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Jan 09, 2025
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AAH 323 - Art and Architecture in the Islamic World
Prerequisites: AAH 121 -AAH 122
Requirement Fulfillment: Fulfills a course requirement in the Art and Architectural History Core Concentration
Explores the syncretic nature of Islamic arts and architecture having taken root in very diverse cultural and geographic areas spanning the Middle East, North Africa, Spain, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Far East Asia. Lectures and readings will investigate the impact of Islamic regulations on religious and secular architecture, and will discuss the importance of concepts such as decoration and ornamentation. The development of a specific artistic approach, giving rise to an emphasis on geometry, calligraphy and “the arabesque” shall be investigated through examples from architecture, fiber arts, metal work, glass, ceramics, stucco and stone carving, and miniature painting.
3 credits
Annually
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