Charles IV. – Spiritual World, Foundations, Buildings and Their Art Fixtures

The research team of professors Kuthan and Royt at the Catholic Theological Faculty of Charles University is engaged with one of the greatest personalities of the European Middle Ages – Charles IV (1316–1378).

The mapping and complex working of the extensive activities of the sovereign who was outstanding in his political abilities, who contributed to the peace stability of a large part of the European continent, who founded Prague University and as Emperor he supported  and confirmed the origin of other universities on the territory of Holy Roman Empire, is at the heart of the research activities of the centre. He was among those few medieval sovereigns who were men of letters. From his great visions some founding deeds originated and became permanent  in the appearance of Prague and the whole of our country. Equally important is also the context  of his political and founding works in the whole of Europe. Attention is paid to his sources of inspiration and spirituality as well as the response of his operations that followed.

Selected outputs

• KUTHAN Jiří: Splendor et Gloria Regni Bohemiae. Kunstwerke als Herrschaftszeichen und Symbole der Staatsidentität (Opera Facultatis theologiae catholicae Universitatis Carolinae Pragensis. Historia et historia artium vol. VI). Praha 2007 (ISBN 978-80-87082-06-5), 624 s.; České vydání: Splendor et Gloria Regni Bohemiae. Umělecké dílo jako projev vladařské reprezentace a symbol státní identity (Opera Facultatis theologiae catholicae Universitatis Carolinae Pragensis. Historia et historia artium vol. VII). Praha 2008 (ISBN 978-80-87082-07-2), 592 s.

• KUTHAN Jiří / ROYT Jan: Katedrála sv. Víta, Václava a Vojtěcha. Svatyně českých patronů a králů. Praha (Nakladatelství Lidové noviny) 2011 (ISBN 978-980-7422-090-6), společně s Janem Roytem, 685 s.

• JAROŠOVÁ Markéta / KUTHAN Jiří / SCHOLZ Stefan (ed.): Prag und die grossen Kulturzentren Europas in der Zeit der Luxemburger (1310-1437). Internationale Konferenz aus Anlaß des 660. Jubiläums der Gründung der Karlsuniversität in Prag, 31. März – 5. April 2008. Prague and Great Cultural Centres of Europe in the Luxemburgeois Era (1310-1437). International Conference on the occasion of the 660^th anniversary of the foundation of Charles University in Prague, 31^st March – 5^th April 2008. Praha 2008 (ISBN 978-80-87258-10-1), 808 str.

• KUTHAN Jiří / ŠMIED Miroslav (ed.): Korunovační řád českých králů (editor). Praha 2009 (ISBN 978-80-7308-266-6, 978-80-87258-09-5), 436 str.

• ROYT Jan: Mistr třeboňského oltáře. Praha 2013 (ISBN 978-80-246-2262-0), 290 stran.

• KUTHAN Jiří / ROYT Jan: Karel IV. Císař a český král – vizionář a zakladatel. Praha (Nakladatelství Lidové noviny - Katolická teologická fakulta Univerzity Karlovy) Praha 2016 (ISBN 978-80-7422-460-7), 1062 stran.