Documentation and general accessibility of municipal books in the Czech Republic

duration of the project: 2009 – 2011 (GAČR No. 404/09/0214)

2013 – 2015 (GAČR No. 13 – 09 254 S)

supported by: the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic

university research funds

Department of History, Philosophical Faculty, JanEvangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem (KHI FF UJEP) - main coordinator

Department of Auxiliary Sciences of History and Archive Studies, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague (PVH FF UK)

Prague City Archives (AHMP)

The Brno City Archives (AMB)

study of municipal books a series of transcribed editions of the

oldest abooks systematically coordinated publication

activity

analytical study and publication

systematic methodological activity

commemorative books

books of municipal legislation

books of municipal finances

books of municipal

administration

books of municipal court

books of public service

I. The oldest commemorative book of Česká Lípa, 1461 – 1722

II. The oldest municipalbook of the royal town of Most, 1517-1519

III. The oldest commemorative book of a major royal town of Litoměřice, 1341-1562

IV. The oldest book of the royal town of Ústí nadLabem, 1438-1514 – will be made available online in a digitized form instead of a printed edition

V. Books of Burgher Rights in New Town, Prague, 1518-1581

VI. Books of Burgher Rights in New Town, Prague, 1612 – 1657

Municipal book of ČeskáLípa, 1461 – 1722, fol. 5v

Municipal book of Česká Lípa, 1461 – 1722, fol. 5v – transcribed edition

central listing of the information about municipal books

each entry contains basic information about the book

archives

place of origin

archival holding

signatures

citation in catalogues

inventory number

type of the book

time period

the book’s title

author

keywords

size

number of pages

physical state of the book and its binding

conservator’s treatment

watermarks

material

language

summary of the book

editions

microfilms or other means of disclosure

literature

Participants: state regional archives state district archives

over 2000 entries in the database so far

revision and unification of entries by the project coordinators

database available online

documents accessible in digital form on websites ofindividual archives

www.libricivitatis.cz

Stav a perspektivy zpřístupňování středověkých a raně novověkých městských knih. Ústecký sborník historický. Supplementum 1., FF UJEP Ústí nad Labem, FF UK, AHMP 2011

Editionswissenschaftliche Kolloquien 2005/2007. Methodik - Amtsbücher - Digitale Edition – Projekte (edd. Thumser, M., Tandecki, J., Thumser, A.), Towarzystwonaukowe w Toruniu, Toruň 2008, s. 77-97.

contribution to historical research ofmedieval citiespublished editions

online database

digitizing

e-mail: katerina.zenklova@nacr.cz