illustrations, Prague 2005
ISBN 80-86890-04-X
Epigraphica et Sepulcralia 1
Sborník příspěvků... [An Antology of lectures from the conference on the issue of sepulchral monuments, organised by the Institute of Art History ASCR]
Dalibor Prix – Jiří Roháček (eds.)
A comprehensive collection of selected lectures from the first four regular one-day conferences on the issue of sepulchral monuments, organised by the Institute of Art History of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The collection opens a new thematic range of the Artefactum publishing house, which seeks to provide, on an intermittent basis, room for monographic publication of more extensive studies and of collections of shorter studies on the issues of art history and epigraphy, and of sepulchral monuments, closely linked to each other in practice.
First edition, Czech, German, summary in Czech and German, 287 p., black-and-white illustrations, Prague 2005
ISBN 80-86890-03-1
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„Kunstverein“ / oder „Künstlerverein“? [Art Union or Artist’s Union?]
Hnutí umělců v Praze let 1830–1856 [The artists movement in Prague from 1830-1856]
Zdeněk Hojda – Roman Prahl (eds.)
Associations to promote art and artists associations are among the key institutions of art in the 19th century and the development of their relations or even quarrels between them are an important part of the emancipation of modern art. The Prague "Union of Modern Artists" (1848-1856) is, in that respect, an integral Central European phenomenon, which provides insight into the context of developments in neighboring countries and capitals of art.
The publication reconstructs the history and 'prehistory' of the association based on printed documents and primarily on handwritten documents. The critical edition includes previously unreleased sources and an annotated list of those already published – for example those relating to Josef Mánes.
First edition, Czech / German, 253 p., 10 p. black- and-white illustrated inset, index of names, Prague 2004
ISBN 80-86890-00-7
Zajatec kubismu [Captive of cubism]
Dílo Emila Filly v zrcadle výtvarné kritiky (1907–1953)
[Work of Emil Filla in the mirror of art criticism (1907-1953)]
Tomáš Winter (ed.)
This publication provides a representative selection of critiques and reviews of Emil Filla’s exhibitions, which were published in Czech and Moravian periodicals during his lifetime. The first section focuses on the reviews of Filla’s solo exhibitions, the second on criticism of the artist's work in collective shows. The third chapter is comprised of articles on Filla. It includes an introduction by Vojtěch Lahoda, lists of works compiled from individual exhibition catalogs and an essay on Emil Filla’s relationship to art criticism.
First edition, Czech, summary in English, German and French, 40 and 338 p., 64 p. black-and-white illustrated inset, selective bibliography, index of names and periodicals, Prague 2004
ISBN 80-903230-9-X
Národní kulturní komise 1947–1951 [National Cultural Committee, 1947–1951]
Kristina Uhlíková (ed.)
The book deals with the fate of monuments seized by the state in 1945–1951 on the basis of presidential decrees and land reform laws. It focuses on the activity of the National Cultural Committee, an organisation whose key goal was to take over and manage these nationalised monuments, and which was managed by important art historian Zdeněk Wirth in 1947-1951.
First edition, Czech, summary in German, 266 p., black-and-white illustrated inset, indexes, Prague 2004
ISBN 80-903230-8-1
Ars Longa
Sborník k nedožitým sedmdesátinám Josefa Krásy [Volume of Essays on the Seventieth Birthday of the Late Josef Krása]
Beket Bukovinká – Lubomír Konečný (eds.)
The volume brings together twenty-two papers devoted to the memory of the important Czech art historian who died in 1985 and thus would have been seventy years old in August 2003. Although articles on medieval art prevail, the volume also contains studies dealing with the sixteenth-century art, Caravaggio, art collecting and sculpture ca. 1800, Max Švabinský, Pablo Picasso, Emil Filla, Jan Koblasa, and the spiral as a motif in twentieth-century art.
First edition, Czech, summary in German, 299 p., black-and-white illustrations, Prague 2003
ISBN 80-903230-6-5
Nápisy okresu Kutná Hora [Collection of Epigraphs in the region of Kutná Hora]
Corpus inscriptionum Bohemiae II
Petra Načeradská (ed.)
This overview of the epigraphic collection in the region of Kutná Hora includes an alphabetized history of the region, evaluation of epigraphic monuments in the Kutná Hora region with a focus on sepulchral monuments and bells, as well as sources and literature on the Kutná Hora region Epigraphic Fund. Incluces a scientific catalog, 480 inscriptions, a supplement of 17 registries, an extensive German summary and 119 black and white reproductions.
First edition, Czech, summary in German, 537 p., 102 black-and-white illustrations, indexes, Prague 2002
ISBN 80-902279-8-8
Der Hof Kaiser Rudolfs II. Eine Edition der Hofstaatsverzeichnisse 1576–1612. [The Court of the Emperor Rudolf II.]
Jaroslava Hausenblasová (ed.)
The critical edition is introduced by an essay about a personality of the imperor Rudolf II, on the origins, development and structure of the Rudolfine court. The essay also discusses literature and sources related to the topic and includes tables, figures, and indeces of names and offices.
First edition, German, 574 p., indexes, Prague 2002
ISBN 80-902279-7-X
Pro Arte
Sborník k poctě Ivo Hlobila [A Festschrift to Honour Ivo Hlobil]
Dalibor Prix (ed.)
The festschrift presents a profile of the current condition of art-historical scholarship linked to the activity of prof. Ivo Hlobil. It contains 48 studies by 49 authors from Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia, dealing with the issue of art history from early Middle Ages to the present day.
