Course Information

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
EUROPEAN ART HISTORY - I VIITH-XIVTH CENTURIES	USAN1205	3. Semester	2 + 0	2.0	5.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Bachelor's Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors	Meltem ÖZKAN ALTINÖZ
Assistants
Goals	* To understand the religious and cultural dimension of European Art * To understand the power of architecture in reflecting the social and political order * To understand the effect of social, religious, economic, political, climatic and technological aspects on typological changes in architecture * To gain a general perspective on history and to master in the terminology of European Art
Course Content	The spread of Christianity, the Christianization of the European continent, the pragmatic structure of European culture who incorporate Christianity into previous cultural structures, Monasteries, Pilgrimage Routes, Crusaders, Relics, saint cults are among the themes in this course. In this course, revealing the parallel structure between culture and architecture, different aspects of architecture and art in European Art as a reflection of culture are evaluated. Students are expected to participate to the discussions, to follow the weekly readings given and do their assignments.
Learning Outcomes	1) The introduction of the pre-Christian monuments in Europe 2) Otton - Karolenj - Romansek period works of art 3) Gothic works of art

Week	Topics	Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques	Study Materials
1. Week	Introduction to the course, and the aims of the course
2. Week	The Roman Empire and the Rise of the Christianity, New Beginnings
3. Week	Ethnic Structure of Early Medieval Period, Carolingian Europe, Christianization of Europe
4. Week	Otton Europe, Vikings
5. Week	Pilgrimages and Crusaders, Relics, in Early Medieval Social Structure
6. Week	Education and Teaching in the Middle Ages (Development of Scholastic Philosophy, Visual Arts, Literature,) Epic Medieval
7. Week	Analysis of Romanesque Period Art and Architecture with Examples
8. Week	Analysis of Romanesque Period Art and Architecture with Examples
9. Week	Midterm exam
10. Week	Art and Architecture in Gothic Period
11. Week	In Search of Realism: Art and Architecture in Gothic Period
12. Week	Painting History of Medieval Period: Duccio di Buoninsegna, Simone Martini and Lippo Memmi, Pietro Lorenzetti
13. Week	In search of realism; Painting History of Medieval Period: Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Cimabue, Giotto di Bondone
14. Week	End of the course, evaluation of the period

Recommended Sources

Gombrich, E. H., Sanatın Öyküsü, İstanbul, 2007.

İpşiroğlu, N.-M., Sanatın Tarihi, İstanbul, 1977.

Maria Christina Gozzoli, Gotik Sanatını Tanıyalım, İstanbul, 1982.

Pevsner, N., Avrupa Mimarlığı, İstanbul, 1977.

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Level of contribution	None	Very Low	Low	Fair	High	Very High

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week)	14	2	28
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening)	14	6	84
Homework	1	5	5
Midterm Exam	1	2	2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam	1	2	2
Final Exam	1	2	2
Time to prepare for Final Exam	1	2	2
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course			30