Nakladatelství Karolinum

Nominated for Magnesia Litera Award in the Publishing Achievement category.

1 200 pages, 86 authors, 23 translators, 60 years of anticipation

“Renaissance laid the foundations of our modern world…” Václav Černý

Nominated for Magnesia Litera Award in the Popular Science category.

This book offers a new evaluation of the work of Bohumil Kubišta which exceeds the traditional format of an art-history monograph. It analyzes the work of this outstanding Czech modern artist by examining complex artistic, cultural and historical relations in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century.

Our latest titles feature works of Karel Hvížďala and Jiří Přibáň, František Šmahel and Filip Láb. Mařatka’s Gastroenterology and many more! Find the list of Nakladatelství Karolinum’s new releases in our Spring 2021 Catalog.  

This monograph, written by Czech historian Jaroslav Čechura, focuses on the period of the Thirty Years’ War. Consulting various types of sources, such as cadastres, civil registries, urbariums and ego-documents, the author provides an account of the tumultuous events witnessed by the ordinary peasants of the Třeboň estate.        

On the occasion of his 70th birthday, Miroslav Petříček's students and colleagues published a selection of their own thoughts and research, which, following his example, dives into the deep waters of Philosophy. This extraordinarily talented group of authors from several different generations covers a wide range of topics: from astronomy to animated films, from Proust to the Ranger.