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Lucie Doležalová
Lucie Doležalová (born 3 July 1977) is a Czech Republic, Czech Medieval studies, medievalist, Philology, philologist, Literary theory, literary scholar, and translator. She specializes in Latin literature and manuscript culture of the late Middle Ages, particularly the manuscripts by the Czech scribe Crux of Telč (1434–1504), mnemonics (the art of memory), Colophon (publishing), colophons, and obscure texts. Life Lucie Doležalová studied at Palacký University Olomouc, Palacký University in Olomouc and Central European University in Budapest, where she defended her dissertation in 2005 on the late antique text Cena Cypriani. She worked as a research fellow at the University of Zurich and conducted study and research visits at universities in Europe and the United States. Since 2008, she has been teaching at the Institute of Greek and Latin Studies at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, Faculty of Human ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brno
Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic after the capital, Prague, and one of the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 100 largest cities of the European Union. The Brno metropolitan area has approximately 730,000 inhabitants. Brno is the former capital city of Moravia and the political and cultural hub of the South Moravian Region. It is the centre of the Judiciary of the Czech Republic, Czech judiciary, with the seats of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic, Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic, Supreme Court, the Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic, Supreme Administrative Court, and the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office, and a number of state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Of Memory
The art of memory () is any of a number of loosely associated mnemonic principles and techniques used to organize memory impressions, improve recall, and assist in the combination and 'invention' of ideas. An alternative term is "Ars Memorativa" which is also translated as "art of memory" although its more literal meaning is "Memorative Art". It is also referred to as ''mnemotechnics''. It is an 'art' in the Aristotelian sense, which is to say a method or set of prescriptions that adds order and discipline to the pragmatic, natural activities of human beings.Carruthers 1990, p. 123 It has existed as a recognized group of principles and techniques since at least as early as the middle of the first millennium BCE, and was usually associated with training in rhetoric or logic, but variants of the art were employed in other contexts, particularly the religious and the magical. Techniques commonly employed in the art include the association of emotionally striking memory images wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafał Wójcik
Rafał Wójcik (born 18 September 1972 in Starachowice) is a Polish long-distance runner. Up to 2004 he specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He finished eighth at the 2002 European Championships and competed without reaching the final at the 1997 and 1999 World Championships as well as the 2000 Summer Olympics. From 2005 he has concentrated on the marathon race. In this event he finished sixteenth at the 2005 World Championships and twelfth at the 2006 European Championships. Personal bests *1500 metres - 3:42.84 min (2000) *5000 metres - 7:57.28 min (2004) *3000 metres steeplechase - 8:17.09 min (2000) *5000 metres - 13:49.29 min (1998) * 10,000 metres - 29:06.16 min (2005) * Half marathon - 1:03:54 (2007) *Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farkas Gábor Kiss
Farkas ("Wolf" in Hungarian) is a Hungarian surname and a given name. In Czech and Slovak languages it is rendered as Farkaš. List of persons with the surname * Alexander S. Farkas, former executive of Alexander's, an American department store founded by his father * Andrea Farkas, Hungarian handball goalkeeper * Andrew Farkas, American writer * Andy Farkas, former American football player * Balázs Farkas, Hungarian footballer * Bertalan Farkas, the first Hungarian cosmonaut and the first Esperantist in space * Brian Farkas, former member of North Carolina House of Representatives * David Farkas, American actor, lead singer of Farkas * Dénes Farkas, Dénes Farkas de Boldogfa (1884–1973), landowner, politician, member of the Hungarian Parliament * Edit Éva Farkas, Hungarian lichenologist and mycologist * Evelyn Farkas, American intelligence analyst * Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa (1713–1770), jurist, landowner, vice-ispán of the county of Zala (''alispán of Zala'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lipnice Bible
The Lipnice Bible is a Latin biblical manuscript written in the first half of the 15th century in Bohemia. It was partially finished in May 1421 "in Lypnicz", very likely in Lipnice nad Sázavou. It is currently part of the collections of the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. Description and history The Lipnice Bible is written on parchment and contains 431 folios. The codex is not a mere Bible but contains a number of added texts. The decoration of the manuscript was carried out in three different phases as the codex was forced to change its location. Thus, it is a precious witness to a restless period of the Hussite Wars. The only figural illumination in the Lipnice Bible shows God as the Creator at the beginning of the book of Genesis. Nothing is known about the first owner of the Lipnice Bible. Only his name, Mathias of Roudnice (''Mathias de Rudnicze),'' is mentioned in the codex. Very likely he was a wealthy priest or a member of a religious community or a university w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borovany
Borovany () is a town in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,200 inhabitants. Trocnov, today a part of Borovany, is known as the birthplace of one of the most notable people of Czech history, general Jan Žižka. Administrative division Borovany consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Borovany (2,828) *Dvorec (102) *Hluboká u Borovan (418) *Radostice (250) *Třebeč (164) *Trocnov (94) *Vrcov (184) Geography Borovany is located about southeast of České Budějovice. It lies in the Gratzen Foothills. The highest point is at above sea level. The Stropnice River flows through the municipal territory. There are many fishponds around the town. History The first written mention of Borovany is from 1186. In 1455, the Borovany Monastery was founded. In the 19th century, the development of the village occurred with the construction of the České Budějovice–Vienna rail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Třeboň
