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080081 SE Visions of the End in the Middle Ages (2024W)

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Language: German

Lecturers

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  • Tuesday 08.10. 13:00 - 14:30 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
  • Tuesday 22.10. 13:00 - 18:00 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
  • Tuesday 05.11. 13:00 - 18:00 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
  • Tuesday 19.11. 13:00 - 18:00 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
  • Tuesday 03.12. 13:00 - 18:00 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25
  • Tuesday 17.12. 13:00 - 18:00 Seminarraum 3 d. Inst. f. Kunstgeschichte UniCampus Hof 9 3F-EG-25

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The seminar will focus on various medieval cycles inspired by the Revelation of St John: from the Spanish manuscripts of the commentaries of Beatus of Liebana to the Apocalypse of Bamberg, the frescoes of Karlstein, the tapestries of Angers, the Apocalypse of Cloisters and Dürer's work on this theme. Each participant will be given a selected sub-theme of Revelation and will then compare the different visual versions of the theme. On this basis, a theoretical discussion will then be developed on the relationship between different aspects of contemporary visuality and the iconographic tradition.

Assessment and permitted materials

- active participation in discussions
- oral presentation
- In-depth study in the form of a written paper (about 40,000 characters of continuous text).
- By registering for this course, you agree that the automated plagiarism checking software Turnitin will check all written submissions you make in moodle.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Minimum requirement:
- Compulsory attendance. In case of absence due to illness or exceptional family situation, written proof must be submitted.
- For a positive completion of the course, all partial performances must be completed.
- Seminar paper: to ensure good academic practice, the course instructor may invite students to a grade-relevant interview after submission of the paper, which must be completed positively.

Assessment standard:
- active participation in discussions 15%
- oral presentation 30%
- In-depth study in the form of a written term paper 55%.

Examination topics

The knowledge of the selected example in its contexts and a critical discussion of a selected method of interpretation.

Reading list

Emmerson, Richard Kenneth. Apocalypse Illuminated. The Visual Exegesis of Revelation in Medieval Illustrated Manuscripts. University Park, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2018.
Ganz, David, and Ulrike Ganz. Visionen der Endzeit. Die Apokalypse in der mittelalterlichen Buchkunst. Darmstadt: WBG Philipp von Zabern, 2016.
O'Hear, Natasha. Picturing the Apocalypse. The Book of Revelation in the Arts over Two Millennia. Edited by Anthony O'Hear. New York: Oxford University Press, 2015.
Ryan, Michael A., ed. A Companion to the Premodern Apocalypse, Leiden, Boston: Brill, 2016.
Williams, John, and Therese Martin. Visions of the End in Medieval Spain. Catalogue of Illustrated Beatus Commentaries on the Apocalypse and Study of the Geneva Beatus. Edited by Therese Martin and Martin Therese. Vol. 5, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2017.

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