Course Catalog - 2004-2005

     

ARCH 331 - VIS CULTURAL ISLAMIC WORLD I

Long Title:
Department: Architecture
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: VISUAL CULTURE OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD I ***** An introduction to the arts and architecture of the Islamic world from the rise of Islam to the Mongol invasions. Explores the development of a visual tradition through its continuities, regional variations, exchanges, and intertextualities. Examines key religious and secular institutions and art forms through their aesthetic and historical contexts. ***** Also offered as HART 321.