Medieval Media
HAA 45M
Subject & Catalog Number
Course Information
Description
From the invention of the icon and the book in late Antiquity to printing and panel painting in the 15th century, the Middle Ages harnessed new visual media to revolutionary effect. The course examines space (architecture), light (stained glass), body (sculpture/relic), figure (fresco, tempera, oil), word (roll/codex), abstraction (diagram), mass media (printing).
Class Notes
This course can be used to fulfill the Arts distribution requirement for the undergraduate secondary field in Medieval Studies.
If you are enrolling during the open add/drop period, please note that you are only guaranteed a seat if joining one of the already scheduled discussion sections. If all seats are full, please add yourself to the placeholder section and we will reach out closer to the class start date to determine additional sections.
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
NOTE: This course requires additional sections; you will be prompted to choose secondary components during the Add to Cart process
