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Theory of Paper:
Paper is an important material in fine art, therefore its adequate use requires intimate knowledge of it. Theory of Book: Understanding the attributes of the traditional book is important for some fields of art for which a book is the "output".

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Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations..

Credit conditions: Test in basic knowledge.

Lectures on paper
a) Paper as medium. Definition of paper. Wood pulp - cellulose. Fibre and pupl. Historical, modern, special and bizarre raw materials.
Pulp texture of paper.
b) Making paper in a paper-making machine. Production of cellulose. Beating of pupl. Whiting of paper. Colouring of paper. Gluing of paper.
Adjustment of inner structure of paper. Adjustment of paper surface.
c) General characteristics of paper. Surface density. Thickness of paper. Two-sidedness of paper. Longitudinal and transversal direction of fibres. Determination of longitudinal and transversal direction. Stiffnes of paper. Firmness of paper. Translucence and transparence of paper. Dimensional stability of paper.
d) Production of handmade paper. Characteristics of European handmade paper. Characteristics of oriental handmade paper. Modification of handmade paper production. Filagree.
e) Paper formats. Paper storing. Paper - cardboard/carton - paperboard. Types of paper. Paper for artists.
f) Paper cultivation.
g) Paper as artistic medium. Paper Art.
h) Institutions dealing with paper.
ch) History of paper.
i) Excursion to manual and industrial bookbindries.

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Lectures on Paper
Lectures on Paper are mainly focused on paper as "a pad", on which artists draw, paint, print etc.
However, paper art is a new artistic category, presentig paper as an artistic medium "on its own".

Attendance is mandatory.

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Kocman, Jiří H.: Médium papír (1. a 2. vydání), VUTIUM, Brno 2000, 2004. (3.vydání v tisku)
Korda, Josef: Papírenská encyklopedie, SNTL, Praha 1992.
Hnětkovský, Václav: Papírenská příručka, SNTL, Praha 1983.
Zuman, František: Papír - historie řemesla a výrobní techniky. Příloha časopisu Papír a celulóza, Praha 1983.
Příloha časopisu Papír a celulóza
Weiss, Wisso: Zeittafel zur Papiergeschichte, Fachbuchverlag, Leipzig 1983.

Flodr, Miroslav: Filigranologie, UJEP, Brno 1974.
Šalda, Jaroslav: Papír - karton - lepenka, SNTL, Praha 1955.

54 hours, optionally