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COURSES SPRING 2009

Histart 151

ART IN LATE ANTIQUITY (4 units) Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 8-10 104 Moffitt, CCN: 05502 David Wright

The transition from classical culture to medieval Europe:  Imperial art from Gallienus through the collapse of the western empire.  Christian art from the beginning around 200 through the age of Justinian.  Revivals in the seventh and eighth centuries.  A look back from the courts of Charlemagne and Constantinople.

Special schedule:  three lectures a week in the first month, two a week in the second, and one a week in the last month, in order to prepare students to develop a thoughtful term paper and then give them time to write it.  The instructor is in his office for consultation during class hours when there is no lecture.  Three preliminary written exercises in visual analysis, several quizzes emphasizing history and the analysis of unknown slides; no mid-term; final exam in two parts:  a take-home essay and a regular exam like the quizzes. (An)

 

 

 

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