Staletá Praha 31, 1/2015

The church of St. Wenceslaus at Malá Strana in the geometric world of Central European rotundas
Die Kirche des hl. Wenzel in Prag-Kleinseite in der geometrischen Welt der mittelalterlichen Rotunden

Jarmila Čiháková, Martin Müller

Staletá Praha 31, 1/2015, 2-109 | DOI: 10.56112/sp.2015.1.01  

Early Medieval rotundas are simple, often only fragmentary preserved buildings with minimum of architectonic details enabling their art historic interpretation. For the proposal of presumed appearance of recently discovered rotunda at Malá Strana an attempt was made to delve into mental processes of the architects of that time and to identify their original aims. Method of the reverse project was applied to the reconstruction of the architects'conception concerning the planning and construction for 28 rotundas as seen in their groundplans. Although in Early Medieval architecture we generally presume the routine copying design from architectonic archetypes...

Allegory of virtues and iniquities on Prague Astronomical Clock
Die Barockskulpturen an der Prager astronomischen Uhr

Petr Skála

Staletá Praha 31, 1/2015, 110-127 | DOI: 10.56112/sp.2015.1.02  

Baroque wooden statues on the Prague Old Town Astronomical Clock had their own original thematic content completely different from today. The alteration to the meaning of four statues by their modification and addition of stage properties into their hands was done by Vojtěch Sucharda successively in years 1911 and 1966 when he was accredited by their restoration. Meaningful thematic aim of the whole assemblage of statues, which used to be its important part corresponding with the complete original spiritual content of the clock, thus got lost.

Windows of the sacristies of St. Gaul and Virgin Mary Angel churches in Prague
Die Sakristeifenster der Kirchen St. Gallus und Maria Himmelfahrt in Prag

Veronika Koberová, Ladislav Bartoš

Staletá Praha 31, 1/2015, 128-140 | DOI: 10.56112/sp.2015.1.03  

The article documents the Baroque window paneling of the sacristies of St. Gaul at the Old Town and of Our Lady of the Angels at Hradčany. In the context of the building history of both churches the authors attempt to date the components, evaluate and describe their current state. Since the assemblage in the church at Hradčany is considered historically valuable, also other paneling components of windows and doors are included, which in some cases come from the period of the church construction.

The Marian Sodalities of St. Ignatius Church in Prague. Contribution to the understanding of the original appearance of the Chapel of Marian Sodalities

Hana Tomagová

Staletá Praha 31, 1/2015, 141-156 | DOI: 10.56112/sp.2015.1.04  

Remarkable space above the sacristy in the church of St. Ignatius, interpreted in the Baroque period as an order oratory, became a suitable place for a common liturgy of renewed activity of The Marian sodality of men and youth at this church. The chapel was newly modified for this purpose by decorating and a setting in a gallery with a staircase together with a new main altar decorated by paintings and sculpture. The chapel was consecrated on the 15th May 1904. Sometime after 1990 the altar was dismantled and only few fragments are preserved today. The author aims at the reconstruction of the original appearance of the altar based on sources, literature,...

Objev neznámého gotického nástěnného cyklu na fasádě dvorního křídla domu čp. 510 na Starém Městě pražském

Ladislav Bartoš

Staletá Praha 31, 1/2015, III  

Aktuality

Staletá Praha 31, 1/2015, 157-170  

Rudolfínská Praha v detailech Sadelerova prospektu (11). Betlémská kaple

Ondřej Šefců

Staletá Praha 31, 1/2015, 171-172