Jan Táborský z Klokotské Hory
Jan Táborský z Klokotské Hory also Johann Taborsky from Klokot or Taborsky de Monte Klokotino (* 1500 near Tábor , † January 1572 in Prague ) was a Czech scribe , composer , astronomer and mechanic.
Life
In 1500 he was born near or directly in Tábor. As early as 1519 he attended the lectures of Magister Pavel z Příbramě at Charles University in Prague and learned mathematics and astronomy .
In 1543 Táborský and his first wife Kateřina (Katharina) bought a house in Prague's New Town . In 1548 he moved to Prague's old town , where he later bought more houses. In 1549 he widowed and remarried (also Kateřina). Around 1550 he was given a nobility title "z Klokotské Hory" and a coat of arms .
He died in Prague in January 1572.
plant
Táborský was a clerk full-time. He owned a calligraphic workshop in Prague, where he copied old manuscripts , mostly hymn books and graduals . There are more than 20 known hymn books that he composed and wrote himself. During this time he also employed three other clerks.
The most famous hymn books
- kancionál chrudimský (1530)
- kancionál svatovítský I (1541)
- kancionál svatovítský II (1551)
- kancionál čáslavský (1557)
Horologist
In 1551 Táborský was appointed by the Prague City Council to maintain and restore the clockwork of the town hall . Through the training and, as he himself said, "through continued efforts and consultations with some people in astronomy and mechanics," he had acquired the knowledge necessary for the repair and maintenance of the watch.
manuscript
In old age he wrote a report "Spráwa o orloji Pražském" to the mayor and the city council, in which he describes the whole clock mechanism in detail. This manuscript, one of the most beautiful Czech manuscripts from the 16th century, was completed in 1570 and also contains a self-portrait of Táborský.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Taborsky von Ahornberg, Johann . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 43. Part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing House, Vienna 1881, p. 5 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Jan Táborský z Klokotské Hory in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Ottův slovník naučný: Jan Táborský z Klokotské Hory (Czech)
Individual evidence
- ^ Josef Teige: Jan Táborský z Klokotské Hory a jeho Zpráva o orloji Staroměstském ; Časopis spol. přátel starožitností českých; Year 9; Praha 1901 pp. 1–12 and pp. 65–69
- ↑ Zdeněk Horský ; Emanuel Procházka: Pražský orloj ; Acta historiae rerum naturalium nec non technicarum IX; Československá akademie věd; Prague 1964; P. 84f
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Táborský, Jan z Klokotské Hory |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Taborsky, Johannes from Klokot |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech writer, composer, astronomer and mechanic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1500 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tábor |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 1572 |
| Place of death | Prague |