Osobný pamätník z vojenskej služby ako historický prameň

Personal Memorial from Military Service as a Historical Source

Autor: CHORVÁT Peter

CHORVÁT, Peter: Osobný pamätník z vojenskej služby ako historický prameň 

CHORVÁT, Peter: Personal Memorial from Military Service as a Historical Source.

Vojenská história, 1, 17, 2013, pp. 83-88.

In the published paper the author deals with an interesting, albeit, in terms of macro-structure, relatively marginal source of military (Slovak) history, i.e. personal memorials reflecting soldiers“ compulsory military service. In view of classification of written historical sources, the document is of personal nature. The author attempts to portray the genesis of monuments in terms of how they were dated in the Middle A ges — during the period of knightly tournaments until a recent period, compulsory military service ceased to exist. The author notes that the noble houses of 14th century, at a time when written culture had not been fully developed yet, the painted coats of arms grew to represent a kind of a „business card“ which all tournament participants presented and preserved. This was to declare not only their noble origin, but also their own knightly abilities. Chronologically, the author deals with specific features of memorials in the 16th century, as he states, the popularity of memorials at that time even inspired artists, book printers, artists and craftsmen to create graphic blueprints. The author gradually reveals the development of memorials in the 18th, 19th, 20th centuries until the end of compulsory military service in the recent past.

Keywords: Military History. Memorials. 14th to 20th centuries.

 

Ročník: 17 | Číslo: 1/2013 | Stránky: 83-88