111-208 From Celtic To Gothic: Medieval Art in Northern Europe

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No student may receive credit for both this subject and 111-208/308 Medieval Art in Northern Europe.

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Subject Description

An introduction to the art of medieval Western Europe from the 6th to the 14th centuries, focusing on the British Isles and France, with linking studies of Carolingian and Mosan-German art. Areas considered may include: Celtic art and the Book of Kells; Carolingian art; work in metal, ivory, enamel, glass, and tapestry; English art of the 10th to 12th centuries in the context of monastic reforms; Benedictine, Cluniac and Cistercian expressions of Monasticism; Romanesque art at Cluny, Vezelay, Autin and Moissac; the rise of Gothic and Abbot Suger of St Denis; the French Gothic cathedral; 12th century Mosan enamel and goldsmith work; manuscript illumination; Christological and Marian imagery; the influence of female and lay patronage.

Assessment

Written work which may comprise class papers, essays, visual tests or take-home examinations totalling about 5000 words.