Třeboň (; ) is a spa town in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,300 inhabitants. The historic town centre with the castle complex is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urban monument reservation. Administrative division Třeboň consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Třeboň I (361) *Třeboň II (5,712) *Branná (368) *Břilice (814) *Holičky (214) *Nová Hlína (134) *Přeseka (120) *Stará Hlína (228) Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Třeboň (shortened variant of the name Třebohost or Třebomysl). Geography Třeboň is located about southwest of Jindřichův Hradec and east of České Budějovice. It lies in the Třeboň Basin. It is known for its bogs with rich deposits of peat, which led to establishment of peat spa in the town. Třeboň is known for its Fishponds of the Tř ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centre For Medieval Studies, Prague
The Centre for Medieval Studies in Prague (; CMS) is a joint workplace of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Charles University located in Jilská 1 in the Old Town of Prague near St. Giles' Church. The Centre provides a platform for cooperation in advanced research and post-graduate studies between the two founding institutions in fields dealing with the Middle Ages – especially in areas transgressing the boundaries of traditional disciplines – and gaining the necessary contact with international research. The Centre for Medieval Studies is engaged in fundamental research as part of grant projects in medieval studies, and organizes events to support the scientific education of doctoral candidates. History and activities The centre was established in 1998 thanks to the efforts of František Šmahel and Petr Sommer. The Centre for Medieval Studies is technically a specialized departement of the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The institute (v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague
Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its Prague metropolitan area, metropolitan area is home to approximately 2.3 million people. Prague is a historical city with Romanesque architecture, Romanesque, Czech Gothic architecture, Gothic, Czech Renaissance architecture, Renaissance and Czech Baroque architecture, Baroque architecture. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV (r. 1346–1378) and Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II (r. 1575–1611). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austria-Hungary. The city played major roles in the Bohemian Reformation, Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faculty Of Humanities, Charles University
The Faculty of Humanities, Charles University () is a faculty of Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. Located in Libeň, Prague 8, the faculty has about 220 internal employers and 3250 students. It is a member of the ECOLAS, European Colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences. History The Faculty of Humanities is the youngest faculty of Charles University. Founded as the Institute for Liberal Education () in 1994, the faculty gained full academic autonomy in 2000. The first dean of the faculty was the former Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (Czech Republic), Minister of Education Jan Sokol (philosopher), Jan Sokol. Sokol ran for President of the Czech Republic in the 2003 Czech presidential election, 2003 election but lost to Václav Klaus. He was replaced in 2007 by Ladislav Benyovszky. The current acting dean is Marie Pětová. In 2013, Czech President Miloš Zeman refused to approve the professorship of anthropologist Martin C. Putna at the faculty for Putna's invo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faculty Of Arts, Charles University
The Faculty of Arts, Charles University (), is one of the original four faculties of Charles University in Prague. When founded, it was named the Faculty of the Liberal Arts or the Artistic Faculty. The faculty provides lectures in the widest range of fields of the humanities in the Czech Republic, and is the only university faculty in Europe which provides studies in all the official languages of the European Union. The faculty has around 1,000 members of staff, over 9,000 students, and a flexible system of more than 700 possible double-subject degree combinations. History The faculty was founded as the Faculty of Liberal Arts of Charles University by Emperor Charles IV on April 7, 1348, part of the emperor's attempt to establish the Kingdom of Bohemia as the permanent centre of the Holy Roman Empire and to place greater emphasis on the development of learning and culture in Prague. At that time, students attended the Faculty of Liberal Arts to receive education primarily in rh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Zurich
The University of Zurich (UZH, ) is a public university, public research university in Zurich, Switzerland. It is the largest university in Switzerland, with its 28,000 enrolled students. It was founded in 1833 from the existing colleges of theology, law, medicine which go back to 1525, and a new Faculty (division), faculty of philosophy. Currently, the university has seven faculties: Philosophy, Medicine, Human Medicine, Economic Sciences, Law, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Theology and Veterinary Medicine. The university offers the widest range of subjects and courses of any Swiss higher education institution. History The University of Zurich was founded on April 29, 1833, when the existing colleges of theology, the Carolinum, Zurich, ''Carolinum'' founded by Huldrych Zwingli in 1525, law and medicine were merged with a new faculty of Philosophy. It was the first university in Europe to be founded by the state rather than a monarch or church. Its Latin name is reminiscen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
