Průzkumy památek, 2023 (vol. 30), issue 2

The Coat of Arms as a Decorative Element in the Middle Ages

Robert Šimůnek

Průzkumy památek 2023, 30(2):3-20 | DOI: 10.56112/pp.2023.2.01  

The article deals with the specific segment of heraldic representations - where coats of arms/emblems, both real and imaginary, did not have a meaning (a reflection of social or other bond), but rather fulfilled only a decorative function. In this respect, the 'heraldic décor' is on the borderline between the heraldic representations that inspired them and the range of decorative elements (vegetal, geometric, figural, and others - letters or signs resembling letters could also be used for decoration, showing the closest analogies with the heraldic décor).

The Harrach Family Farmyards

Jan Žižka

Průzkumy památek 2023, 30(2):21-42 | DOI: 10.56112/pp.2023.2.02  

The article describes the Harrach family farmyards and their transformation from the 18th to the early 20th century. The first part is devoted to the Harrach Baroque farmyards in the Jilemnice domain. Greatest attention is paid to the agriculturally most significant Sadová domain with the residential castle Hrádek u Nechanic. It is based on terrain research conducted by the National Heritage Institute during 2005-2011 and later partial research and documentation. It uses the maps and detailed descriptions of farmyards from 1863, 1899, and 1909. The first part shows the estimated condition of the farmyards in 1829 when the Harrachs bought the domain...

The Renaissance Granary of Harazim Hamlet near Rájov in the Český Krumlov Region

Filip Facincani

Průzkumy památek 2023, 30(2):43-53 | DOI: 10.56112/pp.2023.2.03  

The article deals with the building development of a pre-White Mountain granary at Harazim Homestead (Český Krumlov Region) that was previously outside researchers' interests. Estimated in the late 16th and early 17th century, the granary's origin was confirmed by dendrochronology research and detection of sgrafiti blocks. The walls further showed stone and wooden traces of an earlier structure, perhaps for the same purpose.

Roof structure above the Presbytery of the Church of Our Lady's Nativity in Miličín - the Power of Tradition and Uneasy Adoption of Construction Innovations

Jan Veselý, Jan Kypta

Průzkumy památek 2023, 30(2):53-62 | DOI: 10.56112/pp.2023.2.04  

The current roof of the Gothic Church of Our Lady's Nativity in Miličín (Benešov Region) was created after the town fire in 1644. While the new roof structure above the presbytery was built immediately after the disaster, the nave was roofed more than one hundred years later. The study is focusing with the earlier roof frame. It is especially interesting by using an anachronistic construction with long upward braces and a longitudinal axial frame, typologically going back to the Middle Ages. Here, however, it was combined with a very regressive type of short principals at the time the fully developed type of this construction prevailed in Bohemia....

The Ruff and Cuffs Attributed to Vilém Slavata in Jindřichův Hradec Castle Furnishings

Veronika Pilná

Průzkumy památek 2023, 30(2):63-72 | DOI: 10.56112/pp.2023.2.05  

Seventeenth-century authentic parts of clothing are scarce both in the Czech and European context. They include the set of a collar, known as a ruff, and two cuffs that have remained at Jindřichův Hradec Castle. The set is ranked among famous textile relics and been exhibited many times because of its attribution. The article seeks to present these artefacts in view of historical tailoring and lacemaking technology. It provides a detailed description of the construction and technology solution of the two types of laces.

Petr Prachner (1744-1807), a Sculptor of Prague - His Study Travels Abroad and Contribution to the Decoration of the New Mint in Prague

Kryštof Loub

Průzkumy památek 2023, 30(2):72-85 | DOI: 10.56112/pp.2023.2.06  

The article deals with the study travels of the Prague sculptor Petr Prachner (1744-1807) to academies in Amsterdam, London, and Mannheim as well as his work in Vienna. Prachner's academic training and foreign experience were later reflected in his sculpture decoration of the New Mint in the Old Town of Prague. Not only do the archival sources help to restore the operation of the sculpture workshop of Petr's father Richard Jiří Prachner (1705-1782) in greater detail, but they also correct our perspective on Prague sculpture art of the second half of the 18th century.

Two Comments on the Life and Work of Giovanni Battista Alliprandi

Pavel Zahradník

Průzkumy památek 2023, 30(2):86-92 | DOI: 10.56112/pp.2023.2.07  

The article features one of the most prominent creators of Baroque architecture in Bohemia, the architect and builder Giovanni Battista Alliprandi. The first part deals with the terms and conditions of Alliprandi's activity for his very first significant employer in Bohemia, Count Herman Jacob Czernin von Chudenitz (including the contract signed by the architect and the count). The second, briefer part is dedicated to Alliprandi's work in Vienna; although it has not been unambiguously documented yet, it seems to be indicated by Prague and Viennese archival sources.

Günther Buchinger (Hrsg.), Die Gozzoburg. Das Haus des Stadtrichters in Krems

Rudolf Procházka

Průzkumy památek 2023, 30(2):93-95 | DOI: 10.56112/pp.2023.2.08  

Průzkumy památek v odborném tisku za rok 2022

Dita Roubíčková (ed.), Milan Jančo, Bronislava Mollerová, Irena Nováková, Zdeňka Prokopová, Martina Sanetrníková

Průzkumy památek 2023, 30(2):96-128  

In memoriam Petr Růžička (1954-2023)

Jan Veselý

Průzkumy památek 2023, 30(2):1-2