Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Description:
This course aims to study major historical sources of
medieval architecture. The medieval period covers 4th-15th
centuries in Europe. In the Middle East and Central Asia, this period is not
much meaningful since the revival of the ancient lore and its enhancement sets
the beginning of the “renaissance” in this part of the world back to the 9th
century. The “medieval” in this course has only a chronological sense and
encompasses Byzantine, Romanesque and Gothic Europe, and the Islamic lands from
the 7th to the 18th century. This course opens windows of
understanding to the major works of architecture by means of original sources. It
also incorporates a number of modern readings on them. This course is in
seminar format and includes a series of weekly student presentations. It is designed for architectural history
graduate students. Graduate students from other departments might be accepted
on condition that they either study similar topics in their graduate program or
completed any art/architectural history survey course.
Course/Learning Objectives:
This course provides:
1. Critical analysis of the historical sources and
modern interpretations on them;
2. Knowledge on donors, designers and builders;
3. Social, political and ideological contexts of the
buildings;
4. Structural and formal characteristics of the
buildings;
5. Historical architectural terms and concepts.
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the course
students are expected to:
1. Demonstrate skill to read sources on historical
architecture;
2. Decode historical written sources in relation to
the social-political contexts and buildings;
3. Analyse and interpret medieval buildings by means
of original texts;
4. Write architectural history monographs on medieval
buildings;