Respublica Christiana: Spirituality and Church-political Ideas of Bohuslav of Lobkowicz and Hassenstein Petr Hlaváček The transition between the 15th and 16th centuries is an important period in the history of both Europe and Christianity. It is the time of renaissance, humanism and European reformation. And Bohuslav of Lobkowicz and Hassenstein, prominent Czech aristocrat, scholar and poet is a…
Musarum et patriae fulgida stella suae. Inszenierungen Bohuslav von Lobkovic und Hassenstein und identitätsstiftende Praktiken der böhmischen Humanisten nach der Hälfte des 16. Jahrhunderts Lucie Storchová Im Aufsatz werden die Art und Weise thematisiert, wie der bekannte am Jahrhundertwende wirkende böhmische Humanist, Bohuslav Hasištejnský, in Texten der von Jan Hodějovský d. Ä. geförderten Humanisten in 60er und 70er Jahren des 16. Jahrhunderts inszeniert worden ist,…
“Nos enim paene in angulo orbis constituti.” On the Correspondence of Bohuslav of Lobkowicz and Hassenstein with Bernhard Adelmann of Adelmannsfelden Kamil Boldan In the extant correspondence of Bohuslav of Lobkowicz and Hassenstein, we fi nd 32 letters addressed to Bernhard Adelmann (1459–1523). These letters are a valuable source of information for a reconstruction of Bohuslav’s world view; however, they also contain important information on his…
Bohuslav of Lobkovic and Hassenstein and Astronomy Kamil Boldan, Alena Hadravová Astronomy was one of the main interests of Bohuslav Hasištejnský z Lobkovic. This is obvious from the catalog of his library (see Kamil Boldan and Emma Urbánková: Rekonstrukce knihovny Bohuslava Hasištejnského z Lobkovic – Reconstruction of the Library of Bohuslav Hasištejnský z Lobkovic,…
Philosophical Treatises in the Library of Bohuslav of Lobkowicz and Hassenstein Filip Karfík Based on a yet unpublished new catalogue of all preserved manuscripts, incunabula and postincunabula from Hassenstein’s library by Dr. K. Boldan, the paper examines to what extent philosophical literature was represented in it. The author groups Hassenstein’s philosophical books in four…
German Biographers of Bohuslav of Lobkowicz and Hassenstein and their Attitude toward Bohemia Marta Vaculínová The signifi cance of Bohuslav of Lobkowicz reached far beyond the borders of the Czech Kingdom, as can be seen from the interest of German scholars in his life and work. Although his writings were not published during his lifetime, he was known as a prominent Latin writer and as an owner…
Transformations of Central European and Italian Models in the Work of the Master of the Litoměřice Altarpiece Ivana Kyzourová The so-called Master of the Litoměřice Altarpiece was the most important painter of the Jagiello Period. He has been recognised as such since the 19th century, but a generally accepted opinion about his person and work is still lacking, partly due to his anonymity, partly due to the…
Ut certatura videatur: Bohuslav of Lobkowicz and Hassenstein and Italy Pavel Kalina In a letter written in 1489 and addressed to Kristián Pedík, Bohuslav Hasištejnský describes the renovation of the Royal Castle of Prague. The old buildings, visible from far away, must have been almost turning to dust. “However, Vladislav has enclosed them by a wall and moat of remarkable…
Dubravius on Dürer Lubomír Konečný In the third edition of his magisterial monograph on Albrecht Dürer (Princeton, NJ, 1948), Erwin Panofsky published and translated a text in which Jan Dubravius, in 1516, described an image of Adam and Eve, then owned by Jan Thurzo, Bishop of Wroclaw. This description gave impetus to a…
Jan Hasištejnský of Lobkowicz and Venetian Art of the 15th Century Jan Chlíbec Travelogues are an important source of information for the understanding of the 15th and 16th century Czechs and their opinion on contemporary Italian art. Among them there is an interesting description of the 1493 pilgrimage to the Holy Sepulchre by Jan Hasištejnský of Lobkowicz…
