Course detail

Lectures on Book - summer

FaVU-NPK-LAcad. year: 2012/2013

Lectures on book.
Book as a medium. Development of shape/form. Typography and illustrations. Bibliophilism. Historic overview of bookbinding. Types of industrial and handmade bindings and covers. Bookbinding as art and craft. Books - object, artists´ books. Public and private books.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Kabinet papír a kniha (KPK)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Lectures on book.
To understand the attributes of traditional books is important for some artistic branches where books play the role of "realisation outputs".

Prerequisites

None.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations..

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Test and exam.

Course curriculum

1. The book as a medium. The development of the shape of book. The description of the codex book.
2. Typography and illustration.
3. Historical overview of book binding
4. Commercial book binding - typology.
5. Hand binding - typology. Book cases.
6. Book binding as art. The so-called modern hand binding. Czech School of hand binding.
7. International key book binders
8. Public libraries (field trip, lecture)
9. Private libratires (field trip, lecture)
10. Artisan bookbindery - field trip
11. Commercial bookbindery - field trip

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The course focuses on the phenomenon of the autor's book, which stands in a sharp contrast to the increasingly rationalized industrial production of books, e-books notwithstanding. Understanding the atributes of the traditional book is essential for some art diciplines, in which a book is the final result.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Attendance is mandatory.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Basic literature

Listy a knihy = Blätter und Bücher : aktuální umění papíru z Česka: práce studentů Fakulty výtvarných umění Vysokého učení technického Ateliéru papír a kniha (vedoucí pedagog Doc. Dr. Jiří H. Kocman):[výstava prací Bergisch Gladbach, Städtische Galerie Villa Zanders 19.6.-14.8.2005]. / Texty Petr Spielmann, Wolfgang Vomm, Jiří H. Kocman.
Bohatcová, Mirjam a kol.: Česká kniha v proměnách staletí, Panorama, Praha 1959.
Gordon Graham: Filozofe umění, Barrister/Principal 2004
Hamanová, Pavlína: Z dějin knižní vazby, Orbis, Praha 1959.
Historická knižní vazba - Sborníky Severočeského muzea v Liberci (1962-65). Redakce B. Nuska.
Hnětkovský, Václav: Papírenská příručka, SNTL, Praha 1983
Hnětkovský, Václav: Papírenská příručka, SNTL, Praha 1983.
Kneidl, Pravoslav: Z historie evropské knihy, Svoboda, Praha 1989.
Kocman, Jiří H.: Médium papír (1. a 2. vydání), VUTIUM, Brno 2000, 2004.
Kocman, Jiří H.: Médium papír (1. a 2. vydání), VUTIUM, Brno 2000, 2004. (3.vydání v tisku)
Pistorius, Vladimír: Jak se dělá kniha, Paseka, Praha, 2003
Sborníky z odborného semináře k problematice umělecké knižní vazby. Redakce J.H.Kocman. Sv.I. - Dům umění, Brno 1982. Sv.II. - Památník národního písemnictví, Praha 1985.
Tobolka, Zdeněk: Kniha (její vznik, vývoj a rozvoj) Orbis, Praha 1949.
Videofilm o prof. Jindřichu Svobodovi. (Kazeta je k dispozici v knihovně FaVU.)
Voit, Petr: Encyklopedie knihy, nakl. Libri, Praha 2006

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme Bachelor's

    branch AGD2 , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch APD , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch ATD , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AGD1 , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AKG , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AIN , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AEN , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AM1 , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AM2 , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AM3 , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AS2 , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AS1 , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AMU , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch AVI , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
    branch APE , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer