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2010-2011 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

ADAH 353 - ART OF ISLAM

Credits: Three
This course surveys the art and architecture of Islam from approximately 650 AD to the present. Students will explore the rich artistic and architectural heritage of the Islamic world including the art and architecture of the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties and the innovations of Islamic artists and architects in Egypt, Persia, India, and the Ottoman Empire. Course material covers important works of architecture, painting, sculpture and the decorative arts, including the Dome of the Rock, the Great Mosques of Isfahan, Cordoba and Damascus as well as Qurans, illustrated manuscripts, metalwork and ceramics. Readings and museum visits will supplement slide lectures and provide a point of departure for in-class discussion.
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