Second edition of the Náměšť nad Oslavou grammar (1543) rediscovered Cover Image

Druhé vydání náměšťské mluvnice (1543) znovu nalezeno
Second edition of the Náměšť nad Oslavou grammar (1543) rediscovered

Suggestion for reflections on phonology, typography and publishing technology

Author(s): Ondřej Koupil
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Czech Literature
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro českou literaturu
Keywords: Optát Beneš; Gzel Petr; Philomathes Václav; Blahoslav Jan; Czech grammar; 16th century

Summary/Abstract: In a Munich University library catalogue, Petr Voit has found that the second edition of the first grammar of Czech by Beneš Optát, Petr Gzel and Václav Philomath Grammatyka česká (1533), published in Nuremberg in 1543 is not missing, and that a unique (as far as we currently know) preserved copy can be found in this fonds under shelf no. 0014/W 8 Philol. 748#1. The aim of this study is to present previous reports on this second edition of the grammar in the literature (I), to describe the preserved Munich copy (II), to compare it with the first edition, and to indicate the options for interpreting and comparing with others, particularly the transcription of the Nuremberg edition in Gramatika česká by Jan Blahoslav (III). The conclusion summarizes the issue in several points and questions — relating to the prints under comparison and the difference between a) the phonology (historical grammar) in the 16th century printed texts; b) the orthography and typography in the 16th century printed texts; and c) the publishing technology appropriate for 16th century Czech texts. Not least, questions are formulated on the Grammatika česká manuscript (IV).

  • Issue Year: 64/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 243-266
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Czech