Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Introduction to the art and
architecture of the ancient Mediterranean world, including
Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome.
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Introduction to major forms
and trends in the arts and material culture of Asia from the
Neolithic to the contemporary emphasizing the visual
manifestation of secular and religious ideas and ideals. Not open
for credit to students who have completed course 1DV.
Lecture—3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: Art Studio 5 or 7
recommended. Study of forms and symbols in historic and
contemporary masterpieces. (Same course as Art Studio 148.)
Offered in alternate years.
GE credit: ArtHum, Wrt | AH, VL, WE.
Lecture—3 hour; term paper. Prerequisite: course 1E recommended.
Introduction to the urban history of the Islamic world. Includes
critical study of the historiography of the Islamic city,
development of urban form, institutions and rituals, and analysis
of selected themes.
Lecture—3 hours; extensive writing. Prerequisite: a lower
division Classics course (except 30, 31); course 1A recommended.
Architecture and urban
development in the ancient Near East, Greece, and Rome. Special
emphasis on the social structure of the ancient city as expressed
in its architecture, and on the interaction between local
traditions and the impact of Greco-Roman urbanism. (Same course
as Classics 175.) Offered in alternate years.
Discussion—3 hours; extensive writing. Close study of selected
recent developments in interpretive methodology used by art
historians and other analysts of visual culture and the place of
those developments within art history’s history and in the larger
field of social, cultural and historical analysis. May be
repeated one time for credit.