Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: VISUAL CULTURE OF MEDIEVAL PILGRIMAGE

Department: Art History

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3 TO 4

Description: This seminar explores the rich visual culture associated with medieval pilgrimage between the 4th and 15th centuries. The experience of pilgrimage was shaped by symbols, images, and places encountered along the routes to sites of sacred significance, especially the Jerusalem, Rome, Santiago, and Canterbury. We will examine the theological, practical, visual, and experiential aspects of pilgrimage in Western Europe and the Holy Land as understood through material culture. Instructor Permission Required.Cross-list: FREN 437, MDEM 437, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: HART 537. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Completion of one 300-level course or Permission of Instructor. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for HART 437 if student has credit for HART 537.