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This course provides a comparative survey of the
medieval art and architecture (3rd - 13th centuries)
of the Mediterranean basin. The history of medieval
art and architecture has been traditionally
divided into various (Late Antique, Early Christian,
Islamic, Romanesque, Gothic, Jewish)
compartments by temporal, stylistic and geographic lines.
One aim of this course is to challenge such
divisions by focusing on the larger Mediterranean basin in
comparative light, and introducing continuities,
interactions, contacts and conflicts that render
the above categories obsolete. Another aim is to
challenge the established practice of art and
architectural history by focusing, instead of the form
alone, on the comparable circumstances
under which art and architecture were produced.
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