Undergraduate Course: The Rise of Islamic Art (HIAR10082)
Course Outline
School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
Summary | When they conquered the Near East in the 7th century, the Arabs came from the distant confines of its great civilisations. Within two centuries of that date, they had created a brilliant culture that flourished from Spain to the borders of China. This course explores the astonishing rise of Islamic art and its relation to the worlds of classical Antiquity, Byzantium, Iran and beyond. A broad variety of themes, from architecture to the decorative arts and calligraphy, will be considered both in themselves and as windows on early Islamic society, its roots and cosmopolitan dimension. |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Assess the meaning of key early Islamic monuments and artworks.
- Analyse works of art and architecture as documents on the history, belief systems and mentalities of Islamic civilisation.
- Assemble material and textual evidence from a given socio-historical context in order to inform their view of a given work of art.
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Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Alain George
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Email: a.george@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Sue Cavanagh
Tel: (0131 6)51 1460
Email: Sue.Cavanagh@ed.ac.uk |
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