(Protestant Prayer Books from the 18th and 19th Centuries and the Czech Bible)

Abstract: The article focuses on Czech handwritten prayer books of protestant provenance from the 18th and 19th century. It analyzes the form and sources of inspiration, especially the Biblical quotes, paraphrases and references. Special attention is paid to illustrations of manuscripts in relation to strict protestant requirements on visuality. According to the analysis of selected sample of prayer books, the paper represents their typical structure and typology of contained prayers. The topics of
prayer books belong to wider social context, whether general – mentality and devotion of population being of non-Catholic confession; or specific – in search of “Czech national fine arts” at the Czechoslavic Ethnographic Exhibition held in 1895.

Authors: Bolom-Kotari, Sixtus – Bolom-Kotari, Martina

DOI: 10.17846/CL.2016.9.2.74-89

Publication order reference: PhDr. Sixtus Bolom-Kotari, Ph.D.; The Institute of History Czech Academy of Science, Prosecká 76, CZ-190 00 Praha 9, The Czech Republice, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Mgr. Martina Bolom-Kotari, Ph.D.; Philosophical Faculty, University of Hradec Králové, Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archival Science, Náměstí Svobody 331, CZ-500 03 Hradec Králové, The Czech Republic, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Source: Konštatínove listy, 2016, vol. 9, number: 2, pages: 74-89 (PDF file)

Key words: BIBLE, PRAYER BOOKS, REFORMATION, PROTESTANTISM, PATENT OF TOLERATION, 1781, FOLK CULTURE

Language: CZECH