The journal AUC Historia Universitatis Carolinae Pragensis, subtitled “Příspěvky k dějinám Univerzity Karlovy” (Papers on the History of Charles University), is a periodical devoted not only to the history of the Prague university but also to the history of education and student movement in the Czech lands. The journal, published since 1960 as part of the Acta Universitatis Carolinae series, also publishes essays presenting original historical sources (all texts are accompanied by summaries in foreign languages, mainly in English and German). It regularly publishes reviews and annotations of works on the history of education and annals of research activities.
The journal is archived in Portico.
AUC HISTORIA UNIVERSITATIS CAROLINAE PRAGENSIS, Vol 51 No 2 (2011), 81–101
Žezlo Přírodovědecké fakulty Univerzity Karlovy: nové poznatky o historii, restaurování a použitých materiálech
[Sceptre of the Faculty of Science of Charles University: New Findings about Its History, Restoration, and Materials Used]
Zdeňka Petrová
published online: 02. 11. 2014
abstract
Sceptre of the Faculty of Science of Charles University: New Findings about Its History, Restoration, and Materials Used The article focuses on the sceptre of the Faculty of Science of Charles University in Prague. Recently discovered historical documentation provided new information regarding its making, enabled reinterpretation of some of the reliefs, and offered a description of the restoration works performed on the sceptre in the 1950s and in 1979. Investigation of the sceptre itself led to a reevaluation of its length, a description of goldsmithing techniques, and, last but not least, enabled a reidentification of four of the ten groups of stones that adorn the sceptre and brought information on the composition of metal alloys used for its manufacture.
keywords: sceptre; Faculty of Science of Charles University in Prague; gemstones; precious metals; historical circumstances; restoration; goldsmithing techniques
157 x 230 mm
periodicity: 2 x per year
print price: 150 czk
ISSN: 0323-0562
E-ISSN: 2336-5730
