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4.636 Topics in European Medieval Architecture and Art
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Not offered academic year 2024-2025Undergrad (Spring) HASS Arts
(Subject meets with 4.637)
Prereq: None
Units: 3-0-9
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Investigates architecture and art in medieval Europe, including significant monuments, art objects, themes, and developments from late antiquity through the rise of European cities in the 13th century. Considers a variety of media, ranging from stone- and metalwork to parchment and glass. Topics include sacred places and spaces; pilgrimage; relics and souvenirs; iconoclasm; questions of materiality, agency, and the power associated with objects; nature and magic; visions; medieval conceptions of temporality; and the construct of feudalism. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
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