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080048 PS Case Study II/III: Fatimid Art and architectural Decoration (2019S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Fr 15.02.2019 10:00 to Th 21.02.2019 10:00
- Deregistration possible until Tu 12.03.2019 10:00
Details
max. 23 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Tuesday 19.03.2019 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 3
- Tuesday 19.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
- Tuesday 26.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
- Tuesday 02.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
- Tuesday 09.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
- Tuesday 30.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
- Tuesday 07.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
- Tuesday 14.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
- Tuesday 21.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
- Tuesday 28.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
- Tuesday 04.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
- Tuesday 18.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
- Wednesday 26.06. 13:00 - 14:30 Seminarraum 4 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte (1. Stock) UniCampus Hof 9 3F-O1-27
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Aims, contents and method of the course
The course aims at providing an overview of the architectural feats of the Fatimid dynasty (909-1171). It will outline the main features of the buildings erected under the Fatimids by looking at Islamic architectural tradition and as the specificity of the Shia dynasty that ruled north Africa, part of the Middle east and Sicily from the 10th century to the 12th century. Military, palatial and religious architecture will be taken into account. The course will also focus on architectural decoration with a special emphasis on stucco decoration and stone facades of the main buildings.
Assessment and permitted materials
The assessment will be base on an oral presentation on a single building, participation to the collective discussions and a written essay.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Assessment criteria: the student will be asked to acquire the skills to analyze a Fatimid building and to connect it with the larger horizon of Islamic architecture and history. particular attention will be paid to the ability of the student to integrate the feedback of the oral presentation into the written essay.
Examination topics
Topics will be related to buildings located in:
Raqqada;
Mahdiyya;
Sabra al-Mansuriyya;
Cairo.
Raqqada;
Mahdiyya;
Sabra al-Mansuriyya;
Cairo.
Reading list
Jonathan M. Bloom, Arts of the City Victorious: Islamic Art and Architecture in Fatimid North Africa and Egypt, Yale University Press, 2007.Doris Behrens-Abouseif, Islamic Architecture in Cairo: An Introduction, Brill 1992.
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