I have also attended the symposium for 3 days the topic of which was "Modality and transmodality - text-image-music" organised by Jagiellonian University. What was the most intriguing part beyond the lectures was a trip inside Collegium Maius - the oldest part of the Uni with the memorabilia as old as those from Copernicus times but also connected with the 100 anniversary of Poland's regaining independence like the ink pot from the second in the world Constitution signing from 1793 or the bunch of Tadeusz Kosciuszko's hair who organised the uprising n 1794 - the last before the division of Poland into 3 parts (and no Poland on the map during 123 years afterwards).
This is a short review of the trip with Hedwig (1st photo - the Queen with her husband King Ladislaus Jagiello - biggest paintings) who was a Hungary related Polish Queen with predominant role in keeping the University at work during her reign; swieta-jadwiga
Next photos about Copernicus who was a student of Jagiellonian Uni between 1491-95 , the globe in the eyes of someone from 1520 (with completely different layout of countries than it is today) featuring for the first time America called The Golden Jagiellonian Globe , the register with his name underlined together with a tuition fee and finally one of the scientific equipment of that times. In the modern looking photo - the present from Neil Armstrong to the Uni - his picture of the globe with adequate signature. What are the links of Copernicus with the Italian culture? - see there Copernicus
Have you known that:
- the youngest professor read fragments of religious texts during each meal in Stuba Communis
(the Common Room which was built in the middle of 15th century as a dining room and meeting place for theologians who lived in the builiding)?
- there is a sceptre (placed behind the glass in a cross symbol x - similar to the logo of the University) which is called Queen Hedwig's Sceptre made after 1403?
- Hugo Kołłątaj, who among others was responsible for the reform of the Uni between 1777 -1786, during which Latin was replaced with Polish as the language of instruction?
- in 19th century there was a common opinion that sleep in horizontal position is bad for health so there is an unusually short bed in Ambrozy Grabowski's room (the man was responsible for discovery of famous Wit Stwosz altar)?
- in the Aula (with Hedwig and Ladislaus's portraits) which is a former lecture room, having representative function now- there are about 100 portraits of the most prominent personages connected to the Uni including Pope John Paul II?
After reading - try to answer the question about new vocabulary items -
what does sceptre, horizontal, prominent, instruction, personages, anniversary, regain mean?
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