The course provides students with insights into different aspects of early modern time travelling. Source criticism
to contemporary sources (chronicles, travel accounts, itineraries, books of travels, charters, etc.) within major
topics (such as war campaigns, pilgrimage, university peregrination, diplomacy, trade and crafts) constitutes an
important feature of the course.
Poslední úprava: Horáčková Karolína, Bc. (19.12.2024)
The course provides students with insights into different aspects of early modern time travelling. Source criticism to contemporary sources (chronicles, travel accounts, itineraries, books of travels, charters, etc.) within major topics (such as war campaigns, pilgrimage, university peregrination, diplomacy, trade and crafts) constitutes an important feature of the course.
Poslední úprava: Horáčková Karolína, Bc. (19.12.2024)
Podmínky zakončení předmětu - angličtina
Final test concerning lecture topics. Students are not allowed to use any AI tools.
Poslední úprava: Suchý Marek, Mgr., Ph.D. (30.01.2026)
Literatura - angličtina
Obligatory:
Mączak, Antoni. Travel in early modern Europe. Cambridge: Polity Press, 1995, s. ISBN 0-7456-0840-X.
Poslední úprava: Horáčková Karolína, Bc. (19.12.2024)
Sylabus - angličtina
Topics
1. Primary and secondary sources 2. Roads and means of travelling 3. Itinerant rulers 4. Diplomats on the road 5. Peripatetic ecclesiastics 6. University peregrination 7. Trade and traders 8. Itinerant craftsmen 9. Pilgrimages 10. Inns and their hospitality 11. Cost of travelling 12. Final test
Poslední úprava: Horáčková Karolína, Bc. (19.12.2024)