MHU 236 Art of the Early Middle Ages: Celts to Charlemagne
This course will survey important surviving works of Christian art from the early medieval period, focusing in particular on the incredible fusion of artistic traditions of the Germanic "barbarian" tribes and the art of late Rome and the Christian empire of Byzantium in the East. We will look closely at decorative arts, such as metalwork, stone and ivory carving, manuscript illustration, and textiles of western Europe in the early middle ages, from the 5th to 10th centuries.