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Apr 29, 2024
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2012-2013 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]
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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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