ARH 2070 Islamic Art
This lecture course will examine the history of Islamic art and architecture of the Mediterranean region from Spain to the Middle East and including North Africa. The artistic traditions of Islam from the 7th century to the present will be examined with particular attention given to architecture, textiles, ceramics, metalwork, and manuscript illumination. There will be two required field trips, to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's new galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, and to the Islamic Cultural Center of New York, New York City's largest mosque.
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