ARTH 2355 - Introduction to Medieval Art and Culture

(crosslisted) MEDVL 2355
(ALC-AS, HST-AS) (CA-AG, HA-AG, LA-AG)

Spring. 4 credits. Student option grading.

B. Anderson, C. Robinson.

Survey lecture course covering the creation, encoding, and reception of Medieval (roughly AD 500-1500) European, Byzantine, and Islamic architecture, ornament, manuscripts, liturgical and luxury objects. The approach is thematic but chronologically grounded; attention is also given to cultural interaction in the Mediterranean basin.