ARTH 3470 - Islamic Art (3 Credit Hours)

Lecture Hours: 1-2 Lab Hours: 0
This course surveys the visual arts of the Islamic world, secular and religious, including ceramics, sculpture, jewelry, painting, illuminated manuscripts, and architecture. The course will begin by establishing a background in the early Iranian and Byzantine world for the birth of Islam In the 7th c. and continue through the art and architecture of Islam through the ages in various countries. The course will address questions of style, meaning, and cultural content for the works covered. Students will engage in a variety of activities both in and out of the classroom including lecture, discussion, research, and/or writing exercises.

Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of “C” in ARTH 2531.