ARTH 430: Advanced Studies in Medieval or Islamic Art

ARTH 430-001: Western Medieval Manuscript Cultures
(Spring 2019)

04:30 PM to 07:10 PM R

Research Hall 201

Section Information for Spring 2019

This course will provide a detailed study of manuscript decoration in the early Middle Ages in France, Germany, Britain, and Ireland. We will consider the religious, social, and cultural contexts surrounding the development of book arts during the medieval period, particularly in the Carolingian and Insular realms and how these influences are displayed on the pages of individual manuscripts. Central to this discussion will be a comparative analysis of the regional differences and unifying motifs present throughout manuscript exemplars of each area, including the Lindau Gospels, the Gospels of Otto III, the Lindisfarne Gospels, and the Book of Kells. Who were the artist-scribes that created these manuscripts and how did monastic communities influence the proliferation of book culture and library foundations throughout Christendom? What were the didactic and exegetical functions of these texts and how did decoration provide a connection with the divine? We will utilize contemporary digitized manuscript collections to facilitate a detailed encounter with each text.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Studies a single topic in medieval or Islamic art. May focus on a particular period, region, or medium, or may explore cultural interconnections within medieval Eurasian world. Notes: May be repeated when topic is different. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 12 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies, Writing Intensive in Major
Recommended Prerequisite: ENGH 302 and a 300-level course in medieval or Islamic art, or permission of instructor.
Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18, Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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