First edition, Czech, summary in German, 432 p., black-and-white illustrations, Prague 2002
ISBN 80-903230-1-4
Josef Myslivec: Catalogue of Icons
Catalogue of Icons from the Collection of the formel N. P. Kondakov Institute in Prague
Hana J. Hlaváčková (ed.)
From the collection of former Kondakov Institute in Prague, the Myslivec catalogue of icons is a fundamental to Byzantine iconography studies. The detailed analysis on icons includes quotes from unknown sources on the interpretation of the 14th to 19th century. The full text has been translated to English.
First edition, English, 132 p., 84 black-and-white illustrated inset, Prague 1999
ISBN 80-902279-6-1
Jednota pro dostavění Chrámu sv. Víta na Hradě pražském I., 1842–1871 [Association for the completion of Saint Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle I., 1842-1871]
Marie Kostílková — Taťána Petrasová (eds.)
The primary sources for building and art history of one of the most significant neogothic reconstructions. The work encompasses artists‘ work focusing on differing styles, restoration of old trade techniques, issues surrounding conservation, adapting furniture, etc. The first volume covers a wide range of the works of Josef Ondřej Kranner — the first modern architect to work on the Cathedral.
First edition, Czech, German summary, 200 p., 12 p. black-and-white illustrated inset, indexes, Prague 1999
ISBN 80-902279-5-3
Rudolf II. Prague and the World
Papers from the International Conference, Prague, 2–4 September, 1997
Lubomír Konečný – Beket Bukovinská – Ivan Muchka (eds.)
Papers by 45 domestic and foreign writers shed new light on a number of aspects in art and intellectual life in Central Europe between the years 1550-1650.
First edition, English, German, 304 p., black-and-white illustrations, hardcover, Prague 1998
ISBN 80-902279-9-6
Zpustošení Chrámu sv. Víta v roce 1619, Vincenc Kramář [Destruction of Saint Vitus Cathedral in 1619, Vincenc Kramář]
Michal Šroněk (ed.)
Previously unpublished work by V. Kramář writen during the 1940’s. The leading Czech art historian meticulously studied the field of iconoclasm in St. Vitus Cathedral in relation to historical and social backgrounds as well as stances of the Catholic, Lutheran and Calvinist churches to paintings and their worship.
The edition coincides with Lubomír Konečný and Michal Šroněk’s study in Czech and German.
First edition, Czech, summary in German, 162 p., 2 black-and-white graphic inset, indexes, Prague 1998
ISBN 80-902279-4-5
Josef Mánes, Dopisy [Josef Mánes, Letters]
Jindřich Anger – Miroslav Anger (eds.)
A compilation of all known letters by Mánes including recently discovered and previously unpublished documents. It is comprised of correspondence thought to have been lost, letters existing only in copy form, and materials discovered in foreign archives. This collection fundamentally updates mistaken conclusions in earlier literature and serves as a solid starting point for research on Josef Mánes as well as 19th century Czech art.
First edition, Czech, German summary, 280 p., index of names, Prague 1998
ISBN 80-902279-3-7
Pražští malíři 1600–1656 [Prague painters from 1600 to 1656]
Masters, journeymen, apprentices in the Old Town painters' guild registry. Biographical Dictionary.
Michal Šroněk (ed.)
Masters, journeymen and apprentices in the Old Town painters' guild registry. This biographical dictionary is a summary of the current knowledge of the Old Town professional painters' guild members and is enriched by additional archival research materials.
It includes an introductory essay on the history and current painters guild of painters biographical key denoting instruments and a register of persons and locations.
First edition, Czech, German summary, 235 p., dual-colored graphic inset, index of names and places, Prague 1997
ISBN 80-902279-2-9
Zápisná kniha pražských stavitelů 1639–1903 [Registry of Prague builders 1639-1903]
Ivana Ebelová (ed.)
An editorial treatment of a list of builders registered in the guild in Prague between 1639-1903. The volume includes a Czech and German introduction as well as Czech and German text and name registry.
First edition, Czech / German, 93 p., index of names, Prague 1996
ISBN 0-902279-1-0
Nápisy města Kutné Hory [Collection of Epigraphs in the town of Kutná Hora]
Kutná Hora, Kaňk, Malín a Sedlec including the former Cisterian monestary
Corpus inscriptionum Bohemiae I
Jiří Roháček (ed.)
The first project by Kutná Hora’s epigraph fund includes epigraphs from Kutná Hora, Kaňk, Malín a Sedlec including the former Cisterian monestary. The work contains a detailed introduction to the problems of epigrafic processing, analysis of the catalog of processed resources, a scientific catalog of 227 epigraphs, 17 records, an in-depth summary of the German summary and 66 black and white image attachments.
First edition, Czech, German summary, 297 p., 66 p. black-and-white illustrated inset, indexes, Prague 1996
ISBN 80-902279-0-2
Ze sbírek bývalého Kondakovova institutu [From the former Kondakovov Institute collections]
Icons, Coptic textiles
National Gallery exhibition catalog
Hana J. Hlaváčková (ed.)
The exhibition commemorated the 70th anniversary of the death of a head of Russian emigration in Prague, N.P. Kondakov. The institute, named after him, was one of the most important scientific institutions of Russian post-revolution exile. The catalog includes 81 illustrations (12 in color) as well as studies focused on the Institute and its archives, icons, Russian cast metal sculptures and a
First edition, Czech, English captions, 116 p., color and black-and-white illustrations, Prague 1995
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