Course Exam
080074 VO Islamic Architecture (2012W)
Labels
WHEN?
Wednesday
03.04.2013
Examiners
Information
Examination topics
The lecture addresses students of Art History and is open to interested students of other disciplines such as Oriental Studies and Classical Archaeology. The discussion is based on formal and comparative analysis put into a historical context.
Assessment and permitted materials
Regular participation, exam (multiple choice) at the end of the semester.Date of exam: see above.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The lecture introduces key monuments, some of them known through archaeological excavation, in order to discuss buildings types and functions, architectural forms and decoration in the two related but distinct periods of early Islamic architecture under the Umayyads and Abbasids in the years c. 650 to 1000 AD. The focus will be equally divided between sacred and secular buildings, such as the mosque and the palace, and include a view on city foundations. Precursors and interpretations will be discussed case by case. Continuities, formal and thematic innovations will be made clear and perspectives of interpretation will be discussed.
Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:31