On sepulchral memory in an epigraphic campaign: The towns of Prague after the events of 1648

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Roháček, Jiří
On sepulchral memory in an epigraphic campaign: The towns of Prague after the events of 1648.
Epigraphica & Sepulcralia 8. Fórum epigrafických a sepulkrálních studií. Praha: Artefactum, 2019 - (Roháček, J.), s. 155-186. ISBN 978-80-88283-17-1.
[Zasedání k problematice sepulkrálních památek /15./. Praha (CZ), 19.10.2016-21.10.2016]
Institucionální podpora: RVO:68378033
Klíčová slova: epigraphy * inscription * sepulchral monuments * memory * campaign * Prague * Bohemia * 17th century
Obor OECD: Arts, Art history

The more than four-month successful defense of the Old and New Towns of Prague against Swedish troops in 1648 was relatively small in the context of the Thirty Years' War, but a very important episode for Prague cities and to a large extent for Bohemia. In Prague we can observe the remains of a relevant, originally certainly much richer epigraphic campaign, which has two main directions - the first is connected with thanks to Virgin Mary as protector and intercessor of cities, the second with contextual presentation of improved coats of arm of Old and New Town. Surprising is, however, the absence of a larger sepulchral memorie of 219 fallen defenders. The only preserved monument is the epitaph of Václav Čabelický of Soutice in the Church of Our Lady before Týn. The figural epitaph is known for its rich heraldic and epigraphic accompaniment. This fact raises a number of questions about the position of sepulchral and epigraphic monuments in a collective memory.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0298617