Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information below is subject to change,
in particular that concerning the teaching mode (presential, distance or in a comodal or hybrid format).
5 credits
30.0 h
Q1
This biannual learning unit is not being organized in 2020-2021 !
Teacher(s)
SOMEBODY; van Heesch Johan;
Language
French
Main themes
Introduction to the study of monetary documents of the Middle Ages and Modern Era and examination of recognition criteria (striking, metal, weight, legend, iconography, circulation). Application to our former principalities and study of ateliers. Study of money as dating method in archaeology and links to lectures on archive sources, history of techniques, and economic history.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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Content
- Numismatics and monetary history, followed by a presentation of numismatic sources.
- The work methods (study of dies, weight, metals, hoards, coins from excavations).
- History of money from the Middle Ages and the Modern Era (the Later Empire-Byzantium, the Merovingians, the Carolingian denarius, the feudal denarius, the transformations of the " XIIIth century " (1160-1330), bimetallism and its consequences (1330-1500), the era of the silver thaler (XVth-XVIIth centuries.)
- The art of medals : technical and artistic aspects, from the Renaissance till the XXth century.
Teaching methods
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.
Essentially lectures with a visit to the Coin Cabinet of Brussels and another one to the collections of the UCL.Identification exercice of determination of numismatic objects.
Evaluation methods
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.
Assessment : oral.
Other information
None.
Faculty or entity
ARKE
