Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: JERUSALEM TO ISFAHAN

Department: Art History

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A seminar on key topics of the study of visual cultures in the medieval and early modern Muslim world focused on specific works of art. Politics of architectural patronage, dissemination of visual languages, calligraphy, "ornament" and figural representation in Islam, cross-cultural exchanges and trans-religious iconographies are among the topics discussed. Cross-list: ARCH 332, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: HART 522. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for HART 322 if student has credit for HART 522.