Staletá Praha 26, 1/2010

History and the Gothic appearance of St. Michael's church at The Old Town of Prague in the 14^th century
Zur Geschichte und der gotischen Gestalt der St. Michaelskirche in der Prager Altstadt im 14. Jahrhundert

Václav Huml, Jan Jakub Outrata

Staletá Praha 26, 1/2010, 2-22 | DOI: 10.56112/sp.2010.1.01  

Between 1989-1996 several seasons of building history survey and archaeological excavations were undertaken in the building joined in the 18th century to the house No. 460/I, which since the medieval times until 1789 served as a church of Michael the Archangel, one of the parish churches for The Old town of Prague. In the standing structure the surveys identified fragments of medieval constructions, whose relations were gradually revealed by archaeological excavations. The finds and the variable views of the building development were continuously referred to, mainly the oldest form of the Romanesque period. This article is aimed at synoptic presentation...

South facade of St Michael's church at The Old Town of Prague
Die Südfassade der Kirche des hl. Michael in der Prager Altstadt (ein Beitrag zur Erkenntnis der Prager Parlerbaukunst).

Jaroslav Sojka

Staletá Praha 26, 1/2010, 23-39 | DOI: 10.56112/sp.2010.1.02  

A remnant Gothic wall was discovered and presented in an analytic way on the southern facade next to the current main Baroque entrance to St. Michael's cathedral at The Old Town in Prague. The wall is considered to be a part of a large cathedral style doorway, protected by a porch. Publications registering this find set its origins to the second half of the 14th century. Some authors consider the dating even closer to the 1350. Although the description is insufficient and the style analysis is missing, yet the remnants were of such quality, that we attempt to fill some of the gaps in the data. This find can also be interpreted as a chapel or a connection...

An Upper Acheulian occupation site on a palaeomeander of the River Vltava at Dejvice

Jan Fridrich, Ivana Fridrichová-Sýkorová, Jaroslav Tyráček

Staletá Praha 26, 1/2010, 40-56 | DOI: 10.56112/sp.2010.1.03  

From prehistoric archaeological view Dejvice Prague quarter belongs to sites, which repeatedly bring new evidence about the life of our earliest ancestors. Archaeological excavations undertaken by the authors on the building site of National technical library found artefacts and other archaeological evidence, which can be dated to the early Middle Palaeolithic at around 250 000 B. P., which is the earliest human evidence in the Dejvice and inner Prague area. Although several stratigraphical separate groups of finds belong to a single cultural domain, settlement geographical evaluation of the position of the finds enables a very probable case for two...

Eastern emporas in Bohemia and Moravia in the 13th-15th centuries

Robert Gája

Staletá Praha 26, 1/2010, 57-79 | DOI: 10.56112/sp.2010.1.04  

This study discusses the neglected problems of eastern emporas (galleries), focusing mainly upon churches with eastern empora with a squint window or hagioscope. Three examples of probable 14th century date can also be found within the area of medieval Prague. They are compared with other analogical cases in Bohemia and Moravia, which have only been marginally discussed in the literature. This article attempts to analyse the functional - typological nature of these features and to define the relevant terms.

Contribution to organic ornament in late Gothic period

Kristýna Kysilková

Staletá Praha 26, 1/2010, 80-91 | DOI: 10.56112/sp.2010.1.05  

This article briefly describes the use of organic ornaments in late Gothic architecture in Prague during the reign of Vladislav II. This 15th century architectural motif is considered in a wider Bohemian, as well as in European, space. Examples from Prague are compared with several similar foliage ornaments from Bohemia and also from Portugal. The Portuguese Manueline Gothic style of this period is characterised by expressive naturalistic decoration as well. These related motifs indicate the connection to the Central European and also Bohemian and Prague late Gothic period. A known example of this connection is a master printer Valentim Fernandes de...

The "Residence" in the Royal garden of Prague castle. Work by three eminent architects - K. I. Dientzenhofer, A. Haffenecker and P. Janák

František Kašička, Pavel Zahradník

Staletá Praha 26, 1/2010, 92-113 | DOI: 10.56112/sp.2010.1.06  

The Czech presidential residence in the Royal garden of the Prague castle has been inaccessible for a survey of the development and modifications of this part of the castle area since it had been built. Only the opening of the property and declassification of the archive documentation in the 1990s enabled the recognition, analyse and evaluation of the successive participation of eminent architects of the period on the building construction. Building activity by the south terrace wall of the Renaissance Royal Garden on the site of present "Residence" started in 1731 by building an expensive and sizable greenhouse. Its completion was assisted by K.I.Dientzenhofer....

Zprávy památkové péče - výběr: Pragensia + obecná problematika památkové péče - bibliography

Staletá Praha 26, 1/2010, 114-139  

Aktuality

Staletá Praha 26, 1/2010, 140-150  

Rudolfinská Praha v detailech Sadelerova prospektu (1)

Ondřej Šefců

Staletá Praha 26, 1/2010, 151-152  

Výstava Královský snatek - Eliška Premyslovna a Jan Lucemburský 1310

Zdeněk Dragoun

Staletá Praha 26, 1/2010, III