Vyšehrad-Type Floor Tiles. Material Culture of Medieval residences. Fontes Archaeologici Pragenses 50
ISBN: 978-80-7036-810-7, 978-80-7036-811-4 (pdf)
Author(s): Klára Fleková
Publisher: National Museum
Type of publication: Book / E-book
Place of publication: Prague
Number of pages: 152
Citation: FLEKOVÁ, Klára. Vyšehrad-Type Floor Tiles. Material Culture of Medieval residences. Fontes Archaeologici Pragenses 50. First edition. Prague: National Museum, 2023. 152 pages. ISBN 978-80-7036-810-7, 978-80-7036-811-4 (pdf).
The publication summarizes the current state of knowledge of the oldest ceramic floor tiles in Bohemia and Moravia. These are Romanesque floor tiles of the Vyšehrad type, known fot their characteristic hexagonal shape and the quartet of different representations with which they are decorated. In recent years, a number of new finds have been added, so this type of floor tiles is currently known from eighteen sites. The book summarizes basic knowledge about their dating and iconography, together with a catalog, in which selected fragments of tiles from various locations are presented. The basis of the publication is a summary and critique of the sources on which the dating of our oldest floor tiles currently rests.
The e-book can be purchased in the online store Palmknihy.